Bring back Keith!

[Ghuunvg]

Shouldn't it be due a comeback? I think it sounds kind of earthy and folky

No.
Cos I've never been able to say it properly. My poor childhood friend was "Keef" 😂😂😂

I know a primary school aged Ian, so anything is possible!

Keith isn’t the right generation to be brought back. Aside from pets, names like Keith, Brian, Derek, Robert etc. are really being used. It’s the generation previous (Stanley, Arthur, Frank, Wilfred) which are popular. But if you think it’s due a comeback, go ahead and use it.

It is awful, and not the right generation to come back. However I do know a 19 year old Keith named after his Dad.

Well we have whole armies of Feeos wandering around, why not Keefs!

No sorry, not to my taste!

@Ghuunvg that's true.
And all the Feebies 😂

What should Feebie sound like?

Agreed. About time my generation's names were revived! (I'm 62.)

I look forward in future years to seeing a revival of fortunes for:
Nigel
Graham
Philip
Peter
Paul
Mark
Martin
Stephen
David
Derek
Neil
Richard

And for girls:
Carol
Deborah
Tracy
Sharon
Joanne
Anita
Suzanne
Claire
Jane
Sarah
Susan
Nicola
Amanda
Kathryn
Janet
Julie
Fiona
Alison
Gillian
Jill
Jacqueline

@Hobbi Phoebe 😂

I just know there will come a time when our kids have kids and are choosing between Janet and Tricia or Trevor and Barry 😂😂😂

And Nigel while you're at it!

@Needmorelego

Sorry for being dense, but doesn't Phoebe sound like Feebie? It's not like Keef, where people whose parents never corrected them say th as f.

@Hobbi I think the Ph is meant to have more of a 'Thuh' sound - like Theo - but many people say it more F like.
If that makes sense.
"Thuh-eebee" 🤔

I love Phoebe. Its freebie without the r.

No, it's pronounced 'fee-bee'.

In the same way that amoeba and foetus are pronounced 'ameeba' and 'feetus'.

So have I been wrong all these years and actually saying Phoebe correctly - as in "Feebie" ?
I actually thought my way was wrong 😂

Oh yes, like ‘th’one, ‘th’onetics and ele’th’ant.

@OctaviaRedQueen stupid English language....😂😂😂😂

I actually quite like Keith. And I like Iain but not Ian.

Gary has to be the worst.

Agreed, Gary sucks, its so plodding.

But if you step away from the connotations of Keith, it's quite a good name. It packs a lot into one syllable...The K is hard and manly but the TH is soft, and the "ei" gives it a little weirdness.

I love it!

I'm totally not getting the phoebe debate. It's a PH like PH always has been and always be....F!

Eh? Ph = F !

@Ghuunvg @JoanThursday I am deeply confused 😂

😂 This has really made me chuckle. Sorry @Needmorelego !