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MrsBrady

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52. I work in child care and I don't see it.

Reply to Odin2005 (Original post)

Sat Nov 3, 2012, 02:27 PM

Nov 2012

There's a lot of made up first names that I've never seen before
with both the girls and boys...
in fact I googled some of the kids' names cuz they are so weird and
I don't find them....so I don't know where the parents are getting
these freaky names.

I'm telling you they are made up, freaking weird names...
and I'm talking along all backgrounds/nationalities.
And there is also so much misspelling of traditional biblical names -- it's almost frightening

I can think of only one Steven, Two Alexanders and Two Charlies, and one Paul.
That's the only traditional names I've seen.

No Marys for girls or anything like that.

Although, we have several Emmas...but I think that name is going to be popular all the time.
No Johns or Roberts or Richards for the boys that I can think of.

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It seems like all the old female names of 100 years ago are coming back. [View all] Odin2005 Nov 2012 OP

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Ingrid had always stayed popular here in the Upper Midwest. Odin2005 Nov 2012 #2

Aww heck, one of my favorite HS sweethearts was named Ehermghart (ingred) and I'm not OffWithTheirHeads Nov 2012 #9

My grandmothers were named Evelyn and Ethel begin_within Nov 2012 #3

Mine were Monica and Marion. redwitch Nov 2012 #117

Gladys and Margaret Dolores Flaxbee Nov 2012 #4

I have an Elinor, she's 17 Momgonepostal Nov 2012 #8

It's a lovely name. Glad your daughter likes it.. Flaxbee Nov 2012 #64

Please not Myrtle... blue neen Nov 2012 #5

why not? just curious. eom yawnmaster Nov 2012 #7

IMHO, it is a very old-fashioned and unappealing name. blue neen Nov 2012 #10

nothing inherently wrong with old fashioned... yawnmaster Nov 2012 #11

I can see Myrtle coming back with the help of Harry Potter. newcriminal Nov 2012 #25

Or Florence. greatauntoftriplets Nov 2012 #30

That insurance commercial woman is named Flo. Odin2005 Nov 2012 #31

I've met several kids called Florence. LeftishBrit Nov 2012 #121

And of course there's Florence Welch from Florence + The Machine. KamaAina Nov 2012 #155

How about Bertha or Lois? aint_no_life_nowhere Nov 2012 #44

Lois is not too bad. blue neen Nov 2012 #61

Ruby is another one you don't see too often anymore aint_no_life_nowhere Nov 2012 #69

Ever since ashling Nov 2012 #86

Ruby is making a comeback. Inspired Nov 2012 #144

I have a cousin named Lois. kwassa Nov 2012 #76

Before I was born, my great-grandmother pitched a huge fit about the "girl" name that kcass1954 Nov 2012 #78

I hear ya! blue neen Nov 2012 #79

some names bridge generations. You have listed a few there. eom yawnmaster Nov 2012 #6

I want to bring back my great-great grandmother Leucretia's name Adenoid_Hynkel Nov 2012 #12

My grandmother was born Bertha because an aunt Bertha had died applegrove Nov 2012 #13

Yeah, you'd be 100 years old. Ikonoklast Nov 2012 #137

LOL! applegrove Nov 2012 #139

Gertrude? My fifth grade teacher's name. Blue_In_AK Nov 2012 #14

I've run into a couple little ones named Elsie. Odin2005 Nov 2012 #32

My mother-in-law's name. madinmaryland Nov 2012 #66

Although "Trudy" is really cute Patiod Nov 2012 #128

I agree, Trudy's not bad. Blue_In_AK Nov 2012 #129

I'm Trudy! We are Devo Nov 2012 #148

Ha! I almost ended up being Ernestine. Blue_In_AK Nov 2012 #150

Haha We are Devo Nov 2012 #152

I always thought Enid was one of the ugliest names I'd ever heard. Aristus Nov 2012 #15

+1 That must have sounded archaic even then Populist_Prole Nov 2012 #47

I used to have a crush on Enid who lived across the street ashling Nov 2012 #87

Fannie used to be the most popular girl's name... hunter Nov 2012 #16

Yep, dead as a doornail since the '60s cemaphonic Nov 2012 #19

A lot of once popular names aren't so much anymore Blue_In_AK Nov 2012 #21

I always wished I'd been named Linda LiberalEsto Nov 2012 #29

"Linda" is the feminine form of the Spanish word for Art_from_Ark Nov 2012 #143

To me Linda and Bob are the stereotypical Boomer names. Odin2005 Nov 2012 #33

There's also Barbara, Debbie, Donna, Patricia and Susan. LiberalEsto Nov 2012 #38

