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seeker · 28/07/2008 18:11

Just to prove you don't have to go "made-up" to give your child a name that no one else in the school has, I challenge you all to come up with names that are real, proper people names (not the names of geographical features, cars, wines or plants) that nobody on here knows anyone under 10 called.

I'll start.

Barbara, Monica, Sharon, Agnes, Alan, Grant, Trevor, Jeffrey and Malcolm.

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thelittlestbadger · 28/07/2008 19:07

Jean/Jeanne. also Keith.

scorpio1 · 28/07/2008 19:07

Kevin

iarel · 28/07/2008 19:08

roland, gareth, frederick, linda, regina, colin...

iarel · 28/07/2008 19:10

marjory, eliza, barry

choccypig · 28/07/2008 19:12

I know a little Eliza.

stumpywombat · 28/07/2008 20:08

I met a baby Vincent the other day. Bet Hermione is more popular after Harry Potter.

Duncan, Doris, Herbert, Dick, Mary...

JentlyDoesIt · 28/07/2008 20:14

Ivan - tis Ds's name and we get loads of comments on it. Never met anyone under the age of 60 with that name. Named after my grandad
Sheila is one of DD's middle names, after my gran.

fin42 · 28/07/2008 20:57

Dorothy, Diana, Lesley, Sharon, Jacqueline, Elaine, Lynn, Gillean, Pamela
Ian, Mark, Paul, Stephen, Keith, Carl

LynetteScavo · 28/07/2008 22:50

hw2004 - Hilary is quite popular in the US.
I know a Stanley, Vincent, and ofcourse there is baby Janet on Eastenders.

Clive - now there is a name due for a revival.

MaloryTowersUrbaniteLady · 28/07/2008 22:57

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rodg82 · 28/07/2008 22:57

Ulrika johnson just named her son malcom! Plus ive looked after a Trevor, jackie, brenda, alan,kevin,percy,albert....all under 6 yrs old and within the last couple of years!! I quite like random "old" names - think they'll be the florence/stanley/ruby names of future! Not sure id call my own child any of the name ive just listed tho i must admit!

MaloryTowersUrbaniteLady · 28/07/2008 23:02

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Astrophe · 28/07/2008 23:02

Helen
Noni
Sue
Carol
Jane
Judy

Tony
Richard
Garth
Grant
Gregory
Mark

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controlfreakyagain · 28/07/2008 23:08

i know at least one

vincent
hermione
betty
agnes
monica
harriet
mary

bet no one knows a norman or an edna?

Madlentileater · 28/07/2008 23:11

I know a Malcom and a Stanley under 1o

snice · 28/07/2008 23:14

I've met a 6yr old Monica and whoever put Frederick -I don't know where you live but there's loads of Freds and Freddies out there.

How about Pauline, Lesley, Gillian, Kim, Kenneth, Wayne, Quentin, Neil

herbietea · 28/07/2008 23:15

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singersgirl · 28/07/2008 23:16

OK, I know at least one of each of these under 10:
Archibald (though called Archie)
loads of Fredericks (though mostly known as Fred or Freddie)
Mark
Helen
Jane
Paul
Herbert (called Herbie by family)
Eliza
Harriet
Hermione
Mary
Richard

I met a baby Victor the other day. I also know an Edith and an Eric.

NormaStanleyFletcher · 28/07/2008 23:17

Dennis
Leonard

BiancaCastafiore · 28/07/2008 23:19

I met a four year old Terry a few months ago. His full name was Terry-Junior !

thumbwitch · 28/07/2008 23:29

Doris
Muriel
Gladys
Gwen
Mavis

Ronald
Harold (not Harry)
Engelbert
Ethelred
Brian

My DH's cousin is called Ivan but he is half Croatian so fair enough.

TheDuchessOfNorksBride · 28/07/2008 23:39

Julie, Joanne, Caroline, Judy, Lisa, Nicola, Christine, Sarah, Amanda.

Adam, Steven, Adrian, Anthony, Rupert, Martin, Andrew, Ian.

OK, so I'm just reeling off the names of my 40 year old friends...!

NormaStanleyFletcher · 28/07/2008 23:45

nigel
rodney
sharon
karen
tracey
wendy
clive
martin

lynda
Jill(Y)
phillipa
barbara

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