Names that are never coming back

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Names that been in common use since about 1850 (so nothing from ancient history like Ethelberger or whatever), that are well and truly dead, as in no babies are likely to be called this now.

How about:
Mildred ?
Edna ?
Mortimer ?

Can you think of any others?

Ebenezer

My little girl is obsessed with the name Gary! Every cuddly toy, doll etc is named it!

I’d be surprised if Edna wasn’t making a comeback. Two syllabled girls names ending in A are all the rage. Ava, Ada, Ida etc

Just looked up Gary births on Ancestry and there are hundreds of them this century.

Perivale- my grandad's name (born 1003)

Oooh 'eck ....1903 not 1003

Your grandad lived a very long life Harmonypuss

Ewart
Brenda
Wendy
Geraldine
Jason
Richard

Biblical names like Deborah will always hover in the wings, maybe the ‘made up’ names of their day less so: Tina, Tracy etc.

Myra

Linda and Christine were very common in my era - you don’t hear of those at all any more, or at least I haven’t. I dare say it’ll take a couple more decades for the cycle to repeat.

I’ve often been grateful to my folks for a classic name that doesn’t date.

Rhonda
Rhoda

Nigel, Trevor, Percy, Gertrude, Phylis, Margaret, I don’t see these making a come back. Also names from my generation, Tracey, Lisa, Susan, Sharon, Gillian, Michelle, Paul and Brian. I’m a teacher and haven’t seen these in my 20 years teaching. But I have been surprised on occasion. I had a Jemima about 10 years ago, and I currently have an Beatrice and Arthur. So I may be wrong.

Nigel. Doubt that will make a comeback anytime soon.

I also don’t see Gaylord making a comeback.
Surprisingly it also wasn’t on my list of potential boys names when I was pregnant.

@MintJulia

My elderly aunts were called Violet, Mona and Gertrude.

I'm not sure any of their names will, be back in a hurry

I know someone who called their child Margaret Gertrude, not so long ago 🙃

www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/family/ive-chosen-babys-name-husbands-21999675

For those who are considering the name Gaylord; appearently some find it controversial

Probably the Puritan names like-
Dancell-Dallphebo-Mark-Anthony-Gallery-Cesar. Son of Dancell-Dallphebo-Mark-Anthony-Gallery-Cesar, born 1676.
Praise-God. Full name, Praise-God Barebone. The Barebones were a rich source of crazy names. This one was a leather-worker, member of a particularly odd Puritan group and an MP. He gave his name to the Barebones Parliament, which ruled Britain in 1653.
If-Christ-had-not-died-for-thee-thou-hadst-been-damned. Praise-God’s son, he made a name for himself as an economist. But, for some inexplicable reason, he decided to go by the name Nicolas Barbon.
Fear-God. Also a Barebone.
Job-raked-out-of-the-ashes
Has-descendents
Wrestling
Fight-the-good-fight-of-faith
Fly-fornication
Jesus-Christ-came-into-the-world- to-save. Brother of “Damned Barebone”. I can only imagine this name shortened to “Save.”
Thanks
What-God-will
Joy-in-sorrow. A name attached to many stories of difficult births.
Remember
Fear-not. His/her surname was “Helly”, born 1589.
Experience
Anger
Abuse-not
Die-Well. A brother of Farewell Sykes, who died in 1865. We can assume they had rather pessimistic parents.
Continent. Continent Walker was born in 1594 in Sussex.

And my dd’s middle name is Margaret.

Gertie us rather cute.

I teach secondary. Loads of Archies, Arnies (Arnold) Jasons, lots of Violets, some Beatrices, some Ednas and Elsies.

@OhWhatFuckeryIsThisNow loved your post
How do you know all that?

Brian
Beverley
Debbie
Samantha

I don't mind Margaret. When I was pregnant, Maggie was on the list if I'd had a daughter. I also quite like Winnie

Barry, Roger and Gretchen.

Gretchen is lovely. I’ve taught quite a few.

@HHSchultz

I doubt Kevin will come back but you never know.

Funny how popular - and lovely I may be biased the Irish equivalent Caomhin (pronounced keeveen) is