Which extinct or endangered baby names in Wales and England would you choose for a boy and girl?

[TopsieGreenwood]

I'd probably choose Marian for a girl. I also quite like Marjorie and Suzanne

For a boy I'd probably go with Dale

Extinct since 1994, are Graeme, Horace, Iain, Leigh, Melvyn, Nigel and Royston for boys.

And for girls, the list includes Bertha, Beverley, Carol, Carole, Doreen, Gail, Gertrude, Gillian, Glenys, Glynis, Hilary, Jeanette, Jill, Kay, Kerry, Lesley, Lindsay, Lyndsey, Lynne, Lynsey, Mandy, Maureen, Muriel, Phyllis.

The at-risk names for girls were Annette, Beryl, Brenda, Carolyn, Cheryl, Dawn, Debbie, Debra, Denise, Diane, Donna, Doris, Edna, Freda, Geraldine, Gladys, Gwendoline, Hilda, Janet, Janice, Jean, Jordan, Kirsty, Lindsey, Lorraine, Lynda, Lynn, Marian, Marion, Marjorie, Marlene, Maud, Mildred, Norma, Pamela, Pauline, Sheila, Shirley, Suzanne, Thelma, Tracey, Tracy, Toni and Yvonne.

Boys
Barry, Cecil, Clarence, Claude, Clifford, Cyril, Dale, Donald, Gary, Garry, Glen, Glenn, Gordon, Graham, Howard, Keith, Leslie, Neville, Norman, Rodney, Stewart, Stuart and Trevor.

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Love Iain spelled like that.

Rugged!

I know several Mauds under five — mildly hipster parents. One has a sister called Ursula.

I like Gwen, but Gwendolen or Gwendolyn rather than Gwendoline.

Gwendoline for a girl.

For a boy, at a push, Cecil.

@KedgeIsland

I know several Mauds under five — mildly hipster parents. One has a sister called Ursula.

I like Gwen, but Gwendolen or Gwendolyn rather than Gwendoline.

Is this in North London?

I've used Howard as a middle name.

I think I'd let them die a natural death. I did come on the thread full of gusto but those lists are dispiriting.

South London, actually — Sydenham — Devon and Durham, @TopsieGreenwood. The Ursula-Maud combo are in Devon.

I'm actually amazed that my name isn't there.

I'd probably go Iain for a boy. Need to look again at the girls but maybe Gwendoline.

We like Diane and Cyril!

Sorry I

If I was forced- Gwendoline and Iain

Some of those names will come back, I'm sure. I had Marion on my list when I was pregnant and would also consider Jean. The boys names appeal much less, to be honest.

Claude for a boy because that was my teddy bears name when I was a child after the man.who gave him to me. Claudie 🐻.

Geraldine and Trevor

Jean / jeanie is cute.

Claude is also cute.

Claude & Jeanie

And Freda is awesome!

Kerry and Leigh.

Graeme isn't extinct in Scotland, although it seems to be used as a middle name more often than a first name. It was on our middle name shortlist although we didn't use it.

In 2021 it was used twice as a first name in 2021 and over forty times as a middle name. Since becoming "extinct" in 1994 it seems to have been used well over a thousand times here. in Scotland.

My nephew has another of the "extinct" names as his middle name.

@HoliHormonalTigerlilly

Claude is also cute.

Claude & Jeanie

My dad's middle name is Claude after an uncle who died in the war. I don't think he likes it that much. He's mid seventies.

Maud and Cecil.

I love Beryl... but am in a minority.

Dd's boyfriend is Dale. Quite unusual

The changes in name fashions are fascinating. I remember as a teenager giggling (with another girl) at the brand name Oris for watches.

We thought it sounded like Horace, and so hilarious! I still don't like it. I remember similar reactions in France to the name Victor.

Freda is beautiful.

I like both Claude and Maud, but obviously couldn't use them both, so I'd go for either Cecil or Clarence and Maud. And I'd pair Claude with Freda or Marlene.

Actually Freda and Marlene would be good for a pair of girls with Marlene pronounced like Marlene Dietrich.