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HelpWhat's your favorite 'old fashioned' name?
It wasn't usually my style because it felt too old or unfamiliar (This does not apply to all old fashioned names and In the same vein I'm not interested in mythological names). But recently, after taking a poll of the names I personally associate with older people and asking myself about my own tastes, I decided that while I'm not a huge fan of old-fashioned names, but old fashioned names aren't that bad. So I asked a question. This also applies to those that have already comeback.
This message was edited 1/11/2024, 11:13 PM
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I actually tend to love old-fashion names. My fiancé says it's my naming style. LOL
Agnes (though I prefer the French pronunciation)
Albertine
Arlette
Blanche
Dorothea
Edith
Iphigénie
Irene
Joyce
Judith
Manon
Marcelle
Marilyne
Marjolaine
Marjorie
Maxine
May
Prudence
Ruth
Sibyl
Alphonse
Ambroise
Anatole
Athanase
Cyprien
Ernest
Eudes
Gilbert
Hector
Linus
Ludger
Stanislas
Agnes (though I prefer the French pronunciation)
Albertine
Arlette
Blanche
Dorothea
Edith
Iphigénie
Irene
Joyce
Judith
Manon
Marcelle
Marilyne
Marjolaine
Marjorie
Maxine
May
Prudence
Ruth
Sibyl
Alphonse
Ambroise
Anatole
Athanase
Cyprien
Ernest
Eudes
Gilbert
Hector
Linus
Ludger
Stanislas
Mildred is the first that popped in my mind. Just don’t ask.
Mariel is the top one for me.
I love the name Cecil (sehs-el) and Lawrence might be considered old fashioned?
I also love Asa, Bobby, Clyde, Harlan, Jimmy and Lynn. And Cynthia, Denise, Frederica, Gwennie, Loveday, Ottoline, Pam and Rosemarie.
I also love Asa, Bobby, Clyde, Harlan, Jimmy and Lynn. And Cynthia, Denise, Frederica, Gwennie, Loveday, Ottoline, Pam and Rosemarie.
Um, I'll take this to mean "of names that I consider unusably old-fashioned, which is my favorite" because "names that are old" is too wide a category...in which case, Kermit is high up there.
This message was edited 1/11/2024, 7:39 AM
Thank you.
Bernice, Floyd, Maxine, and Clarence
Thank you.
Thank you.
Sybil. :)
Thank you.
I must say that as a 72 year old American it blows my mind that anyone considers Heather and Erica to be "old-fashioned", as the average Heather in the USA will be turning 49 this year and the average Erica will only be 41. They both still seem like young names to me! :)
This message was edited 1/14/2024, 6:10 AM
Thank you. I love Erica, Heather, Michelle here. And Patricia too.
This message was edited 1/11/2024, 5:16 AM