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I met a 9 yo the other day called

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tallulah · 21/03/2014 20:43

Karen.

As she was born before Outnumbered started she wasn't named after that character. I'll admit to feeling a bit Hmm about it.

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Hassled · 21/03/2014 20:45

Karen's a really nice name, I think. One of those names that died a death for no good reason (like Susan and Sarah).

KefaloniaBaby · 21/03/2014 20:46

I know a 5 year old called Garry. That really makes me laugh, for some reason

Judyandherdreamofhorses · 21/03/2014 20:46

It's fine though, isn't it? Maybe she was named after a dear family member or friend. Or perhaps her parents just liked the name and were unconcerned with fashion.

Judyandherdreamofhorses · 21/03/2014 20:47

I would be much judgier if I thought she actually was named after that character!

NickNacks · 21/03/2014 20:48

DS goes to school with a Margot (also 9).

cariadmawr · 21/03/2014 20:48

At a risk of outing myself I'm a Karen don't mind it now hated.it when kid in the seventies

squoosh · 21/03/2014 20:48

Nothing wrong with Karen it was just done to death in the 1970's.

I know a baby Colin. And a 5 year old Dennis.

BikeRunSki · 21/03/2014 20:50

I know a 4 year old Stephen.
And a 7 year old Eric.

TheScience · 21/03/2014 20:52

I really like Karen.

I know a 4 year old Martin.

AhoyMcCoy · 21/03/2014 20:53

I'm expecting DC1 - DHs favourite name for a girl is Karen. I like it, don't get me wrong, but how can it be someone's most favourite name?!

callamia · 21/03/2014 20:55

I like it. Maybe she was named after a much loved relative?

Ludways · 21/03/2014 20:57

I know plenty of kids with older fashioned names, Gary, Steven, Ralph, David, Helen. I think pretty much anything goes nowadays, they're seen as retro.

squoosh · 21/03/2014 20:58

Ahoy I remember saying this on another thread a while ago but I have a theory that men's favourite names are the names of the girls they fancied when they were in school or girls they remember as being nice and popular.

Karen
Claire
Louise
Sarah

Eastpoint · 21/03/2014 21:00

It's funny hearing about Karens born in the 70s, the only Karens I know were born between 1962 & 1968. There's a big chunk of them in my phone book.

meringue33 · 21/03/2014 21:01

Sarah is in the bible! And I know a baby Sarah. That name's not going anywhere.

nonameisgoodname · 21/03/2014 21:03

I know a 12yr old Karen.

(Plus two Eric's both under 5)

dannyboyle · 21/03/2014 21:06

We have a four year old named Sarah. We get loads of lovely comment :-)

SummerRain · 21/03/2014 21:06

Dd is a Sarah and there are 3 others in the school, not slipped out of fashion here at all.

I went to school with a few Karen and didn't much like any of them so that colours my view of the name, can't see much wrong with it if you don't have that problem though!

JuniorMint · 21/03/2014 21:07

I had a Wendy in my class last year (Y5 so 9-10 year olds). I wasn't sure at first but really came to like it!

squoosh · 21/03/2014 21:08

Yes there will always be Sarahs. Maybe not as popular as it was in the 80s or 90s but still quite a few of them.

MrsBigD · 21/03/2014 21:14

you guys would love it 'down here' ;). Due to the high Asian contingent with names that us westies can't remember or pronounce, they very sweetly offer up the English names, that usually are a bit retro, but still nice. I for one am pretty blasé about 'new wave names'... says the woman who puts K's into ds and dd's names instead of c' LOL

Ds (9) has an Earl in his class :), there's a Violet, Llew, Patricia, Margaret, Heather...

Floggingmolly · 21/03/2014 21:17

What exactly makes you feel a bit Hmm about it, op? I'd feel a lot more Hmm about Tequila or Kayleee, etc. personally.

TeaAndALemonTart · 21/03/2014 21:18

I like Karen. I know a 2yo Derek. That's a bit too retro for me.

Innocentbystander01 · 21/03/2014 21:20

I know a 9 yo Linda Smile.

Breezy1985 · 21/03/2014 21:24

My 9yo dd nearly ended up as Karen - not through choice the registrar had misheard us and wrote Karen on the certificate.

I know a teenage Maureen.

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