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Names you think will not come back into 'fashion'.

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BloodiedGhouloshes · 28/10/2013 13:59

I am fascinated by the older style names that have recently come back into fashion.... Alfie, Stanley, Maisy etc. All gorgeous names. Not to mention George (almost the name of DC2).

We are thinking (just a little bit) about ttc again and I am day dreaming about names.

A DCousin recently named her little boy Phillip John on the idea that 'he will be the only one in his class'.

What nice names do you know that are unlikely to be around again any time soon?

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BeigeBuffet · 01/11/2013 00:50

Lovainne
Marjorie
Dennis
Colin
Clifford
Marilyn
Ada
Jean
Ada
Valerie
Brian
Barbara
Barry
Bernard

All of these people were born as adults as far as i am concerned. I cannot imagine peering over a crib to say hello to baby Brian!!

cheekbyjowl · 01/11/2013 01:42

alan

TreaterAnita · 01/11/2013 01:51

My great grandmother's name (Mabel) is I believe now back in fashion (she'd be about 110 if she was still alive). Don't want to give too many other names away for fear of outing myself, but my grandma (93) and mum (64) both have names that you probably wouldn't call your child now, but I bet they'll come back. My other grandmother was Isabella which has obviously been popular for ages. Mine isn't really popular at the moment, but I think it is used and was very popular for quite a long period between the 60s and 80s as well.

Interestingly, my mum really wanted to give me a family middle name when I was born (from her side, she wasn't a fan of her MIL) but at the time (70s) they all seemed hideously old fashioned, whereas I'd happily have Mabel now.

In terms of men, all the older names in our family seem to be back already (James, Joseph, Frederick, Daniel). My dad's name I think might be coming back and husband's name is Welsh (because he is) which was very popular in England in the 70s/80s, but less so now.

I'm not a huge fan of made-up names, especially those beginning with a K, so wouldn't mind if those died a death past this generation, but I suspect that most names will probably get pardoned and resurrected.

My nephews are Aussies and they both have names which are traditionally surnames as their first names, which I'm guessing is a popular thing in Oz. I'd be interested to know from any Australian posters whether there is a huge US influence on kids' names there now, as we heard nephew 2's potential girl name, and it was such a horribly made-up, X Factor USA type name (that I have actually blocked from my memory) that we were practically ecstatic that he came out with a pair of bollocks...

flatmum · 01/11/2013 01:54

Nigel
Barry
Wayne

Someone I worked with was called Nigel Barry - how much would you have to hate a baby to call them that? maybe it explains why he was such a miserable unhappy person.

JadziaSnax · 02/11/2013 00:47

Eleanor was on my name list for DD. I think it's a classic.

BeattieBow · 02/11/2013 06:49

presumably all these names will come back into fashion at some stage? our children will be using 1940s names (and we'll be aghast and gritting our teeth), and their children may be using 1960s/70s names. So the Sharons/Kevins will be back in fashion in the future.

I know a Fanny - I think it's a lovely name!

the really fashionable people won't be calling their children Edna or Ernie now (old lady chic probably is too trendy for them), they'll be using Barbara and Nigel!

RaRa1988 · 03/11/2013 15:15

Cynthia shudders

Interesting to hear Sarah/Rachel/Emma/Claire classed as 70s names - I was born in the late 80s and went to schools with LOADS of all of these, many of them a year or two younger. Also several Alices, Hannahs, and Charlottes. I know a couple of Amandas my age too.

The unusual names is my year group were - as I recall! :

Megan
Jade
Pearl
Greg
Darren

BikeRunSki · 03/11/2013 15:17

Derek
Jeffery
Ian
Neil

I just can't imagine looking into a crib and cooing any of those names.

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