] Sometimes, Lieberson explains, rather than a concept,
] it's just a sound that catches hold: the ''a'' at the end
] of girls' names (Emma, Hannah, Mia, Anna), or the hard
] ''k'' at the beginning (Kylie, Kaylee, Caitlin,
] Courtney). That breakthrough sound undulates outward, in
] a kind of jazz riff, gradually mutating. So the ''djeh''
] sound in Jennifer begat Jenna and Jessica, but Jennifer
] also begat Heather and Amber, which share its suffix.
] (Before Jennifer, the only commonly used ''er'' name was
] Esther, which was never a favorite.) Those names went on
] to spawn waves of their own. African-American parents,
] who are more likely than other groups to invent names for
] their daughters -- again, less often for their sons --
] recently became enamored with ''meek'': Jameeka, Camika,
] Mikayla. (Remember the legendary three ''meeks'' of the
] Tennessee Lady Vols basketball team -- Tamika Catchings,
] Chamique Holdsclaw, Semeka Randall?)

I am taking an art class this summer. There are 7 women (no men) in the class. THREE Jessicas. The other two Jessicas are 16. Some trends never change.

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