Kevin

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Due a come-back, or not?

I like Kevin.
In Ireland it's not a chavvy name.
I really dislike :
Wayne
Derek
Gary
Jason
Barry
Dave ( David is nice)

Kevin is a horrible name. Not helped by DSis's abusive ex of the same name. Gavin is a name for a lowly car-room salesman who fancies himself as a big shot. although the only Gavin I know was very gentle and bookish and not like that at all.

I know a few baby Kevins - all of them born to parents who hail from outside the UK but, settled here now, wanted their children to have traditional English names. You also see this kind of thing a lot in countries that have ties to the UK - colonial, historical, etc. - for eg, beautiful, exotic wild women called things like Doris, or young bucks about town called Winston. Every culture interprets names differently.

Rule of thumb: if it would suit a Minion avoid it.

Minion Kev?

Avoid.

Kevin? hell no.
one of my friends called her son kevin. He's about 3 now. could not believe she called him that. sorry, but there are far nicer names out here,. but that of course, is a matter of opinion.

Gavin yes (and Gavin Esler!) Kevin nooooooo, surely the book is enough to put anyone off permanently. Or if not that, Kevin the teenager!

I encountered a lovely little pair of toddler twins in the park recently who were called Dave and Mike. Perfectly good names but very incongruous on two-year-olds!

John is a lovely name, in the 1940's 20% of boys were named John, so they overdid it a bit. Time for a come back. Also David is a lovely strong name.

Now we have been calling our children after our grandparents, for my age group it is the late Victorian names. For our kids they will be choosing the names of their grandparents, so for my kids it will be Paul and Barbara.

I reckon Kay, Tracey, Julie, Louise, Julian are all due a comeback.

But the one I most want to see return to favour is Rachel. Beautiful name, shockingly underused.

John is another name that is still very popular in Ireland. Baby Johns all over the place.

Devora I'd definitely have considered Rachel if we didn't have one in the family already. Rachel is timeless as far as I'm concerned.

Kevin is very popular on the continent apparently, my German cousin named his son Kevin. I have a soft spot for 70's boy's names that can be shortened or have a z added on. Ie: David/Dave, Kevin/Kev, Jason/Jase, Darren/Daz, Jeremy/Jez.

For girls I think Sarah is a beautiful name that deserves a comeback, and Lisa. Not Jacqueline/Jackie though

I remember trying to stifle a laugh when a former neighbour said she was considering this name for her baby boy. Kevin is a really fashionable name in Italy - at least it was 6 years ago.

Sarah's never gone away to be able make a comeback. Has never been out of top 100, not for over a century anyway.

LOLing at the toddler twins called Dave and Mike . I would expect them to be at least 35yo, possibly working in a garage.

Kevin. On a par with Gary, Steven, Jason and Darren. Not horrible but will probably see a resurgance in about 30 years when all the now trendy names become really overused. Still reminds me of the loner kid who smelt of snot at primary school in the early 80s though!

I don't know of any Sarahs that aren't in their 30s/40s. My Dd's name is a sort of versionof Sarah and she is the only one in her school (primary)

What's wrong with Jacqueline/Jackie?

Napoleons
What does snot smell like?

All you people looking for little Rachels should visit here.
I think there are 7 or 8 in ds school. ( single class per year primary)

Egbert It's my name unfortunately but to me it's forever a slightly overweight middle-aged woman. And now I am that woman

Lots of Rachels and Kevins here, including a sibling set that I know. Rachels tend to have sisters named Sara/h.

I know a few Kevin's

They are aged 2,5& 40

There is a Gareth in one of the classes at DD's school, but I don't think I know any young Kevins.

What about Derek?

What about names our Dad's have a are they due a comeback?

• Alan
• Dereck

-Ray

I read an article in the newspaper saying Richard was a name that had taken a huge slide from very popular for generations to extremely dated.

In my mind, names of monarchs and names from the New Testamanet are classics and will always be sensible decent names. Interestingly,it's the Old Testament names that are more popular at the moment and the Johns, Andrews,Peters, Pauls etc which are less popular - but I wouldn't consider them dated as still very solid names.

The unusual names which people choose or which are trendy now, will date those children far more to the decade of their birth and become dated, than the real classics.