| Baby boy names and baby girl names of
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| | land;" Thomas (Greek) means "twin;" and
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| 1930 to 1939 reflected art, music, and
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| | Joseph (Hebrew) means "supported by God."
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| literature. Perhaps new parents tried to
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| | From 1930 to 1939, the top baby girl
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| spare their children the tough times by
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| | names were a big change from the names of
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| naming their babies for a more gentle
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| | the previous decade. New entries included
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| side of life. This was especially true
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| | Shirley, Patricia, Joan, and Nancy. Most
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| for baby girl names.
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| | are powerful biblical names, names of
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| People often name their infants in
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| | saints and world leaders.
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| harmony with the world around them.
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| | These names, in order of their
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| The decade of the 1930s was known for
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| | popularity, are Mary, Betty, Barbara,
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| hard times and unemployment. One song
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| | Shirley, Patricia, Dorothy, Joan,
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| that said it all was, "Brother, Can You
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| | Margaret, Nancy, and Helen.
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| Spare a Dime." The stock market crash of
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| | Mary (Hebrew) means "spiritual;" Betty
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| 1929 dragged on and left many people
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| | (Hebrew) from "Elizabeth" means
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| penniless.
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| | "God-loving;" Barbara (Greek) means
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| To get away from it all, people crowded
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| | "unusual;" Shirley (English) is derived
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| around their radios listening to the
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| | from a place name meaning "bright
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| best-known comics of the day - Jack
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| | meadow;" Patricia (Latin) means "of noble
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| Benny, Gracie Allen, and Fred Allen. In
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| | birth;" Dorothy (Greek) means "gift of
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| 1934, music producer, Cole Porter,
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| | God;" Joan (Middle English) is the female
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| brought the house down with his swinging
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| | form of "John," meaning "God-loving;"
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| songs, "Anything Goes," and "You're the
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| | Margaret (Greek) means "treasured pearl;"
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| Tops." For a few precious moments, people
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| | Nancy (Medieval English) is the pet form
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| could forget hunger and worry.
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| | of "Agnes," and means "generous;" Helen
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| The following year, Cole Porter came out
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| | (Greek) means "beautiful."
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| with "Begin the Beguine," and "Just One
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| | People struggled to make it through the
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| of Those Things." Meanwhile, George
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| | decade of the 1930s. The stock market
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| Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" made
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| | crash left the whole country shattered.
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| everyone feel like dancing. In the art
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| | Tens of thousands abandoned farms to move
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| world, Childe Hassam caught the sunlight
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| | into the city and look for jobs that did
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| and placed it in his paintings for all to
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| | not exist.
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| see.
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| | On the plus side, there was a new
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| The 10 top baby boy names from 1930 to
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| | president, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, in
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| 1939, in order of popularity, were
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| | the White House. A fast sleek car called
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| Robert, James, John, William, Richard,
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| | the "Pierce Arrow" was all the rage.
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| Charles, Donald, George, Thomas, and
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| | Artists of the 1930's such as William
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| Joseph. They are essentially the same
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| | Graves Sharp and John Singer Sargent
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| popular names of the 1920s - with only
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| | produced paintings to lift the heart.
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| one change. "Thomas" took the place of
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| | Broadway came alive again with the smash
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| "Edward." They are all Christian saints'
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| | musical, "Over the Rainbow." Hemingway
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| names. They are also royal names that go
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| | and Steinbeck were writing masterpieces
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| back in history for centuries.
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| | that have never been matched.
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| Robert (English) means "brilliant;" James
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| | The glorious baby boy names and baby girl
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| (English) means "steadfast;" John
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| | names of the 1930s may have helped
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| (Hebrew) means "honorable;" William
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| | children weather the storm and dash
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| (English) means "staunch protector;"
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| | happily into the fabulous 1940s. Everyone
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| Richard (Germanic) means "strong ruler;"
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| | knew the road ahead was filled with
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| Charles (German) means "well-loved;"
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| | sunshine.
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| Donald (Scots Gaelic) means "world
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