Names that don't get used much anymore

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Someone mentioned "Richard" the other day...

Obviously there's "Adolph" and "Judas" and "Nebuchadnezzar" and all.


Wanda
Jedediah
Ulysses
George
Abraham
(hell, most Presidents' names)
Does Iris still get used?
June?
Judith?

[cookiepuss]

mable
myrtle
ruth

[ms.peachy]

I've met a few new parents in recent years (as you might imagine) who have given their children what I had thought of as kind of old-fashioned names. In a way I think some of the old names are making a bit of a resurgence. I mean, when we chose Mathilda, we thought that was kind of old-y and not very popular, but there do now seem to be a fair number of under-5s with the name, albeit usually spelled in the more anglicised Matilda.

The couple across the hall from us have a two month old named Arthur.

One of my close friends had her baby Millicent in January.

I have met two baby Eleanors.

Also of my recent acquaintance: Agatha, Agnes, Wilfred.

[abcdefz]

I've met a few new parents in recent years (as you might imagine) who have given their children what I had thought of as kind of old-fashioned names. In a way I think some of the old names are making a bit of a resurgence. I mean, when we chose Mathilda, we thought that was kind of old-y and not very popular, but there do now seem to be a fair number of under-5s with the name, albeit usually spelled in the more anglicised Matilda.

The couple across the hall from us have a two month old named Arthur.

One of my close friends had her baby Millicent in January.

I have met two baby Eleanors.

Also of my recent acquaintance: Agatha, Agnes, Wilfred.


Wow. I thought most of those were gone.



Martha?
Penelope?

[ms.peachy]

I quite like Penelope, but mr.p said no, LOL. I also like Josephine.

I forgot, I have also met a young Martha. And a Silas. And Mattie's got an Aloysius in her class, but he is called "Louie".

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Does "Reginald" still get used?

"Ichibod"? :D

Silas?

Oroville is pretty much done, I think. Orin, too.

I met a man named Loris -- I thought that was an odd name.

[hpdrifter]

I love Josephine. Also love Jaqueline but not the unfortunate diminutive "Jackie".

I think there are lots of pretty names that don't get used much anymore:

Madeline
Bianca (I will name my future daughter this)
Sonia
Ramona

One of my closest friends is called Silas Orion. His parents were hippies.

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Madeline



My boss has a daughter named Madeleine. She's probably... 12?

[MC Moot]

Abraham
Ulysses
Ichabod
Shadrach
Meshach
Abednego

[abcdefz]

You forgot "Methuselah."


Susan?
Hillary?
Dwight?
Gary?



(For kids.)

[MC Moot]

*peruses non-biblical staff list*

Virgil
Dawn
Pearline
Hayley
Karina
Oscar
Ingrid
Wanda
Rita

[ms.peachy]

Hayley


Hayley is quite popular, or at least was until very recently - I know of several Hayleys in the 8-16 bracket. I teach at least 5 of them; I am constantly getting them mixed up.

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Winifred
Fred
Leonard
Charles

?


I dunno.

[MC Moot]

Maybeline
Mary Lou
Ethel

[abcdefz]

ooooooooooooooooooooh... Ethel's a good one (y)

Eugene?

[camo]

don't hear many 'Marks' anymore

[MC Moot]

At this juncture I would like to report a disturbing upswing in the number of "Trinity's" ,"Destiny's" and "Tiffany's"...future strippers without doubt...:D....and i think Gabriel is a nice name but it's fading fast....

[Guy Incognito]

My dad's first names were Wyndham James , It was a name that had been passed thru generations but thankfully not to me- He didnt like it much either he was known as Jim.

[MC Moot]

My dad's first names were Wyndham James , It was a name that had been passed thru generations but thankfully not to me- He didnt like it much either he was known as Jim.

aye!...my mother was adamant I not be referred to as Jim or Jimmy.....

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Wendell?

Before No Country for Old Men, I hadn't heard the name Lewellen (?) before.

[camo]

Rumpleforeskin

[MC Moot]

Friends I had before jr high...


Adrian
Brock
Bryce
Cabral
Malachi

[ms.peachy]

Before No Country for Old Men, I hadn't heard the name Lewellen (?) before.
It's very Welsh.

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Maybe that's why. (y)

[na§tee]

yes. good old celtic names. it is spelt llewelyn. another welsh name i really love is rhys. reese. reeeeece.

[Rock]

Frank
Harold

[na§tee]

bob. you hardly get any bobs. represent, bbmb bob! (y)

[MC Moot]

ahhh yes,theres a lovely cathrine Zeta Jones like lady I work with with the handle of Bronwyn...

Heathcliff...

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Shelly?

Lloyd.

You don't see many men named Laurie any more, do you?

[Yorkshire~Rose]

I have met two baby Eleanors.


That is Ava's middle name (y).

I have quite a few friends called either Claire, Sarah and Joanne. Very popular in the '70s and not used so much now.
Also the majority of my friends have Louise as a middle name.

