whatever happened to Linda?

[CrushWithEyeliner]

I think it is rather pretty - think Linda Evangalista..

Is it due a revival - does anyone know a Linda and would you consider it for your DDs?

@AbbeyA

As there seems to be a revival of, what I would term dreadful, names from 1920's-Mabel, Elsie, Winifred, Pearl, Ruby etc I would assume that Linda, Janet, Susan, Patricia, Lesley, Barbara, Brenda etc would follow on next!

I think you were onto something.

Names cycle around. I don't know if Linda, Sharon or especially Karen will ever return though.

I love Linda and Belinda but husband vetoed.
I also love Carol, Susan and Lorna. Lorna was on my shortlist as it makes me think of wild moors.
I think they are beautiful and hope they do come back! Much nicer imo than Maeve or Elsie which I find very ugly!

If you can get away from the associations I think some of them are nice sounding names.
It's just getting past the Linda/ Brenda of my childhood.
If they have a revival though people will gradually stop associating the names with that era and focus on the new generation.
It's like when I worked with the elderly 20 years ago. They were all called Lily, Mabel, Elsie etc but now I think of those names as children as opposed to elderly.
Not sure I have made any sense with that.

It's one of those names that you probably know one who wasn't very nice. It's one of those names like Sue, Karen, Michelle, Clare, Tracy and Kerry, where nearly every one you've ever met has been a right cow,

** apologies if you are a very nice person with one of those names.

I think 'Linda' is a pretty name too and due a comeback. Look up the meaning before using it.

A close relative has that name and she is smashing!

I think it is pretty too, but I don't feel the same about Lynda.

@KirstenBlest

I think it is pretty too, but I don't feel the same about Lynda.

That does seem a bit contrived. Linda is nice as it is.

It's strange isn't it.
I like Fay but not Faye.
Annabel but not Annabelle
Carol but not Carole
etc.

I dislike Johnathan and Jonathon but like Jonathan.

A case of 'if it ain't broke' or overembellishment perhaps.
I'm sure there are other examples

I think it will come back but not for at least another generation, along with Susan, Barbara, Carol, Patricia etc.

They’re the kind of names women of my parents generation have, but in another generation there will be people naming their babies after their grandmother or great grandmother Linda etc

Linda will come back, and when she does, she'll be holding hands with Susan, Anita and Pamela.

Re Xanthe it means golden so I always think of a blonde child.
I'm not keen on Linda. I don't think it's prime for revival.

Just call your daughter Lydia- The GP receptionist will always shout Linda

Not ready for a revival. But it will be.

I don't think Lorna sounds dated at all---it was never popular enough to be associated with a particular generation. It makes me think of Lorna Doone.