You’ll see banks called “First National Bank of X”, or the “First Baptist Church of Y”. A bank or church, with the exact same name, will also exist somewhere else. I live and have traveled all over the US (specifically the Bible Belt) for years now and I’ve noticed this trend.
What gives? Maybe the answer is really obvious and I can’t put it together.
Edit: How come you almost never see the “Second National Bank/Church of X/Y”?
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It’s because they were commonly the first of their kind to be established in a given area
As for why there’s (normally) no “second” (there are exceptions and also “third” and on) – I think that’s just really bad marketing. I think just having a name is much better. “Second” implies a first; you don’t want people finding you then going to find the first
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