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Is Rebecca timeless or dated?

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Candleflamingbright · 13/02/2020 21:40

Just that :-)

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jaggynettle · 09/03/2020 18:03

I have an 8 year old Rebecca - am of course biased but I think it's a timeless name. I know of a couple of other Rebeccas round about the same age.

midsomermurderess · 09/03/2020 17:38

Time,4ss. I agree that most, well all of the shortening are naff, Bex, Becky, etc, though.

MrOnionsBumperRoller · 09/03/2020 16:47

There are a few baby/very small Beccas round our way. Seems to still be alive and well and all the Rebecca's I've known have been fab.

FizzyGreenWater · 18/02/2020 12:47

Rebecca is timeless but Becky is dated and widely thought very meh, so that's the issue with this name.

AdoraBell · 17/02/2020 23:54

Timeless and beautiful.

Bouncingbelle · 17/02/2020 23:50

Timeless. I think it is a great name which suits both a child and an adult.

rc22 · 17/02/2020 22:45

It’s my middle name. I like it and wish my parents had used it as my first name. I’m 42!

yourgaybestfriend · 17/02/2020 16:53

biblical

Oliversmumsarmy · 17/02/2020 10:57

I know a Rebecca who loves her name and loves the shortened version of her name Becky

Compared to Rebecca my name is horrendous

In the lists that appear on here it seems every other person agrees with me

RightSwipe · 17/02/2020 09:37

I suppose it is timeless, but it’s very dull. Becky isn’t nice.

Lavenderblues · 17/02/2020 09:29

It’s been around for thousands of years, so definitely not a fad

Most names have been around for thousands of years. That doesn't prevent them from becoming fashionable and then sounding dated!

TheVanguardSix · 17/02/2020 09:24

Just to pop back and add that my Rebecca's nickname is Boo. Cringe away if you want to. She's called Becky at home and Boo by friends. Sometimes Rivka.

Whatsyourflava · 17/02/2020 08:48
  • say it’s both timeless AND dated
Whatsyourflava · 17/02/2020 08:48

@CormoranStrike I’m going to change my answer from “dated” and say it’s not he timeless and dated

Because the name has totally ranked in recent years (about to leave the top 200) you would definitely assume someone called Rebecca was in their 20/30s. So that for me dates it. Names like emma and Sophie have stayed top 10 so you can’t predict the age with them

CormoranStrike · 17/02/2020 07:40

Timeless. It’s been around for thousands of years, so definitely not a fad!

HairyToity · 16/02/2020 21:37

Timeless.

SuperFurryDoggy · 16/02/2020 19:40

Timeless

I do think the common abbreviations are a little dated though.

MyuMe · 16/02/2020 13:27

It is timeless and lovely

But I don't like the nicknames.

Becca Becky Bex etc

pantsville · 16/02/2020 10:18

Found all the Rebeccas of Mumsnet Wink

It is very dated. Doesn’t mean it’s not a nice name.

By the way, where I live, plenty of people pronounce it a bit like “Ribecca”, so not quite a ree sound at the start, but I understand what that poster is saying.

Mind you, I don’t know any Rebeccas who don’t go by Becky either.

I saw a post on here recently saying something like when the child introduces herself, all her peers will say “that’s my mums/aunties name” so it will seem more dated in that respect.

I have a very dated name myself. All my peers were Claire, Vicky, Becky, Jess, Nathan, Luke, Jamie... doesn’t mean you can’t use these names now but thinking on 30/40 years down the line when the person shares a name most common amongst pensioners, that could be worth taking into account

couchlover · 15/02/2020 17:42

Timeless - its a lovely name

Mummyvictoria1 · 15/02/2020 17:35

My Rebecca is Re beck ah sounding :) I'm from Edinburgh.

InFiveMins · 15/02/2020 16:57

I don't mind Rebecca, but I can't stand the shorter versions - Becky, Bex, Bekka, etc.

Bitchbadgerplease · 15/02/2020 15:51

Sorry lottie my fault with the enboldening incorrectly
Okay seems the circles I move in are the exception, which can only be a good thing!

lottiegarbanzo · 15/02/2020 14:49

Ohhhh, you're addressing Grandmasterstich (Grand Master Stitch) and me together, without a comma. Ok.

My view is that to say 'Ree' you have to emphasise that syllable. You can't say Ree without pausing on it. Whereas I think it's always the second syll. that's emphasised, the 'bec'. So you can say Re, as in Reh-BECK-uh, rather than the ruh (like small letter 'r' on it's own) sounds I think is usual but I'd expect to hear 'reb' not 'reeb'.

lottiegarbanzo · 15/02/2020 14:40

What? Why are referring to me as grandma?

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