I met a 9 yo the other day called

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Karen.

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

My daughter has a name that's old with a twist on it its modern English. And a variant of Amy. No one has heard of it before

My 2yo niece is called Sarah, there is 2 I know of in dc school too.

Poor 2 year old Derek!

I can't understand why Eric is so popular, yet Derek, with one additional sound, is so reviled. I don't disagree, but don't understand!

I know of a baby called Percy.... Not one I had anticipated tbh!

Why poor 2yo Derek? I can't see him standing out much against the little Stanley/Arthur/other names which are coming back round after a while out of fashion.

Lol at baby Derek

I don't like Eric either but I suppose it will remind some people of strapping Scandinavians (personally I think of Bananaman) whereas Derek just makes me think 'comb over and beige anorak'.

Derek is Arthur/Stanley's son rather than peer.

I was born in 1958 and my middle name is Karen. Loads of Karens at the schools I went to!

I wonder who the Karen was who started the craze for the name. There was probably some now forgotten B list move star.

is the baby names thread really a bad thread? all of mn seems to say 'keep off, keep off!!'

I met a baby Ian recently. It's a nice name but I'm so used to hearing Presley, Stanley, Archie around here it did surprise me a bit.

Before you can blink "Edna"and "Vera" will make a comeback.

Ian is awful.

I just know I'm going to be one of those HORRIBLE grandmother's who shrieks 'I forbid you from naming my grandson Darren, Keith or Trevor'

I know a 3yo Peter and a 2yo Vincent.....

I did double-take slightly, squoosh, it was a bit of a shock. Plus it was quite a young mum, I was genuinely expecting Jayden, Kai, something like that. Isn't it interesting how you have expectations of names when you see someone?

DD2 is 13 and her best friends are Karen and Margaret!

I know a baby Jason !

DS is at nursery with a 3yo Hilary

I know an 8 month old Raymond

And brothers percy and gilbert

And an Edith

Lots of people I know seem to be going for retro names in the last few years!

I wanted Percy for dc3 who turned out to be dd so no go but everyone kept saying "what about point Percy at the porcelain" ?

Karen is a really naice, inoffensive name IMO.

DD1 has 9 year old Brian and Jason in her class

Know a 6 yo Karen
2 yo Raymond and a 2 yo John ( both named after their Dad)
5 yo Margaret