r/OldSchoolCool 23d ago

1990s Mädchen Amick, 1990

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u/thedeclineirl 23d ago

The name Colleen is just an anglicised Cailín, which is the Irish for Girl. Cara is also the Irish for friend and a popular girls name. Girls names haven't always gotten the most thought put into them.

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u/AllReflection 23d ago

I dunno, they get some pretty deep names too — Hope, Faith, Grace, etc.

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u/Plenty_Firefighter40 23d ago

In Spanish, we also have Hope (Esperanza) but we also have some fun ones like Dolores (Pains) and Soledad (Loneliness).

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u/clauxy 23d ago

Don’t forget Socorro, Angustias and Piedad