What's your mum called?

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Thinking about the cyclical nature of names - those that I used to think of as awful 'granny names' when I was younger - Florence, Edith, Mabel etc - are wildly popular now.

I wonder what the equivalent names will be for our grandchildren and great-grandchildren?

My mum is called Christine (I am in my mid 30s).

My DM was called Linda. I am mid 30's. She was born in 1955, think it was popular name in the 50's. My DMIL is called Ann.

Carol. I'm late 30's and I still don't think it's come back round yet! My late MIL was Joan, she'd be 84 now. Come to think of it, I don't think that's a name that's ever come back into fashion either.

Siobhan :) I am 30.

elizabeth, lizzie for short i am in my early 40's

I think Ruth is one of those names that's always rumbling along somewhere, but it hasn't been one of the top names since early 1900s - we liked that it is relatively uncommon without being unheard of/outlandish.

Margot was very very unusual when DMum was growing up and she was told by her teacher at school that her name was Margaret and there's no such name as Margot.

Maira, she is 84. MIL is 64 and Christine

I'm 24 not late 40s thats my mum!!

Mother is Margaret.

MIL is Doris. That's not a name I can see being fashionable, ever again!

My mum is called Sally. She hates it and prays it never comes back into fashion.

She would habeas disowned me if I had named either of the girls after her.

She would have

my sisters who are in their 50's and old enough to be my mum are Megan and Aeron

my mum is Pauline -she has always hated that name!!! (in her 60s)

MIL is Hazel

My Mum is in her early 60's and is called Lynne. MIL isn't British so doesn't count

Edna. However, she says the only other Ednas she's ever met have all been about 15 years older than her. She was born in the 1940s.

My upstairs neighbor is an Edna, she's 92.

Peggy. She is 68.

DM is called Ann Edith & she was born in 1946. MIL is Sandra & I think she was born in the early 40's. I'm 34 & can't really see Sandra being a popular name anytime soon, although DD has Ann as her middle name!

Marcella but known by all as Marcie. I'm mid 30's. She hated it at school apparently as it was so unusual.

inneed. Proves her point!

Dm is Sherry, is in her 70.'s Mil is Ruby, in her 80's

Susan; an overlooked name I think!

Finola. She is 66.

Clare....not common in the late 40s when she was born. Her siblings had very unusual names.

Maggie. She is 50s, im 20s. When DD was born I wanted Maggie but didnt want to name her the same as my DM. So I had a similar name.

Teresa, she is mid 60s

My exMIL is Cynthia and she is nearly 60.