I'm beginning to think originality was a sin in Medieval England

[tsaiko]

Story research has me combing through Medieval tax records (think 1300s) to find actual names from time period. One thing I have discovered is that about 50% of the men from that time were named John. I am not even joking about that. It's kind of sadly ridiculous

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[m_steelgrave]

I would imagine there were a lot of saints' names used, though why John more than the others is beyond me. Wonder if it dropped off after King John?