Isn't it weird when you see your own name on here....

[Abubu]

...and someone is saying they don't like it.
Gutted!

Mine was EVERY other girl's middle name in my class at school (80's)

Anne?

My name isn't on here very often. - think elderly, slightly dotty, maiden aunt with a dozen cats

But when it is, it's not had an extreme reaction one way or the other.

my kids names have never appeared here. Ever. They would get a pasting!!

Mine is on here often but rarely liked. Too common these days, at least the shortened name is. Although there were none as i was growing up.

Mine is sometimes suggested- more frequently as a middle name- seems universally liked... except by me

mine is on the Glastonbury thread and I about wet myself laughing!!

oohh Hecate, now I'm curious

are you a Guinevere dizzy?

mine comes up quite alot and i'm always suprised to see how much people like it, i hated it as a child and am still not that keen now.

FuckOff unfortunately not as it would be better than the alternative

SK waves at dizzy

Mine is two 70s names that my mother in her infinite wisdom thought it was really exotic to double barrell

People NO to hyphens!!!

ah, you're Portia-Lou then Dizzy

Mine is either loved or hated.

I've never like it myself, it's much to harsh a name

I have yet to see my name on any lists and it is quite a regular, classic girl's name. I am clearly DEEPLY out of fashion. To be fair I don't look at that many of the baby name threads, but I have been here for about 6 years on and off, and have yet to see it. Dd's name, however, is all over the place!

Lulubee - you are either Jane or Claire

Mine appears from time to time as suggestions and I am always very suprised to see it. I have a nam every much popular in the 70s.

my name is never on the threads.. I think I am destined to become one of those old fashioned names that you don't hear of exept in old peoples homes

My name is on here quite often. It is either considered to be classic and beautiful, or nice but dull, but rarely disliked. It was not at all fashionable when I was born, but very popular now. Lots of people seem to have DDs with my name.

Lulabee - is your name Louise? Was one of the post popular middle names by far when I was at school in late 70s and through the 80s. Louise is my middle name.

What worries me is that if each generation tends to looks back to their grandparents for inspiration on naming their children (think of all the little Stans, Alfies and Rubys running about now), then my grandchildren are going to be saddled with the names of my parents' friends. I'm looking forward to being Granny to little Pam, Brenda, Colin and Brian.

what is wrong with Brenda????????!!!!!!!!!!!!

mine is never mentioned- its too hideous.

Gayle. thanks dad.

Ooops, sorry greyskull! Nothing wrong with Brenda, it's just one of my Mum's best mates' names and not one currently in fashion, I would say. Consider it changed to Margaret.

You're not married to someone called Colin are you?

It is the two generation up thing isn't it?

I just can't imagine lots of babies being called all the popular 70s names again!