Britain's 'extinct' names - Gertrude gone, Rowland retired and Marjorie missing.

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  • Pandora 9Pandora 9 Posts: 2,350
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    The most common name has to be John and Steve.
  • emptyboxemptybox Posts: 13,917
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    Saxon names have failed completely to enjoy the revival that Latinate/ Victorian names have had. Not only no cuthberts but absolutely no Ethelreds, let alone a ****.

    My cousin called her son Edwin. He must be in his early teens now.
    He just gets called Eddie or Ted anyway.
  • CryolemonCryolemon Posts: 8,670
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    Susan was very popular in the 1940's and 50's, but I have never come across a child named Susan in the past 30 years.

    I went to primary school (in the early - mid 90s) with a Susan.
  • BunionsBunions Posts: 14,984
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    I think some of the extinct/endangered names are perfectly fine on older or even elderly people...I just can't for the life of me imagine calling a tiny baby Percival or Gertrude.

    It just seems wrong somehow :D
  • valkayvalkay Posts: 15,726
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    Muggsy wrote: »
    My name's Sylvia, and my son pointed out that you never meet a young Sylvia, All the Sylvias he knew were of a certain age; "Face it Ma, Sylvia's the new Doris!"

    "Who is Sylvia, what is she"? [Shakespeare I think?]
  • CryolemonCryolemon Posts: 8,670
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    I also wonder whether we might see some odd names become popular because of Game of Thrones...
  • BunionsBunions Posts: 14,984
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    Cryolemon wrote: »
    I also wonder whether we might see some odd names become popular because of Game of Thrones...
    Probably....and a huge increase in the name Skyler thanks to Breaking Bad :kitty:
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 5,383
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    Cryolemon wrote: »
    I went to primary school (in the early - mid 90s) with a Susan.

    Loads of Susan/Sues at school with me (1970-82), think Walter lived under a rock....
  • AddisonianAddisonian Posts: 16,377
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    You don't see many Gaynors about these days.
  • BunionsBunions Posts: 14,984
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    LCDMAN wrote: »
    Loads of Susan/Sues at school with me (1970-82), think Walter lived under a rock....
    When I was at school, by far the most popular name was Karen.

    I had 4 in my class and there were 2 in the other form in my year.

    All spelt as above - none with Caron spelling.
  • soulboy77soulboy77 Posts: 24,379
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    Different names trend every decade. We had lots of the following in my year at school - Susan, Karen, Tracy, Lesley, Sharon, Debbie, Angela, Christine and Paul, Steven, David, Andrew, Mark, John, Matthew, Richard.
  • Walter NeffWalter Neff Posts: 9,129
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    LCDMAN wrote: »
    Loads of Susan/Sues at school with me (1970-82), think Walter lived under a rock....

    Not if you read my message, I said I had not heard of a child named Susan for the past 30 years, and the latest date you mentioned was 32 years ago.
  • CryolemonCryolemon Posts: 8,670
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    Bunions wrote: »
    Probably....and a huge increase in the name Skyler thanks to Breaking Bad :kitty:

    I just hope no-one calls their son Joffrey. Aside from the GoT character being pretty nasty, it's a bloody awful name lol.
    Bunions wrote: »
    When I was at school, by far the most popular name was Karen.

    I had 4 in my class and there were 2 in the other form in my year.

    All spelt as above - none with Caron spelling.

    I know LOADS of Sarahs. There were 3 on my school bus at the same time plus another 4 or 5 in the group I used to hang round with outside of school. The mot common boys names at school were Ben, Mark (which is my name) and James / Jamie.

    My brother knows a male Caron.
  • Walter NeffWalter Neff Posts: 9,129
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    Addisonian wrote: »
    You don't see many Gaynors about these days.

    Thank goodness, awful name to lumber a poor kid with. :o
  • The WizardThe Wizard Posts: 11,071
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    You know sometimes how you picture posters on the net? Well you come across as a Wayne to me.

    TrollHunter is Dave.

    Pumping Iron I reckon is a John.

    :D:D:D:D

    No I'm definitely not a Wayne or a Dwayne but I do have a name that was popular in the 70's.
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 6,848
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    ChipPaper wrote: »
    I really like the name Gladys, it's my great-grandmother's name. I've always thought if I have a daughter I'd call her Gladys. I don't think it sounds as old-lady-ish as Doris/Ethel etc.

    I also like Cecily for a girl, and Clifford for a boy.

    Good name for a big red dog
  • CBFreakCBFreak Posts: 28,602
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    Good name for a big red dog

    What, Cecily? :D
  • mountymounty Posts: 19,135
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    Picto wrote: »
    I have noticed a definite shortage of Fanny and Willie in these modern times.

    the French love a bit of Fanny
  • Steveaustin316Steveaustin316 Posts: 15,779
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    I'd be really embarrassed if my name was Gertrude.:D
  • anne_666anne_666 Posts: 72,891
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    :o

    The at risk girls names are nearly all names of my classmates from the 50's and 60's including one of my Christian names and one of my daughters.
  • SpotSpot Posts: 25,118
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    Thank goodness, awful name to lumber a poor kid with. :o

    Indeed, and my mother told me when I was young that if I had been a girl I would have been called Gaynor. I had a lucky escape!
  • BerBer Posts: 24,562
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    Cryolemon wrote: »
    I also wonder whether we might see some odd names become popular because of Game of Thrones...

    Arya and Sansa are quite pretty girl names IMO :blush:

    If I have a boy next its a choice between Stannis or Oberyn :cool: ;-)

    (Although Ned is actually a good solid boy name!)
  • BerBer Posts: 24,562
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    soulboy77 wrote: »
    Different names trend every decade. We had lots of the following in my year at school - Susan, Karen, Tracy, Lesley, Sharon, Debbie, Angela, Christine and Paul, Steven, David, Andrew, Mark, John, Matthew, Richard.

    Joanna, Claire, Nicola, Hayley and Stacey were the main girl names at my school.
  • CryolemonCryolemon Posts: 8,670
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    Ber wrote: »
    Arya and Sansa are quite pretty girl names IMO :blush:

    If I have a boy next its a choice between Stannis or Oberyn :cool: ;-)

    (Although Ned is actually a good solid boy name!)

    Arya is quite a cool name, yeah. I don't mind Cersei or Daenerys either. Ned is short for Eddard, which is not a great name, but does allow you to shorten it in a few ways.
  • AddisonianAddisonian Posts: 16,377
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    Ber wrote: »
    (Although Ned is actually a good solid boy name!)
    Not if you're from Glasgow... :D
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