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Brooke? Dated?

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Twelve8Ts · 15/08/2019 11:36

Hi all, just wondered if you think Brooke is a bit dated? Other names I like are

Xanthe
Cicely
Lila
Fiorella
Amelie
Ianthe

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Twelve8Ts · 18/08/2019 21:16

@BethanyGilbert What makes it ‘ridiculous’?

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BethanyGilbert · 18/08/2019 18:59

Brooke is nice. Xanthe is a ridiculous name.

Sophronia · 16/08/2019 22:21

It does feel a bit 90s / early 2000s. I would also put Brooke in the same camp as Paige, Maddison, Jade, Shannon etc.

PetraRabbit · 16/08/2019 12:26

I'm not sure it's dated in the UK. It might be dated in America. It is an American type name.

I really love Xanthe. Fiorella is very flowery but I like that too. Cicely is classy. They all seem to be of a similar type of name.

Amelie and Lila are very trendy (overused) and will date badly if that bothers you. They have a top 10 kind of feel to them as they're so similar to other very popular names.

starkid · 16/08/2019 11:40

A bit American nineties books/tv/films, but not terrible. I'm not a fan of your other ones, except maybe if you were open to Cecily spelling instead?

whattodowith · 16/08/2019 10:09

Definitely very 90s, not personally a fan.

Amelie is one of mine and DH’s favourite movies so we’d love to use that but it’s just too common now for whatever reason Sad.

user1480880826 · 16/08/2019 06:13

Agree with @HMArsey. It’s a bit chavvy/American.

Amelie is REALLY popular so I would steer clear of that if you don’t want her to have the same name as everyone else.

BelfortGabbz · 16/08/2019 06:09
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WanderingTrolley1 · 15/08/2019 21:00

Love Brooke.

lalafafa · 15/08/2019 20:58

It’s a bit Essex

museumum · 15/08/2019 20:55

If you like Brooke what about Brodie? I quite like it for a girl.

Antonin · 15/08/2019 20:44

Brook/Brooke is a good strong name and not fussy at all.

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Twelve8Ts · 15/08/2019 18:52

Thank you everyone!

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Southfox · 15/08/2019 18:30

I like the name Brooke, really pretty and not dated x

MikeUniformMike · 15/08/2019 18:26

No worries. Names that have different spellings or get misspelt can be a PITA.
I thought the name Eloise was pretty until I saw it misspelt as Elouise on here

NameChange84 · 15/08/2019 17:10

Apologies I was confused as to why you brought up the misspelling. I see now that the OP wasn’t the one who misspelled it.

MikeUniformMike · 15/08/2019 17:07

Name - the two examples you gave were Cicely. OP didn't misspell it.
Others will though and poor little DD will have a lifetime of correcting people. I think the Cecily spelling is from Cecilia.
The origin is the same.

brookelopez · 15/08/2019 17:07

I'm a Brooke. never met anyone else with my name, I'm 31 if that helps.

Bluntness100 · 15/08/2019 17:02

II think Brooke is lovely and very under used, which is a positive.

Amelie is also lovely. I don't like the others on your list, I'm sorry. But yes, Brooke is lovely and the fact it's not common is in its favour. I don't think it's dated because it's never been common.

BelfortGabbz · 15/08/2019 17:00

I picture a spoilt American cheerleader from 90's films when I hear it.
So yes.

NameChange84 · 15/08/2019 16:59

Ah I see, the OP wrote Cicily. I thought you were saying Cicely was a misspelling!
I prefer Cecily and dislike the nickname Cissy (reminds me of the insult sissy). Also dislike Cessy but have never heard that unfortunate nickname until now!

I think Cecily sounds a bit classier than Cicely. To my ear it sounds like someone stammering to say the word silly. Horses for courses and all that!

MikeUniformMike · 15/08/2019 16:24

NameChange- they're both Cicely. Cissy is sweet, Cessy is a bit sewagey.
The plant is Sweet Cicely.
The name means Blind.

AverageMummy · 15/08/2019 16:17

Not sure about dated but it is terrible

NameChange84 · 15/08/2019 16:16

MikeUniformMike, I think they are both legitimate spellings.

See the late greats, Cicely Berry and Mary Cicely Barker.