[MC Moot]

Madge...Wilford...

[Yorkshire~Rose]

I went to school with an 'Aubrey'.

He always looked like he needed a good wash.

[gbsuey]

Alan. can't picture it as a baby name.

[Waus]

Quentin
Holden
Simon

?

All names I'd like for my children.

[gbsuey]

my friends called their son holden-wasn't sure i liked it at first but think it's a great name.i thought they got it from that film chasing amy cause i'm not culturally aware

[ms.peachy]

That is Ava's middle name (y).

I have quite a few friends called either Claire, Sarah and Joanne. Very popular in the '70s and not used so much now.
Also the majority of my friends have Louise as a middle name.

Claire is Mathilda's middle name(y)

[na§tee]

and louise is mine.

that mathilda bird sure has some good pedigree ; )

[trailerprincess]

Recent baby names I have heard include Archie, Silas and Fred. Hmmm (that's not one, I was just pondering the choice of Fred)

[jabumbo]

i want to name my first child francis/frances

a very underutilized name

[trailerprincess]

My nana was called Ruby which has been under going a bit of a revival these days

[MC Moot]

Recent baby names I have heard include Archie, Silas and Fred. Hmmm (that's not one, I was just pondering the choice of Fred)

Coworkers here,in the last year, have had:

Solah
Frida
Liam
Carter
Naquena

[ScarySquirrel]

Eunice.
Isaac.

That's all I got for now.

[b-grrrlie]

Jalmari or Hjalmar (like my grandfather) and my first name are really rare these days. I think all the girls who share my name are in their mid-late forties...

[avignon]

Walter and Celeste (this crodgity old couple I know)

I have a friend named Flota who is 29.

Alice
Norma
Beulah
Lester
Orville
Meryl
(all my grandparents)

Randolph (step brother)

We were talking about baby names just for shits and giggles one day, and I would not want to name a kid THE MOST POPULAR name of their generation. I'm liking Lucy or Amelia or Madeleine for a girl and Gus or Max for a boy. My Pop is deadset on naming his first grandson Sixkiller. God help us.

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Edith.

[Gumby02]

My name is Edith, its actually Edith Dianna... I was named after my grandmother. I hated it when I was younger because all the girls my age had the cool names, but now I have grown to love my name. I thinks its very old fashioned but at the same time classy and dignified. Plus, no one ever forgets me cause my name's so uncommon, especially among people in their twenties! What about Gertrude?? No ones hears that name these days...

[abcdefz]

That's cool.


How about Virginia? Lawrence?

[MC Moot]

Thurston
Gaylein
Ingrid

[MC Moot]

Montana
Dakota
Dallas

[instigator7022]

ahhh yes,theres a lovely cathrine Zeta Jones like lady I work with with the handle of Bronwyn...

Heathcliff...

i looove the name bronwyn but i saw it spelled bronwen?

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Randolph?

[MC Moot]

i looove the name bronwyn but i saw it spelled bronwen?

maybe,don't know...but this lady spells her's Bronwyn for sure...

[MC Moot]

Hector
Hugo
Benito
Thad

*this thread is driving me mad*

[abcdefz]

I don't think Rupert gets used too much anymore.

Yolanda?

Rex?

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Oscar

Charlotte?

Arthur? Have we said Arthur?

Ralph?

[DeeJayZap]

ooooooooooooooooooooh... Ethel's a good one (y)

Eugene?

i have a friend called eugene. and theres another guy called eugene in my school too.

stella?

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Herman

[taquitos]

Dunghill

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Van?

Helen?

Linda?

[BangkokB]

Stone
Fingerstorm
Larf
Echewta
Donkey Kong

[basd]

i wached a movie where one girl's name was Bobbie Joe :D

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Irma
Ida

[basd]

Henryetta

[na§tee]

reginald.

polly.

[taquitos]

charlton

[-T-]

Dwayne
Theodore
Hebert
Shirley
Henry
Beatrice

[TAL]

polly.
It's because I ate them all.

[mate_spawn_die]

wilma
albert

[Documad]

My grandma's name was Bertha. It's a horrible name. We had a dog named Hazel once.

My aunt's name was Eleanor. I like the name Eleanor. I also like Martha, Mary, etc -- all the traditional grown up names for girls.

[avignon]

You know, there are a lot of names mentioned in here that are fairly common in certain areas. Maybe region plays a big roll in the popularity of names.

[ms.peachy]

You know, there are a lot of names mentioned in here that are fairly common in certain areas. Maybe region plays a big roll in the popularity of names.

I definitely think so. Someone a few posts back said "Henry" - Henry is rather trendy at the moment actually, in my experience (and much to my annoyance, as I had planned to use it if I had a boy MY WHOLE LIFE). Also in the UK, it wouldn't be so odd to hear of a little girl named Jemima, but in the US certainly it would lead to endless jokes about maple syrup.

