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Anyone else have a name that's way ahead of its time?

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AutumnAura · 01/11/2021 17:44

So I'm just about to turn 50. So you'd perhaps expect me to have a name such as Sarah, Lisa, Julie or Caroline. Something along those lines.

But no. I was saddled with Poppy Ava Surname.

There must be others I'm sure but I've yet to meet one my age. People sometimes do a bit of a double rake when I tell them I'm called Poppy.

Dunno what my parents were thinking but clearly ahead of their time!

Anyone else similar?

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QueenCarrot · 01/11/2021 21:08

My sister called her daughter Debbie a few years back. To me it’s a really common name but she went through school without meeting a single other child called Debbie. It was the dinner ladies name though!

Sprogonthetyne · 01/11/2021 21:05

I went through my entire childhood without meeting another person with my name. I then met 3 children with it in a single toddler group.

ThelmaMadine · 01/11/2021 21:01

My likes-all-things-exclusive had a little girl in early 2012 and named her Elsa.

About a year later, the trailers started…

RuthW · 01/11/2021 20:57

My dd had a very rare name when she was born. 25 years later it's in the top 15.

Junobug · 01/11/2021 20:39

I have a completely made up spelling to an uncommon name, well before it was common to have made up spellings. It makes me cringe everytime I have to spell my name out, I'm too old for that.

Anoisagusaris · 01/11/2021 20:28

Daisy, Lily, mollie , May, Maisie and those types of names were old lady names when I was younger. I don’t know people in their 30s-70s with those names but plenty older and younger.

KirstenBlest · 01/11/2021 20:23

I have a name that was a bit of a granny name. It's popular now.

AliceAldridge · 01/11/2021 17:59

Yes my name was ahead of its time - an old ladies name until I was about 20 and since then, always in the top ten. I have stopped bothering to look when someone calls it in Tesco.

LocalHobo · 01/11/2021 17:56

I know a 50 year old Daisy, and I find it quite awkward to call her by her name.
It seems fine for a child and an elderly woman but not suitable for a professional person.

Westfacing · 01/11/2021 17:54

I knew a 90-year old Alanah, and an 80-year old Jason.

Blossomtoes · 01/11/2021 17:48

Yes, I’m older than you and my name is currently the height of fashion - needless to say it caused me to be an object of ridicule when I was young.

Pumpkinstace · 01/11/2021 17:48

My Nana's sister was Lily May, sadly not hyphenated Grin

ThePoisonousMushroom · 01/11/2021 17:46

Not me but I have a cousin called Amelia May and her sister is Olivia Lily. Both very common names now, but they’re both in their late 40’s.

KylieKangaroo · 01/11/2021 17:45

I think Poppy is a name suited to all ages and wouldn't bat an eyelid, saying that I don't know many 50 year old Poppy's so you do have a point. It's a lovely name though so well done to your parents!

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AutumnAura · 01/11/2021 17:44

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