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When I was expecting DS2 I was into Arthurian legends and fancied an Arthurian name - Gawain, Geraint, Tristan were favourites but not with my ex. We had given DS1 a good Scottish name, so he chose Martin which was fine by me. When DS1 was in infant school, there were five Jasons in his class - named after a character in a TV programme.

Life might be a lot simpler if we were to follow the old naming patterns that were, for the most part, pretty strictly adhered to in times gone by (http://arms2armor.com/Genealogy/names1.htm). It would certainly make life easier for the genealogist of the future and would also relieve the poor parents of today who seem to be trying to outdo each other in their desire to give their offspring an unusual or unique name. It seems to take at least two generations for a name to come back in vogue, or be cool again. I have a Pierce and Seth in the US and a Samuel over here. Sam's soon to be born baby brother is currently nameless as it is proving too difficult to come up with a name that goes with Sam, sounds good on its own or in an abbreviated form, goes well with his surname and that both parents agree upon. Sam's choice (aged 2) is Ptolemy

I remember running home to tell my mother that I wanted to change my name to Sharon...this was circa 1947. She turned a horrid shade of puce and spluttered...'that's sooooo common.'
If I'd had a daughter, I would have named her Amelia. Had my miscarried son lived, he would have been Alexander. My three sons have traditional names and my youngest has Alexander as his second name.

DH, as a magistrate, was questioning a woman and asked if she had children.

"Yes,"she said, "Two, one is Sue."
"And the other one?" asked DH.
"Cheyenne."

Best heard really!

My family are obviously traditionalists when it comes to boy's names: six of the top ten are the names of my sons/grandsons/nephews. Similarly my granddaughter's names also appear, but my daughters have more unusual names. During their more difficult teenage years it was sometimes the one thing I was credited with getting right!

I was in a supermarket behind a young mum with two small blonde girls, one was called Trinity [there were only 2 of them] and the other was called Ebony!! A bit like calling a black child Blanche. I hate the advent of surnames for first names, like Mackenzie, Delaney etc, also the Shannon, Cheyanne and Savannahs of this world.
Phyllis is popular with the over 80's, but recently met a baby called Audrey and another called Ivy. Some of the old names are coming back like Martha, Matilda, Grace etc. Names certainly date one, there are a lot of 20 year old Kylies around.

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I like uncommon names for boys and girls. Celebrities choose weird names for their baby which creates unique identity. My favorite website for baby names and parenting topics is :

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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

Fido?

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

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

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

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!

Oh My!!!

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

<goes for a lie down>

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

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

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

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

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)

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 ..