Good names nobody uses any more ?
Discussion
As per title, what names do you never hear being used nowadays that should be.
Vic Reeves was on telly so thought Victor is a good, strong name that nobody seems to ever calls a child nowadays. So got me to thinking what other names are there and perhaps cut down on the number of Kaydens and Jaydens ? some of these may have already come back in already.
Vincent
Stanley
Ronnie
Roland
Vernon
Leon
Arnold
Morris
Albert
Lloyd
Hugh
Ted
Arthur
Ernie
Bert
Reg
Edgar
Edmund
Girls
Ruth
Renee
Meredith
Connie
Audrey
April
May
June
Julie ?
Barbara
Patsy
Ivy
Cleo
Wendy
Tracy
Shirley
Evelyn
Bonnie
Daisy
Vic Reeves was on telly so thought Victor is a good, strong name that nobody seems to ever calls a child nowadays. So got me to thinking what other names are there and perhaps cut down on the number of Kaydens and Jaydens ? some of these may have already come back in already.
Vincent
Stanley
Ronnie
Roland
Vernon
Leon
Arnold
Morris
Albert
Lloyd
Hugh
Ted
Arthur
Ernie
Bert
Reg
Edgar
Edmund
Girls
Ruth
Renee
Meredith
Connie
Audrey
April
May
June
Julie ?
Barbara
Patsy
Ivy
Cleo
Wendy
Tracy
Shirley
Evelyn
Bonnie
Daisy
Shakermaker said:
My mate has called his son Bert
Not Albert, not Bertie, no, just, Bert.
That's a "thing that annoys me beyond reason".Not Albert, not Bertie, no, just, Bert.
My son is Max. Everybody calls him Max or Maxi but his real name is Maximilian. He has a "proper" name and the choice to use it as and when he likes; something not afforded to those with shortened versions of names on their birth certificates.
Also, one of his middle names comes from the list above (Arthur). A lot of those names are common in my grandparents' generation and are making a comeback thanks to family ties. A friend of mine has a son called Stanley and I even know of a toddler by the name of Eric!
Plenty of Ronnies, Alberts, Arthurs and Barnabys around.
The least popular names are the ones that were popular when us parents were at school – Stephen, Nigel, Mark, David, Richard, Colin, Trevor, etc were everywhere when I was at school, never hear of anyone under 40 called it now.
The least popular names are the ones that were popular when us parents were at school – Stephen, Nigel, Mark, David, Richard, Colin, Trevor, etc were everywhere when I was at school, never hear of anyone under 40 called it now.
DRFC1879 said:
That's a "thing that annoys me beyond reason".
My son is Max. Everybody calls him Max or Maxi but his real name is Maximilian. He has a "proper" name and the choice to use it as and when he likes; something not afforded to those with shortened versions of names on their birth certificates.
Also, one of his middle names comes from the list above (Arthur). A lot of those names are common in my grandparents' generation and are making a comeback thanks to family ties. A friend of mine has a son called Stanley and I even know of a toddler by the name of Eric!
I agree. You should always put the full form name on the birth certificate, then the child has a choice.My son is Max. Everybody calls him Max or Maxi but his real name is Maximilian. He has a "proper" name and the choice to use it as and when he likes; something not afforded to those with shortened versions of names on their birth certificates.
Also, one of his middle names comes from the list above (Arthur). A lot of those names are common in my grandparents' generation and are making a comeback thanks to family ties. A friend of mine has a son called Stanley and I even know of a toddler by the name of Eric!
Our eldest daughter is Evie (Evelyn on the certificate) and younger daughter is Rosie (Rosemary).
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