[AceFace]

my cat's name is Hattie. i don't think that name get's much use anymore.

when i got her, she was so tiny and she meowed so cute. suddenly i was like "what do you want little hattie". it's like the name just came out. now she's the devil!

[avignon]

my cat's name is Hattie. i don't think that name get's much use anymore.

when i got her, she was so tiny and she meowed so cute. suddenly i was like "what do you want little hattie". it's like the name just came out. now she's the devil!

She was telling you her name the whole time, but you only understand kitten in your subconscious mind. My cat did the same thing to me. Her name is Whispie. i know cause she told me.

[AceFace]

She was telling you her name the whole time, but you only understand kitten in your subconscious mind. My cat did the same thing to me. Her name is Whispie. i know cause she told me.

AGH! that is too cute!

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Clarence?
Reginald?

[avignon]

popular in rural ares--
Cletus
Roscoe
Dwight
Dale
Jasper
popular in the south -- Bobby Joe
Bobbie Jo
Billy Ray
Johnny Earl
or combinations thereof

[camo]

Colin. Brian. Trevor

[Guy Incognito]

me and the wife are at loggerheads about choosing a boys name for our unborn 2nd child. She desparately wants daniel as the name but i dont like it at all. I want something older and unusual. There are a couple on this thread but has anyone got any other suggestions please?
Oh and nothing like Henry, George, Edward or the name of any other english monarch.
The reason is because there is a fairly good chance the baby will have red hair and my friends nephews are called Henry and George and they are both redheads and their nicknames at school are Ging Henry and Ging George. So they are right out.

[hpdrifter]

I have always liked J names for boys

Jason
Joel
Joseph
Justin

etc.

But none of those are old and formal sounding. :(

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Jedediah
Jeremiah

[camo]

me and the wife are at loggerheads about choosing a boys name for our unborn 2nd child. She desparately wants daniel as the name but i dont like it at all. I want something older and unusual. There are a couple on this thread but has anyone got any other suggestions please?
Oh and nothing like Henry, George, Edward or the name of any other english monarch.
The reason is because there is a fairly good chance the baby will have red hair and my friends nephews are called Henry and George and they are both redheads and their nicknames at school are Ging Henry and Ging George. So they are right out.

Charles/Charly

Edwin

Albert

[avignon]

Rutger
Dewey
Alfonso

[Fan with a fan]

[quote=Guy Incognito;1572627]me and the wife are at loggerheads about choosing a boys name for our unborn 2nd child....

Baldimore Daniel Incognito?

Rufus Reginald Daniel?

Zechariah?

Aage (http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/1/Aage), Abbott (http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/1/Abbott), Abelard (http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/1/Abelard), Acel (http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/1/Acel), Ackerley (http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/1/Ackerley), Acton (http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/1/Acton), Adair (http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/1/Adair), Adal (http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/1/Adal), Adalgiso (http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/1/Adalgiso) and Adalhard (http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/1/Adalhard) ?

Nickelby Norton?

Willet Willoughby?

thinkbabynames.com

[abcdefz]

me and the wife are at loggerheads about choosing a boys name for our unborn 2nd child. She desparately wants daniel as the name but i dont like it at all. I want something older and unusual. There are a couple on this thread but has anyone got any other suggestions please?
Oh and nothing like Henry, George, Edward or the name of any other english monarch.
The reason is because there is a fairly good chance the baby will have red hair and my friends nephews are called Henry and George and they are both redheads and their nicknames at school are Ging Henry and Ging George. So they are right out.


Mortimer :D



Nah...


Wallace (Wally)
Harrison
Silas
Spottiswoode
Eugene
Raoul
Jules
Hal
Ernest
Ernst
Ambrose

[hpdrifter]

I think its already been said in this thread but I'm liking Llwellyn (sp?) even since seeing No Country for Old Men.

You could call him Llw (lew)

[MC Moot]

Finnegan and Casey...

[AceFace]

AAHHH! i love that name, Finnegan!

matt always said if we had a boy kid, we'd have to name him Keiran Fletcher.

that's some pretty rare names.

[ericlee]

Poindexter

[taquitos]

ava
madison
jacob
michael

[taquitos]

buttz mulligan

[taquitos]

Dick Wellington

[Dorothy Wood]

Horace Hipplemarkle

Bryce Corntop

Sally Mooptalarb

Katherine Zeta Jones

[rirv]

Cecil
Ethel
Mildred

Leonard
Menzies
Bruce

[abbott]

Earl
Abbott
Pearl

[HEIRESS]

my paternal grandfather came from a scottish family of 9 boys.

from those 9 boys there was a donald, an angus, and ALSO a donald-angus.

I guess one gets bored of the whole naming process after the first few.

though when my father knew them donald-angus was forever known as "uncle curly" (he was bald), and angus was known as "uncle slim" (he was chubby) and donald stayed "uncle donald".