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Names you haven't heard in years

42 replies

LadyMaryofDownton · 27/10/2014 23:50

Am currently deciding what to call DC3, who is due in a few months time. Having looked through almost every thread made me think about names that I haven't heard in ages. I mean names that don't get used for new born babies anymore.

Here's some I can think off that I haven't personally heard in a long time.

Lisa
Melissa
Fiona
Barry
Adam
Christopher
Peter
Steven
Tracy
Joy
Judith
Iris
Wilma
Daphne
Susan
Tommy
Barney
Mary
Elizabeth
Joseph
Simon
David
Alan
Gary
Heather

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PestoSurfissimos · 28/10/2014 08:56

Belinda
Hugh
Caroline
Fiona
Sharon
Kevin
Laura

Lunastarfish · 28/10/2014 08:35

My two year old niece is called Heather and I know a 3 year old Jeffrey. I like Trevor but DP had said no!

3pigsinblanketsandasausagerole · 28/10/2014 06:53

I know a fair few megans and Freddies

I've not met any small dc called

Carl
Maureen
Gail
Michelle

youmakemydreams · 28/10/2014 06:51

I have a smallish Adam, know a 7 month old baby Paul and an 8 year old one.
My me and dp's names are on those lists we are children of the 70's who know loads of other people with our names.

Tangoandcreditcards · 28/10/2014 06:50

Geoff/Jeffrey.
Sandra

Most of the others I can think of have already been said.

mrsnec · 28/10/2014 06:36

My one month old dd is on that list wondering if I'm the friend of a friend! I love some of the names mentioned here.

Belazu84 · 28/10/2014 06:26

Martin
Donald
Roger
Pauline
Angela
Pamela
Linda
Janet
Patricia

RudyTuesday · 28/10/2014 04:48

Helen
Claire
Marie
Laura
Nicola
John
Paul
Ian
Hannibal Smile

bouncingbelle · 28/10/2014 02:12

Caroline
Margaret
Claire
Kayleigh
Deborah
Amanda
Frances
Wendy
Rosie
Bernadette
Yvonne

Stuart
Paul
Kevin
Scott
Ian
Michael
Mark
Jason

turdfairynomore · 28/10/2014 00:24

Baby David conjures up the Royle Family to me now! And yet when I was at school it was one of those names that there were 3 of in each class!!

TheComeToBedEyesOfMrTumble · 28/10/2014 00:15

Turdfairy - there was a baby David at our rhyme-time group last week - amongst all the Reubens and Enids it really stuck out!

turdfairynomore · 28/10/2014 00:04

Sorry for any "doubles"
Paula
Janice
Lynda
Joanne
Christine
Ian
Paul
David
Gary
Nigel
Mark
Alison
Sharon
Lisa
Tracey
Gareth
Valerie
Kenneth
Carol
Jeremy
Justin
Trevor
Nicola
Lynn

LineRunner · 28/10/2014 00:03

Freddie
Brian
Roger
John
Paul
George
Keith
Mick
Ronnie
Bill

BikeRunSki · 28/10/2014 00:03

I know baby Adam and Peter, and a 5 yo Lisa and Steven.

LineRunner · 28/10/2014 00:02

Keith
Paul
Christine
Susan
Jane

Mel0Drama · 28/10/2014 00:00

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GrouchyKiwi · 27/10/2014 23:57

Haven't heard of any in your list in past few years apart from Christopher and Adam.

Thinking of people I went to school with:
Rebecca
Renee
Megan
Kyle
Barney
John
Jackie
Leanne
Kirsty
Lauren
Matthew
Wayne