Old lady names that haven't had a comeback

[GirlcalledJames]

Wondering if any of these will trend:

Eileen, Doreen, Noreen, Maureen
Margery
Dorothy
Doris
Vera
Rita
Norah
Winifred
Mary
Joan
Margaret
Patricia
Ethel
Gladys, Dilys
Edith

Patricia is a name associated with St Patrick's Day, so it can turn up in any generation really. I was born in the late 1950s and there were plenty of them in my generation, but there were Mums called Patricia as well.

Wonder if today's babies will be calling their kids Trevor, Gary, Barry, Sharon etc.

Always amuses me that Barry and Gary are scoffed at, while Harry is seen as cool.

Trevor's an odd one though. I never "got" Trevor. I suppose it's a surnamey name really and people seem to like those, so no reason why it shouldn't return.

Already mentioned above, mine are

Aileen
Beryl
Edna
Myrtle
Mavis (not Maisie)

I know a Mary, an Esme, a Norah, several Florences, Ruths and a Queenie.
I like Doris as it's a family name but dh was none too keen.

I live in The Channel Islands and know a:

Newborn Maude (love this)
Under five Maeve (Irish parents)
Toddler Dorothy (Nn Dora)
Toddler Blanche (French mother)
School age Joan
Toddler Edith (pronounced eee-dit but with a soft t)
School age Millicent - called this an not shortened to Millie

Conversely I know several older (7+) children with "baby boomer" age names too:

Karen
Alison
Debby (she is a Debra)
Wendy
Peter x 2 in my nephew's school
Clyde
Mark

I love Maude and I really like Mabel

DD2 was nearly Edith, changed our minds last minute.

I like Maude, Agatha and Agnes.

I've know girls called Lois, Mabel, Esther, Margaret and Rita.

Monica hasn't become popular again as yet, it's quite a cluncky sounding name I think.

Clarissa is lovely, and I hope that it gets used more.

Although I'm an old lady my name hasn't been mentioned yet.

I also know a 6 year old Ida and have come across a little Maude too!

Monica is a very school-story name to me! I don't think I've ever met a Monica in real life, but when I was a child there always seemed to be a Monica in books (some of which had been passed down from older relatives).

There have been some famous Monicas (Seles, Bellucci) so there are probably a few young Monicas somewhere.

I know so many babies called Edith! Norah is getting popular as well.
When I was a teenager and did French exchange there were loads of French / Belgian Mauds! They were pronouncing it more like mode but it seemed really popular

Just had an addition to the family called Ada. I am coming round to it and apparently it is very popular in Holland.
I can't imagine Beryl and Bertha becoming fashionable. Mind you, I would have said the same of Olive 10 years ago and think it's cute now.

My mother is called Meryl (totally outed!) Highly unusual and not one I think is going to come back!

Florence!

Florence is lovely. We nearly had that for dd

Pauline
June
Barbara

Chastity, Prudence and Dorcas.

Oh, Susan. I went to school with one, she'd be 30. But apart from her, none.

I quite like April, May & June!

Lots of non-English names, that were once popular, sound much nicer in their native countries...

Jacqueline
Majella
Jacinta
Caroline

Would they have been the equivalent of Amelie or Sylvie nowadays? Pretty names. In France!

Lots of old names coming back in vogue... But, Sheila is the one that I just can't see happening!

I think Sheila could come back, in fact. It's a nice-sounding name and is apparently an anglicized form of Síle, an Irish form of Cecilia.

Dorothy has definitely made a comeback.

I also know some Ivys, Elsies, Marys, 1 Agnes, 1 Ada and 1 Edith.

I was considering Barbara for my 2nd child but he was a he.

Not heard of any recent Beryls though

Patricia isn't an old lady name thank you very much!!

I know a toddler Marilyn in the USA, and she's gorgeous, suits it so well, though it's definitely considered a dated name over here. Something to do with the US accent makes it sound really pretty.

Edith is sounding better each episode of Saxon goings on in the Last Kingdom. (A)Ethel is not coming back though I don't think. Thora I like!

Mary, Margaret and Joan I have come round to. Jean / Jeannie I have liked for a while now.

I don't think Eileen, Doreen, Gladys or Madge are coming back.

I met a little baby Mavis the other day.

Now that I have read the thread, clearly Edith has arrived!