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Names you like which are now considered old fashioned?
Molly Bloom
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I find names a fascinating subject, how a name one person loves can be despised by another and just the general history and meaning of names. I notice that a lot of names I like would now be considered old fashioned, in a world full of little Chardonnay's and Jayden's.
What names do you like which are decreasing in use on children in this day and age? What children have you come across with the most "old fashioned" name you have heard lately?
What names do you like which are decreasing in use on children in this day and age? What children have you come across with the most "old fashioned" name you have heard lately?
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I'm guessing you won't see either of those feature prominently in any "top 10 kid's names" lists these days.
Alfie's right up there these days, I know of at least three young Alfies under 8.
We need more Stanleys for a start. Howard's a funny one. I like it, because I like Howard Kendall and Howard Jones, but then there's the nerdy Howard from that programme with Richard Briers which might be better remembered because it gets shown on tv more. More cool Howards would be good.
Mavis, Maud, Reg and Maureen, weren't they all in Coronation Street 20 years ago? Maybe that's put people off, because they were like joke characters.
Linda is good, but you don't see many Lindas under 50. A shame, because it means pretty in Spanish, a nice girls name.
My dear departed dad was a Stanley and he hated how all the Stanley's on tele were made out to be daft.
I have known four Linda's throughout my life and not one of them was a nice person which has made me hate the name . No es un nombre bonita!!
Stanley sounds a great name. I like Walter too.
Aw my grandad is a Walter, it does get shortened to Wally though which is a bit unfortunate
There are tons of Mollys around - perhaps it's not in vogue right now but a few years ago it was. My niece is called Molly and she's about 10, so maybe it's more that age range.
Quite a lot of old fashioned names are now in fashion. I think ones that are rarely used are more 'middle aged' names (e.g. Keith, Kevin, Deborah, Tracey, that kind of thing).
My middle name is Stanley, given after my Grandad
I like the idea of using family names. I did a lot of family history research a while back, and we have some lovely names in the family - Matilda is one of my favourites.
Well, I reckon its still one that will soon make a comeback. Even Wally doesn't seem to have the connotation that it did once. It sounds rather nice now
ETA. Rather like Charlie, which is now 3rd most popular.
Stanley came in to the top 100 boy's names in 2013 at number 87.
ETA. A few names that FMs have mentioned are in the top 100 list: Matilda, Evelyn, Florence. Clara is there too, which I think is a nice name.