Mum and Dad names

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... as opposed to the Gran/Grandpa chic that seems to be all the rage at the moment. We've decided on Anna for out little one in utero but had we been expecting a boy, we toyed with names like John, Mark, Andrew etc, that possibly sound moderately passé rather than completely archaic. I'm 20 and find there's something both cool and comforting simultaneously about names that were still in - but just starting to drift out of - fashion when I was at school. I'm thinking Nicole, Karen, Nigel (can't abide this one but it's a good example!) etc etc.

So, just for fun. What Mum/Dad names do we like/can we think of etc.

there were 4 Lisas in my year at school. Also 4 Nicolas, 4 Kates, 3 Catherines and 2 Heathers (two classes of 36 children each). 3 Simons and 3 Neils - but we also had a Kai and a Barnaby. The Barnaby was the vicar's son, tho, so perhaps he was explicable!

My cousin called her litle girl mabel !!

My mum and dad are joan and brian ha ha and pil karen and robert

Girls: Anne, Cathleen, Margaret, Linda, Dawn, Donna (just can't imagine a baby Donna??!), Angela, Marie, Pamela, Suzanne.

Boys: Paul, Derek, Steven, Scott, Mark, Martin, Anthony, Andrew, Philip, Ian.

My parents are: Ann (without an "e" very baby boomer), and Mike
PIL : Mike and Monica
Parents friends: Viv and Nick, Ann and Trevor, Avis and Stan, Steve and Sandra, Geoff and Yvonne, Jennifer and Simon

Amongst my friends, most popular combo: David and Joanne

Hmm interesting, I'm 23 but think my school (or our parents at least) must have been stuck in some kind of time warp as loads of these names are names of people I remember from school!

e.g.,

Helen
Simon
Craig
Matthew
Michael
Susie
Cathy
Yvonne
Andy
Mary
and even a Barbara!

DH has just suggested we call our unborn child Margaret or Leonard for a boy. I have refused any physical contact all day on account of the Margaret suggestion. Most insulting as this is the first name he has suggested so far.

I like Margaret! Maggie is a cool name.

My nephew (13) goes to school with a Roger and an Ian.

I love Margaret/Maggie :)

AllGoodNamesGone has managed to mention my name, my mum's and my dad's, all in one post

You've missed Bruce from the 70's boys and Adam, we had a fair few of those in our school.
Girls

Mandy
Melanie
Paula
Adele
Jackie
Elizabeth
Sarah
Danielle
Joanna
Heather
Carol
Karen
Tessa
Lucy
Nichola
Nicholette (!)
Michelle
Sharon
Tracy

Nearly all middle names Sarah or Jane

70s girl babies: Laura, Sarah, Rachel, Jane, Abigail, Lesley

80s girl babies: Kylie, Kayleigh, Gemma, Kerry, Kelly

90s girl babies: Courtney, Jade, Paige, Ellie, Chelsea, Megan, Jessica

Brenda Elaine Glyn Hugh Catherine Sydney

Brian, Ian, Stuart, Paul, Peter

Loads of these are on our list for number 5! Especially Angela, Shirley, Beryl, Anne, Judith and Sally.
And I adore Raymond and Desmond. Unfortunately I used Raymond fro ds middle name so cannot use it now!

From my generation: Jane, Karen, Emma, Lisa, Nicola, and boys: Tony, Phillip, Scott, Alan

Sue, Carole, June, Irene, Lynne, Geoff, Chris, Stuart, Dave, Bob, Rita.

Friends of my parents:
David, Ian, Tim, Graham, Bernard, Roger, Trevor, Dennis
Margaret, Shirley, Donna, Elaine, Jacqueline, Sally

I can see a few of them coming back, but not for a while.

Woman at work just called her baby Maggie. :)

When starting DD at nursery last month I remember remarking to DH that the most unusual name there was a little boy named Graeme.

DH is a Michael. I really love it.

Wondering if Barbara will ever make a come-back...

I love the name Iris but my other half vetoed it as a 'granny' name :(

You don't get many Lavinia's or Violet's any more do you? My Nan was called Doreen which is a proper Grandma name!!

I know [of] a Violet. And I'm sure Dave Grohl has a daughter called Violet. I thought it was one of those newly popular names from the 20s like Stanley or Ruby.

Iris is one of my daughter's middle names. I wanted to call her Iris, but in the end we named her after my nana because she was born on what would have been my nana's birthday.

No, Violet is an on-trend name these days.

I have heard a few baby Kevins recently and had to admit to myself that the first wave of Kevins must now be grandads - and it's gone full circle. [gettingoldemoticon]

Has Jason been mentioned? Loads of Jasons, Lees, Jamies and Roberts in my class (I'm a 70s baby).

I know a 90-something Claire. When I say my friend Claire people think I'm talking about a thirty-something.