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Is Rebecca timeless or dated?

217 replies

Candleflamingbright · 13/02/2020 21:40

Just that :-)

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BakewellTarts · 14/02/2020 14:08

I have an 11 year old Rebecca...obviously love the name and think it's timeless.

Oliversmumsarmy · 14/02/2020 14:06

I know 20+ year old Rebecca’s
I know teenage Rebecca’s and School age and pre school age Rebecca’s

Mamabear88 · 14/02/2020 13:52

It's my name too so i'm also biased haha but I like it.

@VirtualHamster - I'm 31 so not all of us are approaching 40 quite yet!

goodiegoodieyumyum · 14/02/2020 13:43

I thought you were asking about the movie

Oliversmumsarmy · 14/02/2020 13:39

I am from the 60s and Emily and Hannah I always associated them as old people’s names.

They seem quite dated from my POV.

Rebecca, Rachael etc have been around for a couple of thousand years and I don’t think they really ever go out of fashion.

They might not be used as often but definitely never go away

20viona · 14/02/2020 12:40

Dated

Chaiwala · 14/02/2020 12:38

See it as dated...
I see it along the lines of Rachel/Jessica/Jennifer which I see as dated.

There are more timeless classics such as:
Sophie/Hannah/Emily
(Though they may seem dated in future)

And the core classics such as:
Elizabeth/Catherine/Victoria/Alexandra

Biancadelrioisback · 14/02/2020 12:36

I'm a Rebecca and I am just 30

Yika · 14/02/2020 12:33

Timeless.

Dontlikethename · 14/02/2020 12:33

I’m a Rebecca. I’ve always hated my name. It doesn’t feel like me. I do think it’s timeless, but when I was at school I never met another Rebecca. The name is hard sounding and I don’t like Becky either. If people call me Rebecca it feels overly formal. Becky sounds too childish. I also always get called Rachael!! ALL the time!

inwood · 14/02/2020 12:23

Timeless.

I only three, one I went to school with so mid 40s, one a friends daughter aged 8 and she is Rebecca, never Becky and one at work who is Rebekah. I think but stand to be corrected that that is the Jewish spelling.

userabcname · 14/02/2020 12:19

Dated to me, there were lots of Rebeccas when I was at school. I don't like it personally.

74NewStreet · 14/02/2020 11:39

It’s the imaginative names I normally wince at, to be perfectly honest!

AlexaShutUp · 14/02/2020 11:37

So dated, boring and unimaginative.

I think lots of classic names could be accused of being "boring and unimaginative". That's a risk I'd be willing to take tbh - most "interesting and imaginative" names are either ridiculous, pretentious or just plain odd!

Sexnotgender · 14/02/2020 11:35

Timeless, I know a toddler called Rebecca, it’s lovely.

PrettyyGood · 14/02/2020 11:34

So dated, boring and unimaginative. I don't like it personally

medusawashere · 14/02/2020 11:32

I've been a Becki my whole life. Nothing wrong with it as a nickname. The Beyonce crap doesn't bother me. My hair is amazing.

When I see people referred to as "Becky" on Twitter for the crime of being of a certain race/class/role, I just laugh and decide I will defend my name.

Rebecca is a great name and I don't think it dates as badly as some other names, none of which I will mention as I've realised how crap it is to see random strangers hating on your name.

AlexaShutUp · 14/02/2020 11:18

I’m glad some people find it easier though. Every Rebecca I know (and there’s 6 of them) is known as either Becky or Bex whether they like it or not.

The Rebecca in my family doesn't appear to have a problem getting people to call her Rebecca. Anyone who attempts "Becky" gets pretty short shrift!

longhaulstress · 14/02/2020 11:12

Timeless

Whatsyourflava · 14/02/2020 11:11

@youngestisapsycho easier said than done. I have a couple of close friends called Victoria who tried relentlessly throughout school and even uni to be known by their whole name. They’ve now given up and said it was no longer worth the hassle.
I’m glad some people find it easier though. Every Rebecca I know (and there’s 6 of them) is known as either Becky or Bex whether they like it or not.

youngestisapsycho · 14/02/2020 11:07

For everyone saying they dislike the nicknames of Rebecca... they don’t have to be used! You clearly state to anyone who uses a nickname that your name is Rebecca and that’s what you want to be called 😁👍🏻

Satsuma2 · 14/02/2020 11:04

I don't like it but that is mainly because I know so many. I know ten Rebecca's in my larger friend group, ranging from twenties to fifties. I also dislike the nickname Becci, Becky, Beckie. I have all those spellings in my friends group and I dislike the nickname.

Goldrill · 14/02/2020 11:01

@grandmasterstitch I had assumed it was from the bible... but I am knocking on a bit and have just realised that's probably quite unlikely!

Whatsyourflava · 14/02/2020 10:54

@grandmasterstitch I’m actually pleased to hear you say this about rachel and Rebecca - I always assumed it was just me that constantly muddled these names up. And I do the same with Charlotte and Caroline

AmazingGreats · 14/02/2020 10:53

Timeless

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