Names rarely used

[Bunkermagnet]

Don't get greedy.. 1 name for each

 

[IanM]

Lots of Ians, Marks and Andrews I'm my class at school. Not many babies called those these days!

 

[Voyager EMH]

Scottish grandparents were William and Isabella.
Welsh grandparents were Philip and - wait for it - Mary Ellen.

 

[RichA]

Mum was called Effie. Unusual as it was, it was also my Dad's mother's name.
My grandfather, like me, was Richard. Common enough but good luck finding one below the age of 40.

 

[rulefan]

Scottish grandparents were William and Isabella.
Welsh grandparents were Philip and - wait for it - Mary Ellen.

My mother was Isabel but called herself Isabella before she got married as it sounded more 'exotic'.

 

[ADB]

Most of the old fashioned names mentioned are middle class staples nowadays where I live! If you had a baby Barry or Tracy you would be in the minority.

 

[The Fader]

My paternal grandparents were Horace and Ethel.

Fortunately the male name was not passed down!

 

[Slab]

Crispen
Yvonne

 

[Pin-seeker]

Loads of Karen’s and Brian’s at school in the 80s, don’t think there were many kids christened these names last year.

Be cruel to name your kid Karen now.

 

[rulefan]

My paternal grandparents were Horace and Ethel.

Fortunately the male name was not passed down!

So you are Ethel

 

[srixon 1]

My mum has two.
Elsie and Lilian.

She has never said it, but I don’t think she likes Elsie as all her friends have always called her Lilian.

 

[Bunkermagnet]

My mum has two.
Elsie and Lilian.

She has never said it, but I don’t think she likes Elsie as all her friends have always called her Lilian.

First grandaughter is called Elsie, she will be 2 in January

 

[Doon frae Troon]

My Welsh Aunt was Henrietta Willamina
One Uncle was Cecil

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Mum was called Effie. Unusual as it was, it was also my Dad's mother's name.
My grandfather, like me, was Richard. Common enough but good luck finding one below the age of 40.

My cousin Effie‘s actually a Euphemia…now you don’t hear that name very often these days.

 

[Bdill93]

Eileen

Craig

 

[Bunkermagnet]

Eileen

Craig

One of the blokes sons I play with has a son named Craig, and Craig Jones is a youg lad playing for Liverpool

 

[Bdill93]

One of the blokes sons I play with has a son named Craig, and Craig Jones is a youg lad playing for Liverpool

I've not met a Craig under 30 in years. I also work in a school and no Craig has come through in over 900 kids

 

[Voyager EMH]

Reginald was a very popular unpopular name. As in

Marty Wilde
Rex Harrison
Elton John

But it makes a comeback in the 24th century with Lieutenant Reginald Barclay who appears in Next Generation and Voyager

 

[Norrin Radd]

Four of my mates are named Colin, all over forty years old , not a common name now I wouldn't think .

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Four of my mates are named Colin, all over forty years old , not a common name now I wouldn't think .

Plenty of Colin’s in the Hebrides…being named after their grandfather who was named after his grandfather, who was named after…and so on back in time. I’ve the same name (forename and surname) as my grandfather, as does one of my cousins (same grandfather) and he named his second son after our common grandfather. My family tree is full of blokes with the same name

That said my wife wasn’t having our son called Hector…