Good names nobody uses any more ?
Discussion
boyse7en said:
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.
some names tend to skip a generation or two.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.
I can't really imagine a baby Peter, Michael or Daniel right now, I can barely imagine a David, but those are the most popular names amongst my close group of friends, but also amongst uncles, my dad's mates etc etc.
But then, with a baby of my own on the way, I'm starting to think about names that are nice, and some of those are from "what's popular" right now, but also, there are some older family names that could well start coming back into fashion.
I suspect that it won't be uncommon for children born in 25-30 years time to start using their grand parents names of Nigel and Keith and Nicholas all over again...
And Gary.
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!
"There's Maximilian Arthur in that weird Ted Baker coat, get him boys!" 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!
Oakey said:
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!
"There's Maximilian Arthur in that weird Ted Baker coat, get him boys!" 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!
Shakermaker said:
boyse7en said:
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.
some names tend to skip a generation or two.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.
I can't really imagine a baby Peter, Michael or Daniel right now, I can barely imagine a David, but those are the most popular names amongst my close group of friends, but also amongst uncles, my dad's mates etc etc.
But then, with a baby of my own on the way, I'm starting to think about names that are nice, and some of those are from "what's popular" right now, but also, there are some older family names that could well start coming back into fashion.
I suspect that it won't be uncommon for children born in 25-30 years time to start using their grand parents names of Nigel and Keith and Nicholas all over again...
And Gary.
I'm a Mark, we and the female equivalent, Tracy are all generally 45 or older, my wife is a Wendy, we know another couple with the same names, every other Wendy is over 50.
I suppose if you know loads of people in middle age with a name that's what that name means to you, and you would struggle to call a baby Barry or Nigel but someone did.
J4CKO said:
Yeah, true, the current crop have to die off and be largely forgotten and the name gets refreshed and seems a bit retro cool again, Kenneth may reappear once that creep uncle has died and everyone forgot how weird he was.
I'm a Mark, we and the female equivalent, Tracy are all generally 45 or older, my wife is a Wendy, we know another couple with the same names, every other Wendy is over 50.
I suppose if you know loads of people in middle age with a name that's what that name means to you, and you would struggle to call a baby Barry or Nigel but someone did.
I'm sat next to a Mark right now, he's 31... Mark though is a Biblical name so it will always have a small following I suspect, same with Matthew, Luke and John - though I agree those do sound unusual for babies at the current time. But other Bible names are in vogue right now, such as Noah, and I'm sure we'll have a few Josephs, Nebuchadnezzar, Samson and Judas on the electoral roll soon! I'm a Mark, we and the female equivalent, Tracy are all generally 45 or older, my wife is a Wendy, we know another couple with the same names, every other Wendy is over 50.
I suppose if you know loads of people in middle age with a name that's what that name means to you, and you would struggle to call a baby Barry or Nigel but someone did.
What the wife and I won't be doing is, if we have a daughter, using any of the family names of her grandparents, both of whom were Austrian - Helga is almost acceptable as a spare middle name but no thank you, but I certainly don't want Trauhtie - pronounced Trouty.
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.
Whilst Max is fine...if he gets married and the vicar says 'Do you, Maximilian take...blaa blaa' - people WILL be sniggering.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.
It will be all your fault.
Wait Here Until Green Light Shows said:
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.
Whilst Max is fine...if he gets married and the vicar says 'Do you, Maximilian take...blaa blaa' - people WILL be sniggering.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.
It will be all your fault.
Vicar you say? He's seven and already worked out that the whole "god" thing is a load of cobblers!
J4CKO said:
Roman Rhodes said:
Barry
Wayne
Cyril
Colin
Trevor
Frank
Malcolm
Dennis
Donald
Or Auf Weidersehen Pet as we know it !Wayne
Cyril
Colin
Trevor
Frank
Malcolm
Dennis
Donald
Always thought most names could, at a stretch, have a royal title - except Barry. Prince Barry? Just no! Apologies to all Barrys (Barries?). One of my mates at school was called Barry!
Cue somebody now finding that somewhere, sometime, there was a King Barry....
austinsmirk said:
My grandmother and grandfather were called Pearl and Dean.
but to me they'll always be
Grand Pa, pa, pa, pah pa, pa pah.......................
but to me they'll always be
Grand Pa, pa, pa, pah pa, pa pah.......................
I had a Grandad George and still have a Grandma Mildred, sadly they werent married to each other, my dads dad and my mums mum.
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