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?

I think the old names are safe and will return it's the 80s names that I can't see returning. I can't imagine a baby now being called Barry, Tracy, Gemma for example.

[quote CoralBells]@YourWinter Which names from your mother's generation are popular again out of interest?[/quote]
I don't know about their use nationally but I know, or know of, girls under about seven called Ivy, Edith, Florence, Lilian, and Rose, and my mother (who lived in the same road her entire life) had friends in the village from her own school days with those names. Boys' names seem to be more enduring, lots then and now called William, Arthur, Alfred, Joseph, Thomas.

@Ticklemycarpets

Claire, Sarah, Susan, Frances, Karen, Lesley, Beverley, Nancy, Mary

I know of kids called Mary, Nancy, Frances, and Claire.

I don't think Karen will get chosen for many babies from now on! Also similar names such as Tracey, Sharon I think won't be used.

Much older names do seem to be on thr rise though. I know a couple of Violets aged 2 or under and I know a baby called Ida. Lovely old fashioned names

Trevor
Brian
Nigel
keith
colin
Harold
Herbert
Malcom
Gavin
Mavis
Beryl
Brenda
Barbera
vera
carol

Babs

Gaynor.

Barry
Keith
Kevin
Gary
Sharon

I love Violet though. That was my Nanna's name because her eyes were also violet. It's lovely!

Fanny.

Barbara probably will make a cone back of sorts, why not? And if/when it does, so will Babs. I think very few names are extinct, certainly many mentioned here like Claire, Mary, Gavin, Sarah or Malcolm. With the obvious exception of those attached to the likes of genocidal murderers etc.

Nigel?

Funny you mention Nigel. I used to know many Nigels over the years, it's an innocuous name. I wonder if it is due a comeback.

Love Barbara, it's beautiful and gentle.

Agree about Gaynor, and Gaye, can't see those names making a comeback.

Love Barbara, it's beautiful and gentle

As soon as I here the name I just think boobs....🤷‍♀️

*hear - I'm apparently illiterate this morning...

When I hear Barbara I just think of that beach boys song Barbara Ann. Ba ba ba… it’s not a name I think of as having a gentle sound.

Names go in cycles, so it's the primary school kids of today that will be calling their babies things like Denise, Alan etc.

I can't see Horace making a comeback!

@Snoopsnoggysnog

When I hear Barbara I just think of that beach boys song Barbara Ann. Ba ba ba… it’s not a name I think of as having a gentle sound.

Well that's now firmly in my head for today, I'm going to be 'oooo eeee oo oo oooo-ing' all through cooking lunch!!

Ba ba baaaa, baa baa ber annnne'...

@Ticklemycarpets

Craig, Wayne, Gary, Steven, Melvin, Barry, Norman, Dennis, Kenneth, Jeremy, Larry, Ian, Martin

I know of a toddler Martin, parents are Eastern European though so probably don't think of it as an 80s name like I do

Lancelot

Martin is widely used in Central Europe, eg Czech Rep, and in Poland too, with different spelling.

@CaptainMyCaptain . My late DH grandmother was named fanny , definitely not Frances . She was born in the 1890s though .

Marmaduke
Cissy
Lorraine
Clothilde
Algernon
Percy

[quote winnieanddaisy]@CaptainMyCaptain . My late DH grandmother was named fanny , definitely not Frances . She was born in the 1890s though . [/quote]
Interesting @winnieanddaidy. Lots of my ancestors were Fanny's from 1700s to 1915. They were Jewish & their unpronounceable names (to Brits then) were Hebrew ie Frumat, Frumet, Fromat, meaning frum or pious/righteous and also other Hebrew names beginning with "F". I discovered on Jewish genealogy Synagogue birth records showing Hebrew name F___ then the anglicized name of Frances or Fanny recorded. Their UK birth, death, marriage certs showed Fanny or Frances.

@MintJulia my DD is called Violet. I know of 2 others.

I was at school with a Mortimer in the late 90s

@Ticklemycarpets

Claire, Sarah, Susan, Frances, Karen, Lesley, Beverley, Nancy, Mary

My DS's middle name is Francis