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Old fashioned names you isn’t think will make a come back?

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Hippopotas · 30/11/2018 23:16

Inspired by my watching of White Christmas earlier I’m interested in names people don’t think will make a come back.

My list so far
Edna
Bob
Doris
Vera
Algernon

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SisterOfDonFrancisco · 30/11/2018 23:38

Derek, Tracey. Unless they're coming back as D'Rec and Tray-Zee or some other variation of the future.

allthegoodusernameshavegone · 30/11/2018 23:39

Karen
Sharon
Darren
Mark
Steven
Terence
Susan
Gillian
Janice
Nigel
Morris
Clive
Candice
Derek
Dennis
Shirley
Vince
Vernon
Erika
Marlon
Victor
Raymond
Malcolm
Nicole
Tanya
Tracey
Courtney
Curtis
kurt
Blake
Stacey
Cassandra
Wayne
Dwayne
Violet
Declan
Bradley
Kylie

All awful old fashion names........ but give it 10 years or so and they will return.

helpingvsdoinghomework · 30/11/2018 23:39

@Hippopotas i know an Algernon!

My suggestions would be-

Stacey
Tracey
Linda
Jean
Barbara

Kevin
Brian
Colin
Martin
Nigel

RedRoseReb · 30/11/2018 23:39

Phyllis
Gertrude

RedRoseReb · 30/11/2018 23:40

I think Blake has returned.

helpingvsdoinghomework · 30/11/2018 23:41

@TheLastMermaid i know a Bob under the age of 10

Marcipex · 30/11/2018 23:44

Quite like Gertie, like the little girl in ET

ernjas · 30/11/2018 23:46

@allthegoodusernameshavegone I know a baby Curtis, a baby Kylie, 2 baby Violets and 3 Blake's under 10!

NecklessMumster · 30/11/2018 23:48

Mary
Phyliss
Maureen
Kevin
Keith

RedRoseReb · 30/11/2018 23:49

I like Gertie too.

Annandale · 30/11/2018 23:49

Ebeneezer
Adolf

I am certain that Lesley will be top of the charts in about 20 years - in fact probably I will have a GC called that (obvs if I am lucky etc). There's nothing wrong with it but it makes me think of cheesecloth and I'm not keen.

MollyHuaCha · 30/11/2018 23:50

Veronica
Agnes

Leslie
Ernest

RustyBear · 30/11/2018 23:51

Isn’t David Tennant’s second daughter called Doris?

Mymycherrypie · 30/11/2018 23:52

allthegoodusernameshavegone a few of those were in the top 100 for 2018 😂

SuperSuperSuper · 30/11/2018 23:54

Roger
Graham
Dennis
Brenda
Doreen
Moira
Mavis
Bertha
Trevor
Terry
Deirdre
Des

Talith · 30/11/2018 23:55

Kenneth/Kenny

Which is a shame as hearing it afresh it is actually a lovely name

Talith · 30/11/2018 23:55

Wayne

Talith · 30/11/2018 23:56

Gertrude can be Trudy. I've always thought that was lovely.

ShovingLeopard · 30/11/2018 23:57

I know a 3 year old Vera, several little Violets, an Ernie, and a Norman. I can't ever see Sharon coming back, but presumably it will some day.

IsabelleSE19 · 30/11/2018 23:59

I know a lovely little boy called Kenny! Also surprised to see pps say Barbara as I thought that was coming back already - Victoria Coren Mitchell and David Mitchell's dd is called Barbara.

circleoflife · 01/12/2018 00:03

I know an Ethel and a Vera.

I thought Stella was fairly popular?

OhTheRoses · 01/12/2018 00:03

Eunice
Kim
Cuthbert
Cecil

AndNoneForGretchenWieners · 01/12/2018 00:03

Eileen
Mavis
Freda
Norman
Hubert
Reginald

Rainbowqueeen · 01/12/2018 00:06

Agnes
Brenda
Cecil

AvoidingMarking · 01/12/2018 00:06

I teach Wayne, Justin, Brian and a Gary.

Can't imagine Keith coming back though.

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