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Baby names

Find baby name inspiration and advice on the Mumsnet Baby Names forum.

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If you're having a boy, you need to consider...

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BiscuitMillionaire · 04/01/2016 22:02

Gary
Simon
Paul
Lee
Mark
Colin
Nigel
Stuart
Derek
Adrian
Russel
Kevin
Roger
Geoffrey
Ricky
Ian
Craig
Terry
Ray
Darren
Brian

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HeffalumpTrap · 04/01/2016 22:04

My sister desperately tried to persuade me to name my son Colin or Jareth.

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BiscuitMillionaire · 04/01/2016 22:07

That's odd, because there are lots of Colins but Jareth is quite unusual.

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steppemum · 04/01/2016 22:12

They will be back.

When I was growing up, the old men/lady names were so horrendously ridiculously old fashioned. No-one could ever imagine anyone naming their kids those names. But they are now back in favour.

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BiscuitMillionaire · 04/01/2016 22:14

Strangely, Simon, Paul and Mark are all Biblical names so you would imagine wouldn't go out of fashion like, say, Nigel.

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Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost · 04/01/2016 22:20

I quite like Kevin

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BiscuitMillionaire · 04/01/2016 22:22

I knew someone who changed his name from Kevin to Sebastian

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BiscuitMillionaire · 04/01/2016 22:23

Ray could be quite cool.

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steppemum · 04/01/2016 22:23

I think Simon, Paul and Mark will be back quite soon.

and I would imagine Stuart, Ian and Adrian won't stay out of fashion long in eg Scotland.

Less sure about Nigel, Kevin, Roger and Terry!

Rshard · 04/01/2016 22:25

I know a baby Mark, his parents are both Russian so not sure where it came from???

cogitosum · 04/01/2016 22:27

My ds's Middle name is Colin!

Wishfulmakeupping · 04/01/2016 22:29

Dd's baby doll is called Geoffrey it rather suits him.
I met a very 'cool' hipster type mum in my local town with a baby Gordon in tow- I much prefer some of the above names to Gordon.

PinkSquash · 04/01/2016 22:30

I could see a real hipster naming their baby Ray or Derek.

Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost · 04/01/2016 22:30

Aww. Gordon. That is so cute.

steppemum · 04/01/2016 22:32

Mark is a very popular name in Russia right now.

Orthodox Christians use the Bible too, and Mark is Mark in Russian.

My Ukrainian friends have just had a baby and wanted to call him Mark, but couldn't. (some family reason)

Rivercam · 04/01/2016 22:35

I know 13 year olds Craig and Ray

DontCallMeBaby · 04/01/2016 22:39

They're dads' names, grandads' for some (DH for instance is Mark, and has an uncle Kevin). They won't make a significant comeback until they're grandads' names at least, more like great-grandads.

No Barry I see ... I have a soft spot for Barry after DD kept naming characters Barry. We'd have three children in a story, Emily, Jack and Barry.

Gutterflower · 04/01/2016 22:44

There's a Kevin my my ds's class, he's 5. Oh how I laughed when he told me, it just seemed so strange these him saying it!

BikeRunSki · 04/01/2016 22:46

In 50-60 years time, there will be an article about the demise of Ethan, Edwin, Oliver, Isaac, Thomas and Jack. Names are fairly cyclical I find, and people are often named after their grandparents. A lot of the names on the OP list are names that were popular 40-50 years ago; they'll be back.

InitialsError · 04/01/2016 22:48

They'll all be back eventually. Maybe in another 50 years or so they'll all look fresh and exciting.

cece · 04/01/2016 22:49

We nearly called DS2 Mark. I also liked Paul at the time.

steppemum · 04/01/2016 22:49

I remember reading a Dorothy Sayers book when I was a teen. It was set in about 1920. There was a Norfolk village full of characters called Obadiah, Ezra, Isaiah, Jeremiah etc. There seemed like such funny names!

Now they are back again.

BikeRunSki · 04/01/2016 22:49

I bet there's not that many baby girls called Karen, Tracey, Sarah, Helen or Carol either.

MyBootsAreMuddy · 04/01/2016 23:01

We have a Brian and Nigel!......but they are semi feral cats that live on our farm along with Alan and Bruce. Next time tge cat rescue place call us up with ferals needing relocating I have Colin, Clive, Roger, Glen, Dennis and Larry on the list of possible names.

I met a little boy on the park the other day called Keith he was about 6/7yrs old. I think that name fits in with the list.

I quite like Geoffrey and Simon and could warm to Ray.

CoffeeChocolateWine · 04/01/2016 23:04

My next-door neighbours have jut had a baby Mark.

Sophronia · 04/01/2016 23:20

I'm probably in a minority but I actually like Gary

Also don't mind...

Simon
Paul
Stuart
Derek
Kevin
Roger
Geoffrey
Ian
Craig
Ray
Darren
Brian

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