Fashionable names

I was at school with a girl called Pearl. She always had a snotty nose so I never liked the name by association.

Love chloe

I like flower names Rose, Violet, Daisy, etc. I also like the name Marisa. When I was christened mum wanted to name me Hazel but Nan said I would be called Hazelnut at school so mum quickly changed it!

My elder daughter is Beth which, 42 years ago , was regarded as unusual. My younger daughter was named by my Mum as , according to the amniocentesis and scans, I was expecting a boy so had never chosen a name for her. ( I had a C section so they asked Mum to choose. ) I quite like Beatrice, Lydia, Elspeth ... mainly because I have never taught one and I think they’re quite timeless and not ‘cutesy’.

Just had a phone call to say great niece has arrived and will be called Agnes Ellen. I think it's lovely, and very unusual.

I am a Susan, find it dull. Everyone except family call me Sue which is o.k. I had two dolls as a child, one was Carol and the other Hazel.

Fernhillnana

My mother born 1919 was Charlotte Lavinia and I’m shocked at how popular Charlotte has become. My aunt was Minna and I’ve literally never met another one. I’m Rosalind and I’ve met a couple of these in my teaching career. It’s never been popular though.

My grandfather was a gardener to a rich family whose daughters were called Minna and Jemima. I always thought it a posh name!

I have several friends called Helen, which was very popular in the fifties and sixties. I think it's a lovely name but I don't know any young people called it.

Dear Beswitched, being a foreigner, I am not too sure about "old" or so-called "old-fashioned", "dull", etc. English/Welsh/Scottish/Irish/Norse baby names, I cannot contribute.
But I just love the name Allegra! To me, it is vibrant, elegant, brainy, full of life & musical.

mine is Celia and I have only every met 3 others and Jayne is my middle name.

Paula, such a sweet name, I've always thought

John and Ada !

I don't like my name very much,but much prefer it to the names my Gran and godmother wanted me called,which was Minnie Norah

Grandma70s my dgd has Theodora as her middle name.

Witzend
My DGD was given one of the names you mention and I was quietly horrified but she is so cute and gorgeous I no longer think of a whiskery old aunt. It's also becoming more popular

My nan e is Linda Jane and was very common when I was born in the 1950s... I much prefer Lindy my nickname... When I had my children I wanted old fashioned unusual names for my daughters so I names them Eleanor Lucy and Amy Jane which were fairly unusual in the late 1970s when they were born. My grandchildren are Amber Lily Lucy Made George Robert and Lydia Joyce. The name I quite like now to come back in fashion would be Genevieve and Rose or Rosa

I was a bit horrified when my dd named her eldest Audrey. It had memories of a friends downtrodden mother. Now I can’t imagine her being called anything else. Her younger sister is called Martha and she suits it. There won’t be too many of them in school hopefully.

My granddaughter is names Lydia and it was my suggestion as I have always loved it

Lydanne
I love your name, my son would have been Lydia if he’d been a girl.
I loved it from reading the book South Riding, I loved the character of Lydia Holly,

About five years ago I taught an eleven year old girl called Jane. She was the first child called Jane l had come across with this name for decades and I rather liked it. Jane was one of the most popular girls’ names when was at school. Even our reading scheme was Peter and Jane. We had many Julies, a few Marias (no prizes for recognising the blockbuster film that was around when l was a baby), lots of Helens, Philippas, Carolines and Fionas at the more academic end of the ability range and it was also the era of Sharon, Sarah, Joanne, Nicola and Tracey. Several Catherine/Katherine/Kathryns, Alisons, Karens, Susan/Susannahs and Elizabeths as well. Andrew was far and away the most popular boy’s name but there were many Marks, Davids, Stephens, Philips, Brians, Pauls, Jonathans, Alans, Roberts, Stuarts and Ians. As for revival, I think l would like to see Elizabeth, Caroline,Helen, Jane and Catherine for girls and perhaps Paul, Andrew, Robert, Philip and Stephen for boys.

I was named Lydia and have only ever met a few others with my name .

You never hear of baby girls being named Hilda,Beryl, Edwina or Maureen nowadays, or baby boys named Geoffrey, Colin, Gary, Trevor. I’d love to see Geraldine make a come back as I’m very fond of that name. I like Stanley, Wilbur & Nancy too.

I would like the names, Iris or Irene brought back. I cannot stand names being shortened though. I like Victoria but not Vicky, and Rebecca but not Becky, and I hate the name Alexandra being shortened to Lexi.

Love that old names are making a comeback. I’m a Jacqueline Linda married to an 8th generation Augustus Charles.
My grandson is Michael Anthony, Granddaughter Lily Violet and a great nephew and great niece named Hugo and Penelope.

Grandmama Jean.
Susan Pulls the Strings was my favourite book! My Godmother bought it for me instead of an Easter egg......I think from Boots?
She asked if I wanted the book because it had my name in the title, but I hadn’t noticed!

It must be ten years or more ago, a friend told me her new grandson was called Stanley, we just looked at each other, not quite knowing what to say, and then burst out laughing, it seemed so weird!
Now of course there’s at least one in every classroom.