Are you happy with your own name - do you think it dates you?

I'm sure an Irish person has already said this, but my association is Juno and The Paycock a famous Irish play by Sean O'Casey, so I think it has more longevity than a teenage flick! That will be forgotten, and theatre lovies and drama students and English students would all have heard of the play, and make that association first... probably.

My name was very unusual and "forrin" 30 years ago.
Now it seems to have been adopted by, um, chavs. (sorry)

It annoys me more than it should.

Well, as I am Layla, named after the song 'Layla' that dates me squarely in the 70s. But luckily only people older than me/interested in Eric Clapton know this.

Sorry, should have added that yes it probably does suggest I was born in the seventies.

I am quite fond of my name. It was, however, once described on here as "belonging on Trisha's sofa"

My names Maureen and the only others I've met are at least 20-30yrs older than me. I was the only one in primary & secondary school. Also since working I've yet to come across another.

Don't particularly hate my name but when I was younger I always wanted a name that was. more 'normal'.

Used to hate being called Mo but it's grown on me now

Oh my god - I got so much grief for my name as a kid, and like Bex, wouldn't respond if anyone used the full version.

The main issue is that's it's androgynous, although the spellings differ for male and female. When I was at primary school I used to get so much abuse for having a "boy's name", because none of the kids had heard of Vivien Leigh - but they did watch The Young Ones.

For the record, I have the full French spelling - Vivienne. Didn't make any difference to the horrible boys in my brother's year though. I had a boy's name, therefore, I must have been a boy. Didn't help that my mum made me have a pageboy hair cut either!!

Worst of all, my brother got grief from the kids in his year because of me, and that totally wrecked our relationship as kids, 'cause he took his frustration at being bullied about his sister on me after school before mum and dad got home from work.

On the bright side, my name means "lively" which is quite appropriate!!!

I like my name! But I was highly amused when I searched it on here in a moment of boredom - and found it got very mixed review. A fair few of you think it sounds made up apparently, you bastards

I'm a Samantha, and I hated it growing up. At school there were 3 or 4 of us, and I think it dates me to an 80s child, though I've heard of quite a few baby Samanthas recently.

I've gone by Sam for ages now, and hate it, think it's really butch, but still don't like Samantha, so I'm stuck with it.

Middle name is Claire, which I think really dates me too, every Claire I know is the same age as me, have never met an older or younger one!

I hated my name (Marianne) when I was young as it was unusual and everyone got it wrong. I was called Marion, Mary-Anne and even Marion-Ann. I love my name now but still find I have to correct people who hear it for the first time. Op, by coincidence my sister is Jane which is a family name going back several generations.

Gladioli -- it's like parade but with a soft D at the end.

My name was really popular when I was born in the 70's. It has endless spellings though and I rarely meet someone with my spelling.

I don't really like it and it is hard to shorten.

I like my name now, but wasn't so keen when I was younger

I love my name and I think it is ageless and classless

Lisa (middle name Marie) - does that date me? I think so -right back to the 1970's

I don't mind it now but hated it when younger

Cheerful Yank, I doubt you fit my imaginary prototype: she wouldn't use MN - too much profanity! I'm thinking hockey mom, but drabber - the other hockey moms talk about her behind her back. She DEFINITELY wears jeans from JC Penney.

My name Rebecca but i've always preferred to be called Bex. I hate the name Rebecca it got o the point that i refused to talk to anyone if they called me Rebecca, i'm not quite as stubborn now but then again not even my parents call me Rebecca anymore. Me and my DP both love unusual names already having planned the names of all our kids, Sky, Valo, Pixie, Gabriel. (Mind you im not happy about having 4)

I think it's very rare to have a name which doesn't date you in some way, but it isn't neccessarily a bad thing. Even names like Katherine and Elizabeth were much more popular in my generation than they are now. I have loads of friends called Katherine and Elizabeth but have never taught a single one of either. I have never taught a girl with my name either although most people would consider it 'classic'.

Seeker-I love Kathleen.

I had a relative with that name & she was one of the loveliest, kindest, nicest people ever.

The name always makes me think happy thoughts!

I like my name now.

It´s referred to on here as a 70s name, although I was born in the 60s & it has Greek origins!

Math Please tell us how you pronounce that!

Oh, forgot: I like names that you can't really date, that could belong to someone who was 5 or 50 or 105. That's why DS is Sam.

I'm a Megan born in the US in 1982, so yes I am dated by my name! I like it though. Am also often called Meg, sometimes Meggie or Meggsie.

And by the way, missmiss, I am a bottle blonde from Minnesota! (And a Christian of sorts) Just what did you mean to imply?!?!

Mairead

math What is your name?.

I have an Irish name, which I consider impervious to fashion, but being Irish and having an Irish name does identify me, in Ireland anyway, as someone born in the 60s or afterwards.