I'll eat my hat if that name comes back!

[AllieW]

There are some names which I've been quite surprised to see returning. For example, Edith was my granny's name. Much as I loved her, I was never keen on the name and can only presume the little Ediths now arriving are due to the Radio 1 DJ or something.

Are there any names which would surprise you if they were revived? For me, the list might include:

Girls

Doris
Ermyntrude
Gertrude

Boys

Arnold
Herbert
Roderick

and i think alice is prob updated alison

Thelma
Norma
Myra

Cuthbert
Cecil
Claude

Dorothy is lovely and I know a couple of babies with that name

hilda / hildegard
doris
mavis
ena
hepzibah
mehitabel
tracey
sharon

horace
noris
boris
elvis
orville
wilbur

love percy btw

Claude? it's lovely!

I work with a lot of people from the Philippines and without exception they all have what I would term as old man/woman names, Beryl, Ivy,Arthur, Fred, Mary
For me when ever I see Roderick I hear Rod-errrr-rick.

I know two Dorothys but both are in their 50's. Don't have much to do with babies these days but the last two i met were called Grace and Samuel, respectively.

My MIL is Edna. When we had DD we gave her my mums name as middle name (mary) she has never forgiven me for not including Edna.
My argument? DD would never have forgiven me if i had.

Today I met a 4 year old called Barney.

Was that a popular name in the UK 4 years ago? I've never met another one in my life (other than the american purple dinosaur). I"m not saying it's a bad name. THe child was very sweet.

I like percy, too. I Like all of the Thomas the Tank Engine train names!

Winifed?

Party of 52020 - have you bought MIL a DVD of Willow the Wisp?! ;)

I like Percy. and Henry. I like Barney too, thought it was gaining popularity but not sure. We considered it but my nephew was mad about the giant purple dinosaur so we dismissed it!!

Oh and just realised Hortense is a good contender for this thread!

But doesn't barney have another meaning in British English? I swear I've heard people (maybe just on TV not in RL... can't recall where I've heard it) using it in conversation? Or is that another word that sounds similar?

Ooh, I know a 12yr old Claude and also a Gypsey.

sorry, Gypsy

Heard a mum call to her wee boy in the street today and he was called Dudley. Hadn't heard that name for a while.

Lorraine

What about Victor? Not heard of that name in ages or Royston? Ida and Ena seem to have vanished as well.

Hortense one of my fave ever names

Fanny

Blanche (my step-grandmother) horrid person

Vaughan awful name but went to school with a boy with this name.

Barbara
Maureen
Doreen