You forgot "Mary"... PassingFair Nov 2012 #51

I don't recall any Marys in my school. LiberalEsto Nov 2012 #54

Yep, Mary was a very popular Catholic name (nt) jumptheshadow Nov 2012 #147

Mary isn't so much a Boomer name as just a perenially popular one. cemaphonic Nov 2012 #89

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Three women in my family have those names... a la izquierda Nov 2012 #67

Boomer names: Kathy, Debbie, Sherry, Vicki, Linda, Karen, Sharon, Sandy, Carla. Manifestor_of_Light Nov 2012 #83

Also Sheila - there were 3 Sheilas in my high school LiberalEsto Nov 2012 #95

I knew a Rhonda in junior high. hifiguy Nov 2012 #119

Regional names! Patiod Nov 2012 #130

Kathy is an example of nicknames shifting tabbycat31 Nov 2012 #116

Jennifer. nt LWolf Nov 2012 #111

1970s New Yorker cartoon. Manifestor_of_Light Nov 2012 #136

Here's a contemporary Fanny marzipanni Nov 2012 #107

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I like old fashioned names! They're unique! :D DearHeart Nov 2012 #17

My sister's name is Heather, LOL Odin2005 Nov 2012 #35

Although, come to think of it, Grandma Tiffany DearHeart Nov 2012 #60

was that pun intended Danmel Nov 2012 #90

Not intended! LOL DearHeart Nov 2012 #91

I was thinking pipi_k Nov 2012 #37

Along with being a bit old-fashioned, they're also very vowely, which is extremely trendy these days cemaphonic Nov 2012 #18

That's a great site. Odin2005 Nov 2012 #36

I like the names Amelia and Madeline..very pretty :) DearHeart Nov 2012 #92

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Don't think that anyone is named Zilpha or Elva anymore... DearHeart Nov 2012 #134

I was wondering... PopeOxycontinI Nov 2012 #20

I love the names Anna, Evelyn, Emma, Lilian.... AllenVanAllen Nov 2012 #22

Ewwww pipi_k Nov 2012 #39

Aww, it's not so bad. AllenVanAllen Nov 2012 #48

Emma and especially Anna have still been kind of popular , JI7 Nov 2012 #23

My mother's name was Anna LiberalEsto Nov 2012 #96

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Waitin for Dorcas to make a reappearance ....nt S_E_Fudd Nov 2012 #26

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Dorcas is Greek. LiberalEsto Nov 2012 #98

Oh my Gawd! rusty fender Nov 2012 #101

Dorko is an old Central European family name. Imagine Dorcas Dorko ... eppur_se_muova Nov 2012 #71

One of my two best neighbor/friends in my childhood (~mid 1950's-early '60's) marzipanni Nov 2012 #114

I met a kid called Dorcas about 15 years ago! LeftishBrit Nov 2012 #123

Fun fact: Dorcas and Tabitha mean the same thing. KamaAina Nov 2012 #154

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I think Susannah should come back MuttLikeMe Nov 2012 #34

I am hoping the trend of giving girls names that sound like cities or surnames The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2012 #40

Hey, Taylor is my name! Odin2005 Nov 2012 #41

But you're not a girl. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2012 #42

When I was a baby they used "Sweet Baby James" as lullaby to get me to sleep! Odin2005 Nov 2012 #58

Yeah that irks me too Populist_Prole Nov 2012 #49

I work in child care. MrsBrady Nov 2012 #53

fun fact on Madison. cemaphonic Nov 2012 #56

Is Madison Ave. named after Pres. James Madison ? nt eppur_se_muova Nov 2012 #72

Name em after all the streets in New York city!! Manifestor_of_Light Nov 2012 #81

So how about naming a kid Broadway, or Wall? The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2012 #82

I have two students named Brooklyn. femmocrat Nov 2012 #127

Me too. geardaddy Nov 2012 #103

ITA--if people are determined to give a girl a surname, why not have a girl's name for raccoon Nov 2012 #124

One of mine TuxedoKat Nov 2012 #43

My favorite girl's name has always been Priscilla - is that considered an ancient name? aint_no_life_nowhere Nov 2012 #45

It goes back to ancient Rome LiberalEsto Nov 2012 #97

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I know a Margaret who would be in high school now ... kwassa Nov 2012 #138

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I've been noticing this too. LeftishBrit Nov 2012 #120

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I like it too Qanisqineq Nov 2012 #145

Claire is prettier than Clara. hifiguy Nov 2012 #156

be very careful when filling out birth certificates grasswire Nov 2012 #140

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Hi Everyone! I'm new! Caroline-Vivienne Nov 2012 #153

I'm suprised Edward hasn't become popular. Odin2005 Nov 2012 #160

Melba was my mother's name. In_The_Wind Nov 2012 #158