Hazel and Iris
I've been loving these names lately (partially because I just read Watership Down). What do you think? Are they too dated or still good for today?
We're all in the gutter, but some of us look at the stars.
~Oscar Wilde.
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We're all in the gutter, but some of us look at the stars.
~Oscar Wilde.
My name list, please rate! http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/25733
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I like both of them. They both do still have a somewhat dated feel, but I think of it as more retro myself. Dated to me are names that are either recently stale (80s-90s) or names that won't likely come back (Ethel, Gertrude, etc.) Retro names, to me, fall in the 30s-70s period and are typically "grandma" names, but still have an element of style or an appeal.
Basically, I think they're usable. I've met a teenaged Hazel and a 10-year-old Iris as well as a toddler Iris, so people are using them (sparingly.) Personally, I like the nature connection of them.
Basically, I think they're usable. I've met a teenaged Hazel and a 10-year-old Iris as well as a toddler Iris, so people are using them (sparingly.) Personally, I like the nature connection of them.
I like both names; love Iris. I recognize that they may be thought of as gr grandmother names, but I easily see them as lovely on a young girl or young woman so, no, they don't feel "too dated" to me.
I like Hazel and don't really care for Iris, but I don't think that either one is too dated. In fact, I think Hazel is on its way to becoming pretty popular. If they'd been popular in the 1940s and 1950s, then they'd be too dated, but by that time Hazel had fallen from favor and I don't think Iris was any too popular then, either. I think either one is fine to use today. It's funny, they are both botanical, but they have a different feel. Hazel is 1920s flapper and Iris is cold and sophisticated.
I love them both!
These names are not dated. I think that more people should use them because they are names that I can picture on people of all ages. In my opinion these names are classic and timeless.