Kid's names you don't hear any more

[Nibble]

Gloria
Margeret
Nora

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Not many Basils around these days!
You can usually guess someones age by their name.
1) Very old or dead.....Olive, Maud, Minnie, Ethel, Gladys, Una, Ilma, Agnes, Irene, Norma, Ena, Martha, Lillian....Albert, Edgar, Edmund, Oswald, Ronald, Basil, Arthur.
2) 55+....Colin, Stephen, Raymond, Eric, Alan, Keith, Mick, Gary......Brenda, Susan, Denise, Patricia, Christine, Jacqueline, Wendy.
3) 40+.....Sharon, Karen, Alison, Sandie, Sarah, Paula, Emma.....Lee, Kevin, Wayne, Shane, Sean / Shaun, Paul, Ricky, Christian, Brett, Bradley, Olly.

3) 40+....

Emma is a popular name amongst youngsters including my granddaughter.

 

[DavidinSouthampton]

Gus.

But on a serious note: Ada, Bertha, Constance, Audrey, Rupert,

 

[footychick]

I haven't met a Peter younger than me, and I'm 31.

Maybe Peter Odemwingie thinking about it, but he's foreign and I haven't met him.

You never hear of a baby being called Keith, Nigel, Neil or Lee anymore

My cousins little boy is called Nigel (Major), he's 3.

 

[Guinness Boy]

Howard

 

[Washie]

John , which is my name but again am in my 50s .

I know 7 guys named John, all of them late teens.

 

[Bognor Bystander]

Tony ?

 

[father_and_son]

Gus.

But on a serious note: Ada, Bertha, Constance, Audrey, Rupert,

I have a teenage brother called Rupert (I blame my social-climbing step mother for that one!)

My grandmother was Constance but that sorts of helps the argument that its an "old" name.

 

[DavidinSouthampton]

I have a teenage brother called Rupert (I blame my social-climbing step mother for that one!)

My grandmother was Constance but that sorts of helps the argument that its an "old" name.

Blame? But I know what you mean. Some 40 years ago my sister-in-law tasked her husband to go and register the birth of their new-born son. He was under instructions to register him as Rupert. When he got back home, the birth certificate said William. He couldn't bring himself to use Rupert.

I had 5 great-aunts - sisters of my grandfather, who were all born late 19th early 20th century, called Ada, Ethel, Constance, Bertha and Agnes. I don't think you would see any of those now.

 

[Nibble]

I'm glad Matthew isn't used much now. Awful, watery, weak name. Like Gordon or Adrian

 

[jakarta]

I'm glad Matthew isn't used much now. Awful, watery, weak name. Like Gordon or Adrian

I wouldn't say that to Matt Prior's face!

 

[Guinness Boy]

I'm glad Matthew isn't used much now. Awful, watery, weak name. Like Gordon or Adrian

My best mate now has a son called Matthew, my ex Next Door Neighbour was called Gordon and my best mate at school Adrian. I promise you could not meet three less watery weak people if you tried!

 

[maltaseagull]

Tyrone!

 

[maltaseagull]

I'm glad Matthew isn't used much now. Awful, watery, weak name. Like Gordon or Adrian

Or Gordon Greer or even https://www.google.com.mt/search?q=...firefox-a&gws_rd=cr&ei=Eww3UuzCBdHcsgaym4DACw
PS my name is Gordon!

 

[The Antikythera Mechanism]

PS my name is Gordon!

 

[Nibble]

My best mate now has a son called Matthew, my ex Next Door Neighbour was called Gordon and my best mate at school Adrian. I promise you could not meet three less watery weak people if you tried![/QUOTE

Did I call them watery and weak? I said the name is weak. The name just conjours up that image for me. Especially Matthew. I just imagine them being quite weak limbed and needing help to the bathroom with translucent skin. Probably got a touch of asthma.

 

[5Ways Gull]

Enoch

 

[Nibble]

innit funny how people get defensive about something that was no choice of theirs and means nothing.

 

[Fignon's Ponytail]

Don't hear my name much these days amongst the kids... Andrew.
My boys are Huey and Franklin - never hear those around either!

 

[Nibble]

Don't hear my name much these days amongst the kids... Andrew.
My boys are Huey and Franklin - never hear those around either!

True, Andrew isn't very popular. Huey is becoming very common now. I know one Franklin, he goes by Frank.