Downton Abbey Names?

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So do we reckon that Mary, Edith and Sybil are going to have a resurgence then?

You can just imagine someone full of drowsy happiness, looking down at their beautiful newborn daughter and deciding on the name 'Mrs Patmore.'

Bet there won't be many Violets

My youngest has an old lady name, I've heard it on Downton once. We played a game in a Victorian graveyard to see how many times we could spot her name and found 5! My family were divided at first some loathing it some loving it. 6 years on I couldn't imagine her being called anything else.

I've got an old-fashioned name which is suddenly current again, I see it on MN at least three times a week. I feel very modish.

We are on discussion of the day! Been here years and that's never happened before.

Would be nice to be fashionable for a change. John Cleese has much to answer for.

I have a Cora -- her name was decided on before DA started airing but she was born a couple of months later. I practically drove DH demented in the interim with second-guessing whether it was now about to become massively popular, before deciding that what the hell, we couldn't think of any other names we could agree on anyway.

I do know a 3yo Sybil, too.

i want to know what will sybil and bransons baby be called?

My MIL is called Lavinia Edith!

She hates the name Lavinia and calles herself Edie, I think Laviania is much nicer!

I have an elderly relative called Lavinia nn Vin. Lavinia is beautiful, Vin sounds nasty and sour.

Kamal (aka Pamuk)

Can't you see it rocketing to number one?!

or

Evelyn for a boy

Violet is awesome, anticipate strong resurgance.

We were considering Edith before I started watching Downton, I have only watched 2 episodes of season 1 so far, but, the Edith character would have put me off.

I hesitated over Violet for DD2... love, love it and the idea of her turning in Maggie Smith one day.

Sybil is fab and Violet even fabber. Mary and Edith are über dull, however.

Oh Bonsoir. I've admired your style for aaages and now you insult my name

3boysgirlontheway keep watching, Edith is MUCH nicer in season 2!

Lavinia Lee. How does that sound? Yes or No?

I love the name Isobel - think it's really beautiful. I had an aunt Sybil and only after her death discovered it was short for Isobel!

I have a Downton name and have always hated it but it's quite well-liked on MN.

Sorry mamasin!

Good lord...I hope Sybil doesn't become popular!

I knew a Sybilla years ago.She'd be a teenager now.

I like the French spelling Sybille

ceebie O'Brien has a first name?!

You made that up!

I think Sybil is a delightful name

I think Cora is already well on its way to top 100. DA doesn't hurt, but it's a name that has been an up and comer for a few years now.

I love Sybil (Sybille and Sybilla too), Edith and Mary, but Cora will forever be middle aged Irish ladies to me. Violet has connotations of 'shrinking' for me, and I usually misread it as 'violent', conversely..

I prefer Letitia to Lavinia.