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How many under 10s do you know with these names?

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BubblesInMyTea · 26/05/2018 22:40

Gerald
Alfred
John
Sidney
Harold
Douglas
Geoffrey

Dorothy
Gertrude
Anne
Rita
Joanna
Mary
Ida
Sheila
Shirley
Madeleine
Betty

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NataliaOsipova · 30/05/2018 22:05

I know one each of Sidney, Madeleine and Dorothy. And a Betsy, but not Betty.

jamsyoink · 30/05/2018 22:02

My boyfriend’s name has Gerald in it Grin

WindDoesNotBreakTheBendyTree · 30/05/2018 19:50

Gerald - none
Alfred - none but many, many Alfies
John - 2, both under 3
Sidney - know a girl Sidney
Harold - none but many many Harrys
Douglas - 2 7& 4
Geoffrey - none

Dorothy - none
Gertrude - 3 babies, all nn Trudy
Anne - none but lots of Annas and Annies
Rita - 2
Joanna - none
Mary - 2
Ida - 1
Sheila- none
Shirley - none
Madeleine - none
Betty - none

Please don't saddle your kid with Geoffrey or Gerald or any other 1970s sitcom name

RedPandaMama · 30/05/2018 19:47

None

TheOriginalEmu · 30/05/2018 19:45

Gerald- none
Alfred- 1
John-none
Sidney-1
Harold-none
Douglas- 3
Geoffrey -none

Dorothy-1
Gertrude-none
Anne-none
Rita-none
Joanna-none
Mary-none
Ida-none
Sheila-none
Shirley - 1 though she goes by her middle name, so i don't know if it counts
Madeleine- at least 5
Betty- 2

Imbluedabadee · 30/05/2018 13:01

I know 3 Alfreds although they tend to be called Alfie, 1 Dorothy and 2 Bettys

autumndreaming · 29/05/2018 14:06

1 Sydney, but she's a girl

namechangedtoday15 · 29/05/2018 14:05

Gerald - just 1, known as Ged
Douglas - just 1, known as Dougie

Madeline - know 4, popular some years ago so they're all 8 or 9
Mary - more than 10 through my DCs activities; very, very popular throughout the years
Ida - love this name, I wanted it, know 2 (babies)
Betty - know 2, both 6

BasicBetty · 29/05/2018 13:57

not me btw Grin

BasicBetty · 29/05/2018 13:57

1 Betty (7 yrs old).

OwlDoll · 29/05/2018 11:01

One Rita and two Madeleines, both known as Maddie.

BendydickCuminsnatch · 29/05/2018 10:58

I do however know a 3 year old Desmond

BendydickCuminsnatch · 29/05/2018 10:58

Wow I’m surprised how many people know a little Ida!

I know of:
1 John
and
1 Madeleine

That’s it!

rosamore · 29/05/2018 10:52

Alfred - 2
John - 1 (my DS)

Dorothy - 2
Anne - 4 (but none of these are in the UK)
Ida - 1

That's all! I know older children called Douglas, Geoffrey, Betty and Madeleine but no under 10s. I know more Jonathans too, but only the one John.

Eeeeek2 · 29/05/2018 10:42

1 Sydney but she is a girl. None of the rest.

SmallestInTheClass · 29/05/2018 10:36

One Alfred and that's it.

SoyDora · 29/05/2018 10:35

One John (aged 2)
2 Sidney’s (2 and newborn)
One Douglas (3)

2 madeleines (3 and 1)
1 Rita (1)

DramaAtTheTurkeyCafe · 29/05/2018 10:30

One Betty and two or three Madeleines (or variant spellings). I know a John who's about 20 and an Alfred (usually called Alfie) who's about 18, and quite a lot of "just" Alfies who are younger.

OakIsBetterTho · 29/05/2018 09:43

Gerald - none
Alfred - if we're counting Alfie too, too many
John - one
Sidney - none
Harold - none
Douglas - two, both known as dougie
Geoffrey - none

Dorothy - three, two known as dotty
Gertrude - none
Anne - one
Rita - none
Joanna - one (she maaaay be a Joanne tho?)
Mary - one
Ida - none
Sheila - none
Shirley - none
Madeleine - 5
Betty - none

greyweather · 29/05/2018 09:38

I know a few Alfred's, a John, a Douglas (Dougie) and a Sidney. I know a few little Mary's but that's maybe because we are Catholic with a large catholic circle of friends! I also know two Joanna's and a Maddy.

ManInTheMoonMarigold · 29/05/2018 08:54

1 x Alfie (I do not know if his full name is Alfred) - toddler age
1 x Johnny and 1 x Jon (but Jon is definitely short for Jonathan and I think Johnny may be too) - aged about 8 and 10
Many x Harry but I think if they are short for anything, it tends to be Henry.

1 x Joanna - aged 8
1 x Mary-Anne (who is always called Mary-Anne, not just Mary) - aged 8
3 x Madeleine (and 1 x Madelyn) - Madeleines are about 5, 3 and newly-born, Madelyn is about 7
2 x Betty, 1 x Betsy (I think they are all Elizabeth as a full name) - both Bettys are aged about 9, Betsy is 3 or 4
An Ada but no Idas. Several x Anna and a couple of girls with Mary as a middle name but no other Anne or Mary besides the hyphenated Mary-Anne.

I also know Welsh children called Mari (x 2, aged about 10 and 4), Betsi (aged 3 or 4, possibly short for Betsan) and Beti (a baby)

Flamingosnbears · 29/05/2018 08:24

Douglas and Madeleine

Patal · 29/05/2018 07:50

1 Dorothy but only ever known as Dotty
2 Alfred both known as Alfie
1 John
4 Madeleines

I know of an Ada rather than Ida but none under 10s for the rest of your list

PlumsGalore · 29/05/2018 06:43

One Madeleine. That's it. But other than Madeleine I think they're all awful, except possibly Joanna (although the name is more my age than a child's) and Betty, so old it's come full circle.

Egg · 29/05/2018 06:39

Oh yes and a Dougie who is 9. Not sure if his full name is Douglas.