Do you think some dated names are more loved than other dated names?

@sexyandy , Enid and Gwyneth are both Welsh. Enid (ENN-id) sounds much softer in Welsh and Gwyneth has a sort of clean sound to it.
I think that names from another language a bit weird anglicised and they are often decades out of fashion. Gwyneth, Eira and Rhiannon were trendy about 80 years ago.

I think I pp that Morag is not popular but Margot is. They sound a bit similar to me.
Scandi names are popular on here, so why not Greta. I like Greta because it was a name used in a popular 1950s novel. The story was about a young man and his mother, sister and wife were all Margaret but were known as Margaret, Greta and Marged.

@SparkyBlue , Maeve is a different name but it has a Mavis vibe to me, even though they are different names. One of the baby names suggested that Mefus is a Welsh name. Mefus is a Welsh noun for sure but who'd want to name their DD Strawberries?

I always think it's interesting how just changing one letter changes a name and its connotations entirely: think, Fanny, Annie, Danny, Mannie, Jannie etc.

Enid, Edith, Morag, Gwyneth, Greta are all traditional names but with very hard consonants. I struggle to like them. But some people love them so it's not universal who likes what.

Definitely names that were popular with one's parents generation are rarely looked upon favourably but grandparents names start to sound interesting

Yes but the people I know who have used it aren't Irish and we live nowhere near Ireland. So I presume they chose it mostly for the sound of it and to me it sounds pretty much like a short form of Mavis.

I think Dennis and Maud are great. @LittleMissSleepyUK
@FyEnw , I really like Enid, but like with a lot of names the anglicised pronunciation is not nice.

I’ve got a Maud, never did I think I would have a daughter called Maud but I fell in love with it when I was pregnant and no one could talk me out of it. She’s called Maudie as a pet name.

Ive known a few baby Stella’s just recently. That wasn’t a name I was expecting to come back but it has. With boys, I’m amazed that Dennis has been revived yet Derek hasn’t.

@Suchardchoccy , Fawlty Towers probably doesn't mean anything to your DC's generation. I'm of an age group where Rose and Ivy weren't much used. I associate Ivy with Corrie, so it's me not the names.

Recent baby names i know are:

Vera, Maeve, Edith and various Eve variations.

Arthur, Herbie, Reggie for boys.

I'm not really keen on any of these names but definitely a trend

I think Maud, Margot, Margaret, Audrey, Edith and Enid are all awful and loads of people love them. But I do like Elsie although I know it’s super popular now.

I think Elaine is due a comeback. El names seem very popular- Ella, Ellie, Elsie, Eleanor etc. it sounds dated but isn’t actually an ugly name imo.

@KirstenBlest haha yes people always mention faulty towers when they hear her name!!
Rose is more common as a middle name and I know Ivy is popular but not around where I live (the popularity of Ivy actually put me off but I love the name and haven't heard it around my area)

@boopboopbidoop , that's the meaning of Aléxandros not Sandros.
It's like saying Katie is an old Greek name.

Sandra is a feminine name of Greek origin, both formidable and valiant. A variation of Alexandra, Sandra means "protector of humanity." Both versions derive from Alexandros, the by-name of the revered Goddess Hera, who was indeed a great defender of many ancient Greek heroes and warriors.

I don’t think Gay will be revived… or Adolf.

I knew a Hilda in the late 80s when I was 18, she was a year or two younger than me and will be about 51 now. She was really cool, really into The Smiths, wore Dr Martens and had big backcombed hair like Ian McCulloch. Didn't look at all Hilda like but she kind of suited it

@boopboopbidoop , I doubt that is true.
Meaning, origin and history of the name Sandra - Behind the Name

Sandra is an Ancient Greek name. Nothings gimmicky.

Infact this just proves the ops hypothesis. Some old names are just more accepted than others. Even to the extent that people think some very old names are not classic because they don't sound 'right'

Hilda. If Hilda ever makes a comeback I will know the end is nigh. What a bloody ugly name. My maternal grandmother was called Hilda, and hated it so much that she went by her middle name - and this was when Hilda was popular!

@marshmallowfinder wfinder , I'm not keen on them other than Matilda and Lydia. Lydia seems elegant but bin lid. Matilda seems a bit showy.

@Robinbuildsbears , not everyone. I like names like Neil and Alan etc too.

@Suchardchoccy , I know. I like Sybil but hear SYBIL! Rose and Ivy - not keen sorry but they are popular. Mabel and Ethel seem very old lady to me and Margot looks like Maggot. Margaret is much nicer.

@Vroomfondleswaistcoat , Hilda is really nice. I think Fizz off Corrie has a Hilda and Doris.

@KirstenBlest I've watched the programme and I fell in love with those names when I watched it years ago, but I didn't use them BECAUSE they were on the programme if you know what I mean

I like the name Nigel 🫣 along with other boys names of a similar vintage that everyone else hates.

Everyone loves Margot, Mabel, Edith, Matilda, Lydia. I think they all sound frumpy and dreadful.

@solis25 , @caringcarer , I like Maud. I had 2 great aunts called Alice and Mary.
I love the Welsh form of Maud, Mallt.
It sounds like MaLLt where the LL is a bit like the ch in German milch, but absolutely not like the ch in Scottish loch.

My paternal Grandmother was Alice Maud Mary and I always think the names go well together.

Agnes and Agatha are such ugly names. Not to me.
@Suchardchoccy ,was it deliberate?

@aliceinanwonderland , I think Nigel and Norman are fine.
Olive is too 'On the Buses'/Olive Oyl for me but I can see that it fits in with current trends.
Catherine has been around in other forms - Katherine, Kate, Katie, Kitty, Caitlin...
It's due a comeback. I think Cathy will come back in due course.

How about Nigel and Norman? They are very dated
Olive as opposed to Olivia
No one is called Catherine, which is a beautiful name imo