Abcde

Abcde, the first five letters of the Latin alphabet, is a rare feminine given name in the United States (reportedly pronounced /ˈæbsədiː/). The existence of the name came to public attention in December 2014 due to a news story about a seven-year-old girl with the name.[1] This triggered the news portal Vocativ to look into the statistics of the given name.[2] It was revealed that 328 girls were named Abcde in the United States between 1990 and 2014.[2] The name was given to 32 girls in 2009 alone. The phenomenon seems to originate in Hawaii, where the first baby to be named Abcde was born at the Kona Hospital on October 19, 1986. The name became more popular and five more babies born in 1990 were named Abcde. The name seems to have become especially popular among Hispanic American families, especially in New Mexico. The name appears in the episode of Studio C "You're SO Lucky!"

References

  1. ↑ Lisa Respers France, Mall Santa turns away autistic girl and her pit bull service dog, CNN, 3 December 2014.
  2. 1 2 Molly Fitzpatrick, There Are 328 Human People Named “Abcde” in the United States, Vocativ, 4 December 2014.
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