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I like untrendy names that never really go out of fashion but when my DD was born I nearly called her Demelza after the character in Poldark. Thank goodness I took notice of the look of horror on DH's face.

When I was very young (about 5 or 6) I had a friend called Marilyn. I continue to be surprised by how few 'Marilyn's there were, and are, considering the popularity of Ms Monroe...?

There were loads of Carols and Janices in my year at secondary school.. we must all be 60/61 now!

I wanted to call my daughter Rosamund but DH disagreed..it is her much disapproved of (by her) middle name!

I'm Susan (circa 1954) a very popular 50s name judging by the number of Susans in my age group. I hate it and I always have.

I really wanted to be called Carol

I hate my name, and it really dates me. I would love to have a timeless name but it seems a bit late to change it now. My family would never let me live it down.

A lot of Susans, Margarets and Jeans when I was at primary school. I hated my name because no one else had it!

For a while my high school class had 3 Margarets, 2 Jeans, 2 Sandras and 3 Linda's. Oh and 2 Johns. That in a class of 30. What a lack of imagination!

Dislike my name as well,not unusual but not a common name either,my middle name is Mary which I hate,but is a family name,so changed it to Marie for Kate's middle name,my Kate was a Katherine ..

Called my daughter Francesca after Anne Todd in 'The Seveth Veil'. (only her second name though, thought it would look good if she ever became famous)

That's a lovely name Hunt. I gave my children quite boring names - I still love the names but wish I had been a bit more imaginative. I did give them quite interesting second names but they don't all like them. I was not given a second name so am stuck with the one I hate

I have ancestors born in the 1800s who were twins, one was named Georgiana and her sister Sarah Anne, timeless names that haven't dated.

I'm Susan Carol and I have always hated the later one and dont use it (born 1953) so popular names then. There were 4 Susans in my class at primary school so I felt very special! I wanted to give my daughter a name that would help her in life and coming from a very working class background myself always enjoyed the names I felt to be more middle class. So she is Helen Josephine which she loves. I love names from the classics and some of the more complicated ones from the Old Testament.

I often wonder, as these lovely old names arise (Emily, Amelia, Daisy, Mollie) if ever some of the other names of my grandmother's generation will come back into fashion.

I'm thinking of Doris, Gladys, Eunice, Hilda, Cyril, Cedric, Percy, Oswald etc. - these were some of her brothers and sisters. Ruby and Lily have come back, as have Alfred, George, and Samuel.

Mine is a 1940s name too, never met anyone younger then me with the same name!

I had an aunt Doris who died in her twenties,my dads sister,my nan wanted my mum to give me the name ,which fortunately mum hated,but compromised and gave me her middle name,fortunately which she liked,and I hate,considering Aunty Doris was born in 1912 she had a funky middle name for that era.

I know a 5-year old called Mabel, and one of my grandchildren is called Silas.

Some recent names encountered in London classrooms include:
Destiny
Precious
Gold
God's Favour
God's Gift
Bluebell
Mimosa
Consolation
Struggle

STRUGGLE??? Sorry, but who names their child Struggle?

<goes for a lie down>

Oh My!!!

Anagram there may be more Marilyns around than you think. I know 3, but they are all known as Lyn! it was only as I got to know them better that I found out their "real" name!

Aah! Never thought of that, Zengran, it makes sense!

One of the little boys in DS2s reception class nearly 30yrs ago had a younger brother called Hanniball.
We had problems finding a name for DS2 and when we had registered him we found it was the most popular dogs name that year

glammanana the mind boggles...you called your son Rover???

Fido?

nanad he should have been with the job he does,(HM Forces) but no he is called Benn also top name for pet rats at one time but I will not comment on that as you will guess he has had his moments, but he is the best you could wish for