Ars Metrica

Prosody of Names

What's in a name?

culture, identity, history, ...

Prosody

rhythm and sound used in poetry ...

Olivia

18,632 times registered for a new Social Security number in 2017

o-LIV-i-a,


     /oʊˈlɪvi.ə/

America's polysyllabic growth

Less `Will` and more `Alejandro`

10: Mary, Linda, Susan
01: Michelle, Kathleen, Nicole
11: Joanne, Darlene, Colleen

100: Jennifer, Barbara, Margaret
010: Patricia, Amanda, Melissa
101: Josephine, Caroline, Isabel
110: Rosemary, Daniella, Paulina

0100: Elizabeth, Victoria, Olivia
1010: Isabella, Alexandra, Henrietta
0010: Angelina, Gabriella, Lilliana

Thanks, you.

@metasemantic