Names you can't imagine making a comeback

[SunshineDays2019]

Girls:
Doreen
Vera
Sandra
Linda
Pauline

Boys:
Malcolm
Gerald
Trevor
Horace
Percy

What do you reckon? I'm not knocking these names by the way!

I know a baby Brian. I was a little surprised when his mum told me he wasn't named after anyone in particular, she just likes the name.

Some of the names listed are really nice though. Nothing wrong with, for example, Margaret, Rosemary, Linda, Gloria, Jean.

Maureen
Trevor

Edna
Sylvia
Hugh
Joan
Walter
Carol
Karen
Irene

Some pretty odd choises. Adolf, Judas def but the majority I can see making a comeback.

My DS's name is in this thread. He may forgive me one day. I just liked it . In my defence DP and I were big Ray Harryhausen fans back in the day. It could have been worse. It could have been Perseus.

My husband is called Nigel and I get really irrationally annoyed about it. Who looks at a sweet little newborn and goes, I know, we'll call him Nigel.

My DD has a Horace in her class! I also know a toddler Claire.

My youngest has one if the names mentioned as well!

Neville

The post about Nigel reminded me.

Wayne
Randy

They’ll be back, give it 10-20 years! I bet all our grandchildren will be called Paul, Andrew, Julie and Claire.
I know a 6 year old called Dave which is just plain weird, Dave should be at least 45 and probably have a beard!

Personal hates:
Dorcus
Bertha
Gertrude

Yuck! All hard Germanic sounding names.

I love Edith and Esme.

Clive, Derek, Nigel, Sharon, Tracy

Who looks at a sweet little newborn and goes, I know, we'll call him Nigel.

Same with Neil.

Sylvia is a lovely name. It means woodland.

Olive and Agnes..but I know sisters aged about 3 and 5

Pick: yes, I do like how it sounds, I just don’t know any young Sylvias. Maybe that’s due a comeback.

Names of kids I went to school with in 70s and 80s.

Barry
Gary
Stephen
Ian
Dennis
Tracy
Sharon
Joanne
Dawn

Clarence, Rupert, Alan, Gary

Thelma, Enid, Beryl, Valerie

Eunice

Alan, Brian, Keith, Gary
Paula, Carol, Tracey, Maureen

This thread is pretty short-sighted. Trevor, Nigel, Barbara etc simply aren’t from long enough ago. My parents (in their late 70s) are aghast at the revival of Edwardian names like Edith and Florence, which they find unbelievably hick because they were their parents/grandparents’ names. Keith and Malcolm will seem novel and desirable again after long enough has passed.

To clarify, I don't dislike any of the names I've mentioned, just doubt that the next cycle will include them. Thinking about it that's probably wrong though - I remember thinking no one would ever call their kiddie Mabel and now everyone is.

Clive
Gaynor
Beryl

I've thought of one though: Chardonnay. And Teegan, which was mystifyingly popular around 20 years ago but not before or since, so there are never going to be loads of fond grannies knocking around that kids get named after.

Oooh I absolutely love Pearl and Olive!

DH is 100% against those names but I just love them. No more little ones for us, so my car is called Olive instead

Jennifer

which is fucking horrible, but still fairly common in the US, or that is the impression I get