Talk

2018

Joan
Janet
Gloria
Pamela
Brenda

Can't think of any more

Sharon and Tracy are probaby a ways off

Just thought of some more
Maureen
Doreen
Eileen (hmm, noticing a theme here)

Janet is I think due a comeback. Not sure about Joan.

Yes: Janet and Brenda!! Exactly! and Eileen!

I want to have another dd just so I can say to people, "I'm going to call her Doreen" and watch their reactions!

...Now that would be a silly reason to get pg!

My mum's name was Barbara, her sisters are Eileen and Margret and they have cousins named Sheila and Doreen. When my mum was dying she actually said I won't ask you to name your first child Barbara after me I couldn't do that to you. Instead I gave dd my mum's middle name as her middle name which is Mary and somewhat more bareable.

Ha my mum's best friend's name is Brenda as well!

Aah that's nice, ledodgy.

My grandma is called Bertha! Is this the worst name ever?

There was a girl at school called Barbara, and she was actually fantastically sexy and all the boys fancied her. Can't make any such claims for Sheila though.

Cynthia

Carol

Barbara
Joan
Just working on the list here, for the new category of names.

Jean
Janet
Gloria
Pamela
Brenda
Eileen
Sheelagh
Beryl
Cynthia
Carol
Maureen
Doreen
M ary

Hmm. Tbh, I don't think those names will come back 'til 2040, so I don't think my grandchildren will be Brenda or Barbara. Oh God Yuck.

Jean/Jeanie and Cynthia and Beryl I could learn to love though.

PS, My Mum was born in 1945, so in theory,her name shouldn't come 'back' until 2055. But I don't think it will ever be a big 'hit'.

I love the name Barbara Have known two wonderful women by that name

Prefer Sheelagh - I think that's the irish spelling.

Still bad. Sile, Sheila, Sheelagh. NOPE, whatever way you look at it....

My Mum has three friends called Sheila. Sheila S, Sheila P and Sheila E, so at one point it must have been the Emily of its day.

Angela is another.

I'd like to add Lorraine, Patricia, Pauline, Christine, Glenda & Beverley.

I think Mary is actually making a comeback, albeit in a hyphen type way. Carol was also popular early 80's.

Can you all go and post on the 'I've put my foot in my mouth' thread please - my mum was a Sheila, and I am a Brenda!!

You are a Brenda? No way? ARe you 68? Only joking, do people tell you all the time that you are 'young for a Brenda'.

I get that a bit with my name too.

I'm not sure it depends when they next get down to Top Shop!!!