On Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:34:48 +0100, Invisible <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:

>Stephen wrote:
>
>>> (b) names "imported" from 
>>> other languages (e.g. "Etienne") 
>> 
>> That is something that does not happen very much in the UK. Most "foreign" names
>> are anglicised except those from the subcontinent or Islamic names where it is
>> obvious that the people are not natives. I have met a few Africans with names
>> like "Blessed" or "Joyful" which always raises a smile.
>
>The company I work for employes a lady named Joy. She recently gave 
>birth to a baby girl named Hope. *groans*

Neither name is uncommon nor is Charity, or at least they were in the not to
distant past.
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Regards
     Stephen

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