Most retro/dated name you've heard recently

[atthewelles]

I heard a woman in the park calling her little girl Madge. I haven't heard that name in years and years. I also know of a little toddler called Sheila.

Just wondering if any of you know any children with names that you thought had died out completely.

My son is Bill. We haven't met another one yet.

I agree that all the Victorian/Edwardian names like Alfie, Archie, Daisy, Ruby etc are now tooooo popular, although all nice names. I think the trick is to go for our own parents' generation (ie born 30s/40s/50s)

My children know several Mabels, a Vera, a Maude, a Daphne, a Sylvie (I wanted Sylvia if Bill had been a girl), a Margaret, a Celia, several Arthurs, and a couple of Davids. I am also very keen on Sally, which if I had a daughter now I would definitely love to use.

Sadie (in my mind) is associated with a very rude song about prostitutes.

DNephew (13) has a classmate called Roger and his brother's friend (15) is Ian

At a party last year we met a 5 year old Robert - can you imagine?! I've also heard of a couple of baby Kevins and it depressed me that they must be named after GPs. An ex-colleague also has a baby Sarah

It makes me think of the author Sadie Smith, not bad.

I know a baby Darren. Two Florences. An Albert and a Henry.

Would anyone choose:
Marlene
June
Sandra
Joyce

Shirley
Don't think so...

I like the German pronounciation of Marlene!

Actually I think June could very well come back.

I know an 8 yr old Marlene, German pronunciation & IMHO it's lovely & suits her very well

June, Joan, Jane, Jean, Jeanne will all come back sooner rather than later, I think.

Marlene, German pronunciation, is gorgeous.

Nice names, all of them. I wonder if Bertha will make a come-back. Now that's a name I feel less sure about but it means "bright, famous"

Myra

My friend just called her baby Dorothy which was my Gran's name, so that's nice.

I love a lot of these names. I know a 6 year old Sonia and I'm still not used to it!

Elsie and Nelly. Don't like either of them.

I think Dorothy s an absolutely lovely name misspolly I know a 7 year old Stephanie which is bizarre.

Horace Whore is an interesting one! Have I missed something?

Sadie is short for Sarah.
No no no NOT Myra please!

I know a baby Ernest.

Myra has unfortunate connotations.

Someone mentioned Unity a while back saying she liked it and posters howled "Noooooo! She was a fascist!" etc. I wonder how Oswald can be making a comeback then?

Oh dear not Myra; saying that, Rose is still very popular.

Clawdy I know someone who called their new baby June, last Summer. I love the name Jane and would definitely consider it for a baby girl.

Oh, and my brother's boss has called his new baby Marlene.

I've met a few real 70s names at toddler groups recently

Janet
Rachel
Robert
Laura
Caroline
Greg

We have a baby Marlene in the January due date group on here...