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Harold’s a great-granddad name, it’ll make a comeback any day now. A writer for the Bystander under the name Calpurnia noticed this all the way back in 1904. The great-grandchildren of the Harolds, Alfreds and Fredericks born then are now raising Harrys, Alfies and Freddies of their own. https://www.britishbabynames.com/blog/2018/07/twas-ever-thus-naming-from-an-edwardian-womans-perspective.html

I like Maximilian out of all of them.

These surprised me:

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Deirdre
Katrina
Giles
Nigel
Rashid

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Deirdre has given me the impression of "posh" usage in England, at least, but I suppose it has fallen out of fashion altogether. And while Katrina wouldn't have the taboo of a hurricane in the UK, I suppose Katherine and Catriona would be more common. (Though I'd expect Katarina & Katerina to go "extinct" first - unless they already have.)

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Nigel surprises me the most of all of these. I consider it a quintessentially English name ("Making Plans for Nigel," etc.). Has it just become so dated that it's unusable?

Barbie was never that popular to begin with if I’m not mistaken.

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Sheila is actually so pretty. I wonder why?

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If Maximilian is going gone Im sure at least Max is still around.

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Rashid I don’t know but Rashida was always around!

I don't know what i the world kind of criteria, if any, they're using to determine whether these names are "on the brink of extinction." Was Gayatri ever a name in the first place? Last I checked, Cameron was still quite popular.

I like Farrah, Gail, Kelly, Brent, Kamran and Rashid.

Would love a rebound appearance from Katrina, Carrie, Deirdre, Gail, Brent, Giles, Quinton, Maximilian.
Don't hate Lindsey or Kelly for either gender, and feel like I should be okay with Nigel, but I grew up with one who badly tainted the name for me.

Can't say I'd miss any of these:

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Barbie; Britney; Carrie; Farrah; Kelly; Shania

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Baxter; Bill, except as a nn for William; Brent; Clement, though I like Clemency very much for a girl; Cliff, and his songs can go too; Giles; Harold;
Kamran - does the same apply to Cameron? Maximilian - I prefer Max; Rashid surprises me, as Muslim naming is typically conservative.

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As for the rest: I don't like Deirdre much, but it's all right. Same with Gail, Katrina, Lindsey, Sheila and Shirley. I actually do like Katrina and Sheila, come to think of it. Nigel is dated, but the Nigel people I know are all teenagers in their 50s and 60s so it does have a youthful vibe. Quinton is the name of one of our current international cricketers, so it also feels young; I prefer Quentin.

Isn't Nigel a stereotypical old man name there currently? I hope it circles back around soon I really like it.

I would probably regret, if this names disappear forever :

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Deirdre, Katrina, Lindsey, Sheila & Shirley

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Maximilian

Poor Katrina, I quite like it.

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Clement, Cliff, Nigel and Giles are also cool, but I assume people find them irredeemably dusty?

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Maximilian surprised me. I thought it's in vogue. (I've just look it up and it's 168 in 2021).

This message was edited 12/20/2022, 2:46 AM

I like Sheila, Shirley, Clement, Maximilian, and Nigel.

I like Katrina

I like:

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Girls: Carrie, Katrina & Shania

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Boys: Baxter, Giles & Nigel

This message was edited 12/20/2022, 1:14 AM