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Most retro/dated name you've heard recently

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atthewelles · 09/01/2013 11:26

I heard a woman in the park calling her little girl Madge. I haven't heard that name in years and years. I also know of a little toddler called Sheila.

Just wondering if any of you know any children with names that you thought had died out completely.

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notso · 09/01/2013 14:56

Steve (not Steven) Neville and Patricia nn Patty not related.

ItsOkayItsJustMyBreath · 09/01/2013 14:53

My friends have a baby called Ralph.

KnightBusRider · 09/01/2013 14:49

I thought Martha was in the top 100 now. If defintely was when dd was born a few years ago.

NorbertDentressangle · 09/01/2013 14:47

Olive.

I know theres a cleb with a baby Olive which may have started a trend but I can't get past Olive from 'On the Buses'. Needless to say the parents of the baby Olive I know are far too young to remember the TV one.

NickNacks · 09/01/2013 14:41

I know a toddler called Martin.

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atthewelles · 09/01/2013 14:38

I know a Richard. I also know a little Christina and a Francis.

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marzipananimal · 09/01/2013 14:19

I know a toddler called Roy, and one called Gordon. I also know a Richard and an Ian - nice names but seem so unusual on a baby now

bigkidsdidit · 09/01/2013 14:17

Martha is a normal name isn't t? Ethel not so much perhaps

gillian88 · 09/01/2013 13:53

I work in a soft play centre so hear all the names and the most old fashioned were twins called Ethel and Martha!! Lol I had to pinch myself really hard to stop laughing, they were about -8months old!

Jojobells1986 · 09/01/2013 13:52

I know a baby Nigel. Hmm

CometAndCupid · 09/01/2013 13:48

I love Philip. It is on my list for if I ever have a boy.

williaminajetfighter · 09/01/2013 13:21

lily allen named her daughter Ethel. Not one I'd want to bring back into fashion.

Arithmeticulous · 09/01/2013 13:15

Keith, Philip, Stephen, Kevin.

ZooAnimals · 09/01/2013 13:15

Pauline
Arthur
Maud
Frank
Stanley x 3
Bertie
Elsa
Nancy

Chopsypie · 09/01/2013 13:14

A family near me have named their baby boy Clive. I think its a family name.

A midwife friend swears she had twin boys just before Christmas called Ronald and Reginald. She didnt know if it was purposly after the Krays, and didnt dare ask

MacaroniAndWalnut · 09/01/2013 13:13

Little baby Lorraine Confused

And a Gemma, which actually is lovy, just more my generation than ds's

CometAndCupid · 09/01/2013 13:09

I know a 4 month old called Kylie.

BreakOutTheKaraoke · 09/01/2013 13:08

Mavis and Elsie

WhoKnowsWhereTheTimeGoes · 09/01/2013 13:06

There's a Leonard at my DCs school.

strumpetpumpkin · 09/01/2013 12:59

my friend called her daughter Ann

WhistlingNun · 09/01/2013 12:57

I love the name Marilyn. If i ever have another girl, it's a strong contender!

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atthewelles · 09/01/2013 12:56

Someone I know is considering Sylvia for their new baby if it's a dd.

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Blatherskite · 09/01/2013 12:46

The only young Madge I know has it as a nickname for Madison.

There is a Patsy at DD's pre school and I know of a baby Wilfred which are fairly old-school

LimburgseVlaai · 09/01/2013 12:40

I know a Wilbur.

He is a first-born and his mum had never come across Winnie the Witch. Wilbur the cat is the best cat in fiction though so that's OK.

extracrunchy · 09/01/2013 12:38

Maud.