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The phrase "a very common name" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to a name that is frequently encountered or widely used among people.
Example: "John is a very common name in English-speaking countries."
Alternatives: "a quite popular name" or "a frequently used name".
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"Mordekai is a very common name in Israel," Mr. Borochov said.
John was a very common name for Jews in the first century, so it's not uncommon that we have a guy named John but don't know exactly who he is in relation to anybody else in early Christianity.
Unless you have a very common name, or are paranoid, snapshots of your digital self will be available to the wider public, including recruiters, employers, and potential romantic partners.
This means that when one of your colleagues has a very common name, Bing will prioritize search results about your colleague over those of others with the same name.
Wang is a very common name.
Firat is neither a very common name, nor does it carry overtly religious connotations.
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Embassy officials knew that Pitingo, whose real name is Antonio Manuel Álvarez Vélez, is not a terrorist, and that the real target was someone else who shared his very common name.
That's because it sounds like the very common name Katherine.
We acknowledge that this is a potential source of error in our method, though in our validation and in subsequent use of the tool, we have not observed this to be a significant source of error even for very common names.
In fact, it's often more difficult to remember very common names.
Hirsch [21] also refers this technical problem in obtaining the complete list of publications of scientists with very common names.
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