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How first names conquer Switzerland and disappear again (Swiss Press Online 2017, by Marie-José Kolly) - Swiss Press Award

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How first names conquer Switzerland and disappear again

Neue Zürcher Zeitung

Online
2017

Marie-José Kolly

Flash in the pan, megatrends, classics. Using first name data from the past 30 years, this story uses graphics and (animated) maps to illustrate the historical and spatial development of name trends. Why have Luca and Laura become the favorite names in so many cantons? Where do trendy names migrate to Switzerland from? How did Kevin become so popular? And: Are first names really getting shorter?

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Marie-José Kolly / Swiss Press Award

Marie-José Kolly

Journalistin, Zürich, 1984

Raised bilingual in Fribourg, surrounded by books. Learned further languages ​​in the Canadian and Finnish cold. Studied German and mathematics in Bern. Earned a doctorate in Zurich and Paris. Afterwards, worked as a trainee and data journalist at the Neue Zürcher Zeitung. Today, she is a journalist at Republik Magazin.

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