Active discussions

Help protect children from gaming harms.

Take our survey

Please or to access all these features

Talk
Baby names

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

Original poster

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

166 replies

BubblesInMyTea · 26/05/2018 22:40

Gerald
Alfred
John
Sidney
Harold
Douglas
Geoffrey

Dorothy
Gertrude
Anne
Rita
Joanna
Mary
Ida
Sheila
Shirley
Madeleine
Betty

OP posts:
Are your children’s vaccines up to date?
Set a reminder
ElizabethLemon · 27/05/2018 10:03

I know a Sidney and a Dorothy (though she goes by Dotty).

HagueBlue2018 · 27/05/2018 09:25

This reply has been deleted

Message withdrawn at poster's request.

Gingerninj · 27/05/2018 09:18

I know a Dorothy but that's it

Munchkin08 · 27/05/2018 09:14

Lots of Alfie's

5BlueHydrangea · 27/05/2018 09:13

Betty 1

5BlueHydrangea · 27/05/2018 09:12

Quite a few Alfie's but no Alfred
John 1
Sidney 2
Mary 1
Madeleine (various spellings) 5

userabcname · 27/05/2018 09:03

I know a baby Betty

Timpani · 27/05/2018 09:02

Gerald - 0
Alfred -2
John - 2
Sidney - 1
Harold
Douglas
Geoffrey

Dorothy 2
Gertrude
Anne
Rita
Joanna
Mary
Ida
Sheila
Shirley
Madeleine 1
Betty 1

blondeemily · 27/05/2018 09:01

1 Mary and 1 Madeline. That's it. And I work in a 400-pupil primary school, in the office (so I know all of the names).

megletthesecond · 27/05/2018 09:00

Two Mary's and an Ida. That's it.

WLAH · 27/05/2018 09:00

Know 1 Joanna

grasspigeons · 27/05/2018 09:00

One Alfred, 2 Joanna, 1 mary

BikeRunSki · 27/05/2018 09:00

1 John, 1 Madeline

AnnoyedByAlfieBear · 27/05/2018 08:58

One Dorothy.

Aragog · 27/05/2018 08:58

I work in n infant school:

Alfred - at least 3 or 4 but called Alfie day to day
John - one
Sidney - one
Harold - one but called Harry usually
Douglas - once

Madeleine - a couple but both will now be 9/10, so not for a while
Betty - none but know a young Betsy

MadameJosephine · 27/05/2018 08:58

1 x John
2 x Sidney (1 male, 1 female)
1 x Shirley
2 x Ida

Auntpetunia2015 · 27/05/2018 08:57

I work in a primary of 470+. We’ve got 1 Gerald 1 Douglas 4 Alfie’s 3 Madeline

deptfordgirl · 27/05/2018 08:54

Ooh forgot about one Sidney!

deptfordgirl · 27/05/2018 08:53

One John, two Dorothys, two Madeleines, one Mary.

seven201 · 27/05/2018 08:49

One each of Ida, Dorothy and Mary

ButterflyOfFreedom · 27/05/2018 08:47

1 Mary

BB2018 · 27/05/2018 08:46

1 Betty. That’s all!

NeedAUsernameGenerator · 27/05/2018 08:37

1 John, 1 Joanna, 1 Mary, 1 Madeleine

Proudmummy2MA · 27/05/2018 08:14

I know two Alfreds (one known as Alfie, the other known as Freddie) but don't know any of the others.

Trenter · 27/05/2018 08:13

2 Johns

Swipe left for the next trending thread