Names that aren't making a comeback

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Erasmus

came across this today, Charles Darwin's grandfather. Just thought, you aren't likely to see that one on a baby names thread.

reminds me of a Lord Peter Whimsy novel where the characters in the village are called Obediah, Jeremiah, Hepzibah and so on.

I very genuinely considered Dionysus, Agamemnon and Horatio. We have no greek background at all, and for girls i considered Isis, Hera and Artemis. In the end we went for something not too dissimilar to Ian.

DS is 4.

My seven year old finds Sharon, Brian and Andrew impossibly sophisticated and unusual. I fully expect to have a grandchild called Norman or Brenda.

Gary
Algenon
Roger

Eileen
Doris
Mildred

I think the 70's/80's names WILL make a comeback. In the 90's we would have peed ourselves laughing at the granny names that are all the rage now. Karen and Simon will be debated on Mumsnet due to their increasing popularity!!

It is funny how they are not the same though.

Eileen, Doris, Mildred, all pretty much the same era.

But Doris is coming back.

Haven't heard of any Eileens and Mildreds.

(can imagine Mildred becoming popular though)

Doris? Seriously?!

when i have a DC i like the name Sylvia for a girl or sylvianna and francis for a boy i love old names with a bit of history or a nice tale behind them cant stand made up names of this generation like "lexie" and "kelsey" and the dreaded "lily mae" shudder so over used with no meaning or history behind them what so ever IMHO.

Fanny

Richard-shortened-to-Dick

fanny people were so innocent back then what have we become also the word gay used to mean happy.

yes, Doris is out there

the more i think about it , Mildred, shortened to Milly will be here soon!

lower away - rather a low tone than it gets nasty over names.

Kimberley
Alan
Derek

I had a Great Uncle called Marmaduke - I can't see that coming back.

I shall tell my mum & aunt that they should stop thinking their name's ( Elsie & Eleanor) are 'old women's' names, they won't believe me though; they dislike their names intensely. What about aunty Pamela?

Marmaduke - brilliant! If I ever get a large dog, he will be called Marmaduke

I know a year two child (6/7) called Fanny. She is named after grandmother I think. The school encourage her to call herself Francesca but mum is having none of it!

I know a newborn Agatha and an older child.

Derek

Actually we called him Uncle Duke which is quite cool really.

I've know of a young Marmaduke. Also a school-age Aeneas and a Hieronymus.

I do live in an exceptionally wanky area though.

I know a primary school aged Lauren, Louise and Eric.

What about Ralph?

DD2 is a Shirley

Brian
Lesley
Gillian

my sons middle name is on here!

All names will sketchier appearance again at some point, what we think won't matter to the generations down the line, I certainly didn't care what my great-grandma would've thought of my dc's names.

sketchier where did that come from?