[Steve_Seattle]

"Hunter Marsden Richardson"

A generation ago, people named their children after Christian saints or Biblical figures. Now, they name them after movie stars, or try to bestow them with instant aristocracy (Forbes/Hunter/Wilson), or - if black - some pseudo-African or Islamic name - (Shakeela/Takila/Kemal).

[linda_22003]

True, although at the church I'm talking about, the triple barrelled names are often followed with a "III" or even "IV", so there's nothing "instant" about the lineage.

I don't know about Biblical names a generation ago; even two generations ago, I don't recall growing up with a lot of Hepzibahs or Ezekiels.