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Tursa? (my stepgrandmother) Buehla? (my 5th grade German teacher) I think not. OffWithTheirHeads Nov 2012 #1
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
Names from the Bible will always be popular jmowreader Nov 2012 #115
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
It's a common name in my family tree. hunter Nov 2012 #113
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
I know kids with all the names you mention liking LeftishBrit Nov 2012 #122
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
Well, mine was very popular o/a a hundred years ago. sarge43 Nov 2012 #24
Waitin for Dorcas to make a reappearance ....nt S_E_Fudd Nov 2012 #26
lot of Dorcas in my family tree. kwassa Nov 2012 #62
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
I remember when someone called their kid Emma over thirty years ago. Baitball Blogger Nov 2012 #27
Most popular baby names of 1912 LiberalEsto Nov 2012 #28
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
That was my nick-name, my dad gave me when I was but a wee babe. madmom Nov 2012 #141
They beat Brittney and Mercedes. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #46
Those all sound pretty normal to me, apart from Evelyn, which is a little rare. harmonicon Nov 2012 #50
My grandmothers' names were "Mina" and "Williamina" PassingFair Nov 2012 #55
I know a young woman named Mina. Odin2005 Nov 2012 #57
Wilhelmina is one of my favorite names. a la izquierda Nov 2012 #68
I don't really like any of those diminuitive versions of male names cemaphonic Nov 2012 #88
Her name was a combination of William and Ina. PassingFair Nov 2012 #99
Ina's cute. a la izquierda Nov 2012 #105
Is your last name Harker? nt raccoon Nov 2012 #126
I work in child care and I don't see it. MrsBrady Nov 2012 #52
Names of my grandmothers and great aunts and cousins of that generation: The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2012 #59
My grandmas were Dorothy and Margaret. geardaddy Nov 2012 #104
I think Isabel is coming back in a big way Patiod Nov 2012 #131
Mehetabel and Dorcas kwassa Nov 2012 #63
Outside of archy and mehitabel, I didn't think that name was actually used ... eppur_se_muova Nov 2012 #73
oh, I'm a Krazy Kat fan from way back ..... kwassa Nov 2012 #74
My husband's great-great-great grandma...w a la izquierda Nov 2012 #65
I am seeing a few in elementary school. femmocrat Nov 2012 #70
Jayden is #4, Aiden is #9. kwassa Nov 2012 #75
Mildred was my mother's name... Wounded Bear Nov 2012 #77
No gemstone names, it seems, are popular. Manifestor_of_Light Nov 2012 #80
Long Live BEATRICE...and my deceased 102 y.o. Aunt... GReedDiamond Nov 2012 #84
Nettie Agnes and Mattie Hortense ashling Nov 2012 #85
Beats picking your kid's name off an interstate highway exit sign though eridani Nov 2012 #93
The parents of a girl I knew in college did that Patiod Nov 2012 #132
Had I been born a boy, my name would be Dane Deforest, because of and Interstate sign by Madison Wi. myrna minx Nov 2012 #151
Good grief! eridani Nov 2012 #159
my grandmothers were Elvie and Lula. Saphire Nov 2012 #94
My old computer was called Mildred tjwmason Nov 2012 #100
I've been noticing that too. geardaddy Nov 2012 #102
Let Me Know When Margarets Turn Up....... Paladin Nov 2012 #106
I've run into a Margaret who is in her late 20s. Odin2005 Nov 2012 #109
I know a Margaret who would be in high school now ... kwassa Nov 2012 #138
Our family first name (girl or boy) is Fayce. I always feel sorry for Baby Fayce! Walk away Nov 2012 #108
Names always happen in cycles. LWolf Nov 2012 #110
I had an Aunt Mildred and my Grandmother blueamy66 Nov 2012 #112
Agnes. Quantess Nov 2012 #118
Agnes is coming back? femmocrat Nov 2012 #125
I've been noticing this too. LeftishBrit Nov 2012 #120
My SO is named Ralph, and we have a game Patiod Nov 2012 #133
Next old fashion female name I see coming back: Clara cherish44 Nov 2012 #135
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
I have a friend who named her two daughters after grandmothers... madmom Nov 2012 #142
I went to school with a Molly, she would have been born around 1989 or so. Odin2005 Nov 2012 #146
I knew a Molly in law school hifiguy Nov 2012 #157
I know a girl named Elouise... We are Devo Nov 2012 #149
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
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