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in reply to a message by rem
I consider "classic" names to be names which have been consistently popular over a long period of time. A name which you would not be surprised to find on a person of any age. For example, James sounds equally likely to be a 90-year old or a toddler.
A "dated" name, to me, is a name which tends to be tied to a certain period of time, when they were most popular. For example, Tracey is a name quite dated to the 60s. I would not be surprised to meet a 45-year old Tracey, but I would be surprised to meet an 90-year old or a toddler called Tracey.
I think that modern "trendy" names aren't dated yet. However, in 20 years time, names like Jayden might be considered dated.
There are also names which I think are "old fashioned" but not necessarily "dated". Just because a name isn't classic, doesn't make it dated.
Those are my definitions anyway!
A "dated" name, to me, is a name which tends to be tied to a certain period of time, when they were most popular. For example, Tracey is a name quite dated to the 60s. I would not be surprised to meet a 45-year old Tracey, but I would be surprised to meet an 90-year old or a toddler called Tracey.
I think that modern "trendy" names aren't dated yet. However, in 20 years time, names like Jayden might be considered dated.
There are also names which I think are "old fashioned" but not necessarily "dated". Just because a name isn't classic, doesn't make it dated.
Those are my definitions anyway!
This message was edited 1/14/2013, 6:35 AM
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