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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

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marmitecrumpets · 26/05/2018 23:17

1 x Sidney
1 x Mary

I'm a primary school teacher do come across a lot of children! The names on your list are not very common at all

BestZebbie · 26/05/2018 23:17

Lots of Alfies. Several Theas, at least one of whom is actually Dorothy.

MrsHathaway · 26/05/2018 23:16

1 John (English)
1 Douglas (Scottish)

1 Ida (English)

Some of the others are out of fashion for good reason Grin

okilydokily · 26/05/2018 23:16

1 Gerald

StillNoClue · 26/05/2018 23:15

I know two Sidney's. One is about 4 ish and the other is 2.

LipstickHandbagCoffee · 26/05/2018 23:15

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

Dorothy 0
Gertrude 0
Anne 0
Rita 0
Joanna 0
Mary 0
Ida 0
Sheila 0
Shirley 0
Madeleine1
Betty0

crazymumofthree · 26/05/2018 23:15

Sidney

Dorothy

Ida

Madeleine

Know one of each apart from Ida we know two

emsyj37 · 26/05/2018 23:14

Isn't Sydney with a y a girls name? Confused

ALittleAubergine · 26/05/2018 23:14

2 alfreds, 1 madeleine.

MumofBoysx2 · 26/05/2018 23:14

My son is called Sydney :-)

emsyj37 · 26/05/2018 23:14

One Shirley, one Mary and one Betsy so not quite Betty but close.

UnderthePalms · 26/05/2018 23:13

I know of an Alfred, Dorothy and a Betty

Linnet · 26/05/2018 23:13

I know a Dorothy and a Betty

HappyLollipop · 26/05/2018 23:12

Just one Madeleine who's 4 and Alfred who's 2.

Abzs · 26/05/2018 23:10

One each of John, Douglas, Joanna and Mary.

4GreenApples · 26/05/2018 23:10

If you’re interested in the popularity of those names, the Darkgreener website is great for checking out how popular individual names have been in England and Wales since 1996.

names.darkgreener.com/#

None of those names are all that popular, but there’s one or two of them that have sharply risen in popularity over the last few years (Betty, Ida, Dorothy)

Trialsmum · 26/05/2018 23:08

One John, one Madeline and one Betty. None of the others.

vampirethriller · 26/05/2018 23:08

None

UndergroundSun · 26/05/2018 23:06

One Alfred and one Betty, both 7

bringbackfonzi · 26/05/2018 23:05

Most of these are not (only) pensioner names at all imo. I know at least one of: Betty, Madeleine, Anne, Dorothy, Douglas, Sidney, John, Alfred.

YoucancallmeVal · 26/05/2018 23:02

Fml. I only know pensioners with those names. Don't you actually like your child??

twinkledag · 26/05/2018 23:01

I know 1 - Dorothy

SoftSheen · 26/05/2018 22:59

I know one child called Dorothy, one called Ida and one called Betty. None of the other names.

Haint · 26/05/2018 22:58

Lots of Alfies. They may be Alfreds. A couple of Sids. A few Madeleines. A Betty. An ida (and an Ada). A new Dottie. I don’t think she’s a Dorothy

xyzandabc · 26/05/2018 22:57

I have 3 kids 11 and under, out of those only one and it's spelt differently, Madeline.

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