9th Grade Science Class

Hello, I thought that all of you fellow name nerds would like to here about a real life class with real names. My science class is only a small fraction of my grade but I thought it was a good place to start.

Boys:
[name]Nathaniel[/name] nn [name]Nate[/name]
[name]Elijah[/name] nn [name]Eli[/name]
[name]Dylan[/name]
[name]Morgan[/name]
[name]Jimmy[/name]
[name]Gerald[/name]
[name]Mark[/name]
[name]Jonathan[/name]
[name]Ryan[/name]
[name]Andrew[/name]
[name]Jory[/name]
[name]Colton[/name]

Girls:
[name]Sarah[/name]
[name]Alyssa[/name]
[name]Kaitlin[/name]
[name]Kelsey[/name]
[name]Julia[/name]
[name]Katherine[/name] nn [name]Katie[/name]
[name]Rachel[/name]
Shaughnessey
[name]Mary[/name]
[name]Alanea[/name]
[name]Caitlyn[/name]
[name]Gabrielle[/name] nn [name]Gabi[/name]
[name]Joslyn[/name]

So, what do you guys think? Are these typical names of kids born in the 90’s? [name]Do[/name] you like/dislike any of them?

Very typical except SHAUGHNESSEY! This Irish surname was a surprise! For the boys, [name]Gerald[/name] was the shock. Very old fashioned for the nineties. Like [name]Nathaniel[/name] the best.

I’m curious what how old these people are. What grade/year science class?

^^ Topic says 9th grade, so 13-14 years old. Kids born around 1996-'97.

I’m in 9th grade too and I go to an all girls school. These are the girls in my science class.
[name]Kaelan[/name]
[name]Erika[/name]
[name]Norah[/name]
[name]Sarah[/name]
Tanusha
[name]Madison[/name]
[name]Sarah[/name]
[name]Rebecca[/name]
[name]Brynne[/name]
[name]Lindsay[/name]
[name]Sydney[/name]
[name]Mary[/name] [name]Kate[/name]
[name]Alison[/name]
[name]Claire[/name]
[name]Julia[/name]
[name]Hannah[/name]
[name]Maggie[/name]
[name]Rebekah[/name]

I like:
[name]Nathaniel[/name] nn [name]Nate[/name]
[name]Elijah[/name] nn [name]Eli[/name]
[name]Morgan[/name]
[name]Jimmy[/name] (if short for [name]James[/name])

[name]Julia[/name]
[name]Katherine[/name] nn [name]Katie[/name]
[name]Mary[/name]

and

[name]Alison[/name]
[name]Claire[/name]
[name]Julia[/name]
[name]Maggie[/name] (if short for [name]Margaret[/name])

It seems I”m a bit picky :stuck_out_tongue:

Yes, [name]Maggie[/name] is short for [name]Margaret[/name]. That’s my name! My middle name is [name]Margaret[/name] and I go by [name]Maggie[/name]. :slight_smile:

Shaughnessey is a surprise, and I’m unfortunately predisposed to reject it. I realized a while ago that place names close to home don’t work for me. I could criticize myself for only liking place names that are “pretentious” - that is, those of interesting or desirable places far from yourself. Anyway, this one is really close to home - it’s a neighborhood in my city.