Looking forward to our parents' generation's names coming into fashion for kids

[Echobelly]

As a young Gen Xer, excited to see in the coming years babies called Yvonne, Susan, Joan, Ian, Richard and Brian etc.

I assume it's going to happen in the great cycle of names?

No way 😂 I ever so slightly judged him for that. I thought he was trying too hard to be cool, like David Mitchell calling his kid Barbara!

I know a lovely 9 year old Brian. Now I'm used to it I can't imagine him being called anything else.

Olive, Ivy, Fern, Rose, Violet, Marigold etc. are all cosy names, but they were probably regarded as ridiculous when they first became popular.

I know someone who just had a baby and called her Nancy. Haven't heard that name for decades.

Growing up in the 1980s, my cats were called Pamela and Belinda!
I thought Belinda was the most impossibly glamorous name imaginable.

Nancy has been popular round here for about 10 to 12 years. It is a lovely name.

I know a few Nancys. I am not a massive fan of it but it’s fairly popular.

I think a lot of it is associations. When I hear Edie, Iris, Dorothy, Winnie and Hazel I don’t picture elderly women any more but sweet little girls so it’s become normalised for me. I guess the same will eventually become true for Shirley and Maureen and Julie.

I think the name Sheila sounds ready for a come back. It’s so pretty, I’m surprised people aren’t using it again already.

Yes they will come back in fashion.
Not so long ago names such as Arthur and Wilfred were deemed truly awful. Not to mention the likes of Olive. No offence to anyone but they are no nicer than Michelle, Susan or Darren.

My parents are in their 80's now and my grandparents have long passed away but their names are: Valerie, Victor, Brenda, Edward, Henry, Blanche! The only name I like is Edward, which is my Dad's middle name and my grandfather's name. I used it as one of my son's middle names.

I work in a one form entry school, so I meet a number of small new people each year, but around 25, not millions.

There's been a fair few Brian/Bryan's over the years. Could be cultural though, as it's still more common in some countries than here and it's a diverse area. I quite like it. They've all been absolute sweethearts, so I have good associations with the name!

You've got three generations of names in that list. They're all from the 60s/70s, except Olive, who would have been Jane's mother, and Edna, who would have been her grandmother.

Not in this case.

Ian is a fab name.😃

I think those names are older than you think, with Dorothy older but popularised by the Wizard of Oz which was released in 1939.

I have 5 Sarah friends

What were your parents' names, otherwise I don't see how we can judge.

I’m still waiting for Beryl to come back 😁

I'm glad stronger names are coming back for girls. I teach a lot of teenage girls called Daisy, Maisie, Lottie, Dottie etc.

I know a toddler Jacqueline. I think it’s a lovely name. They don’t shorten it either.

That's really nice.

What about Nigel and Jeffrey?!

Yes. I couldn't believe it when I started to hear of babies being named Ethel, Arthur etc. My instant reaction was 'why would you do that to a child?'

Anyway, looking forward to all the Micks, Daves, Steves, Lindas and Sharons returning.

Yes, I know 2 toddlers called Ernie!

Yvonne, Yvette and Veronica are nice names that could do with reviving.

I actually rather like Malcolm. Less sure about Derek and Barry, though.