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Do you think some dated names are more loved than other dated names?

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oldnorsesaga · 10/02/2024 18:28

Kind of weird theoretical question.
do you think, among general population, some people love some dated names more than others?
For example, Julia is dated, but people like it more than Sandra, because it is romantic and has some quality in sound which makes people like Julia over other dated names
or when people disliked Gladys more than Edith, so Gladys is still not revived, while some Victorian names are back, and some people like Enid as well.

what would be your dated names everyone loves, but you find dreadful? It can be revived name.

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NachosAndCheese · 12/02/2024 12:30

I don’t understand the love for Evelyn at all. It’s also everywhere. Soooooo many Evies.

KirstenBlest · 12/02/2024 12:33

Me neither @NachosAndCheese . The Eve-lyn or Evlin pronunciations aren't too bad, but I don't like the Ever-lyn one.

Vroomfondleswaistcoat · 12/02/2024 14:11

I know a baby Nellie. Not Nell, not short for Helen, or Eleanor. Just Nellie, as in not on your.

I also had a friend who called her baby Kevin. I just looked at the poor innocent baby and thought seriously? You looked at a tiny newborn and thought 'Kevin'?

I roll my eyes so hard at people who appear to have given birth to their great grandparents, but I don't have to say the names, so it's up to them. Just, seriously? I mean, seriously?

sashh · 13/02/2024 03:27

PurBal · 11/02/2024 18:27

I don’t think Gay will be revived… or Adolf.

I was watching a documentary about Israel and the Jews that moved there from Europe after WWII.

One man was called Adolf, he was born just after WWII.

There were no comments about his name but I was surprised it was used. Maybe it was a family name.

PiggieWig · 13/02/2024 03:35

I was surprised by the love for Malcolm recently

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