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HelpGirls names on the brink of extinction
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I like:
Maira
Vivienne
Zahraa (but prefer Zahra)
Alyssia (and Elysia, Alesia, Alessia, etc.)
Kiera
Nihira (I haven't actually seen this before but I like it)
Anita (it's probably dated but I think it could come back. Especially in places that use the "t" -- in my accent "Anita ___" is used as a joke name for "I need a ___", but that's not a problem in places where they actually say it with a "t". Plus you can always go by Ani or Annie. And Anita is a name in a lot of languages.)
Elyse (I'm surprised this is dying out -- I thought it would be popular along with Ellie, Ella, Eliana, etc.)
Indiana (takes a certain kind of person to pull it off, but it's cool and Indi/Indy is a good nickname)
Saira
Don't like or dislike:
Deema
Tianna (it's fine but I prefer Tiana)
Maddy (I'm very neutral on this, and surprised it's dying out. I don't like it as a full name but I would have expected it to still be a common nickname even if the full names change in relative popularity. Madison, Madeline, Madeliene, Madelyn, Maddalena, etc.)
Don't like / I understand why it's dying out:
Flo - stolen by commercials. I can't even remember what the commercials were for but I remember "Flo". Also 'flow' can be an awkward thing for your name to sound like.
Maira
Vivienne
Zahraa (but prefer Zahra)
Alyssia (and Elysia, Alesia, Alessia, etc.)
Kiera
Nihira (I haven't actually seen this before but I like it)
Anita (it's probably dated but I think it could come back. Especially in places that use the "t" -- in my accent "Anita ___" is used as a joke name for "I need a ___", but that's not a problem in places where they actually say it with a "t". Plus you can always go by Ani or Annie. And Anita is a name in a lot of languages.)
Elyse (I'm surprised this is dying out -- I thought it would be popular along with Ellie, Ella, Eliana, etc.)
Indiana (takes a certain kind of person to pull it off, but it's cool and Indi/Indy is a good nickname)
Saira
Don't like or dislike:
Deema
Tianna (it's fine but I prefer Tiana)
Maddy (I'm very neutral on this, and surprised it's dying out. I don't like it as a full name but I would have expected it to still be a common nickname even if the full names change in relative popularity. Madison, Madeline, Madeliene, Madelyn, Maddalena, etc.)
Don't like / I understand why it's dying out:
Flo - stolen by commercials. I can't even remember what the commercials were for but I remember "Flo". Also 'flow' can be an awkward thing for your name to sound like.
Some of these are just variant spellings of names that are still fairly well used.
Bailey is still fairly popular, so is Elise and Vivienne.
I think Others never got very much use anyway so you can't really say they're going extinct.
Latifah, I think, had a brief flash in the pan in the early 1990s thanks to Queen Latifah. Like a lot of so-called "black names" it came in and went out of fashion very quickly.
Bailey is still fairly popular, so is Elise and Vivienne.
I think Others never got very much use anyway so you can't really say they're going extinct.
Latifah, I think, had a brief flash in the pan in the early 1990s thanks to Queen Latifah. Like a lot of so-called "black names" it came in and went out of fashion very quickly.
BabyCentre is full of it lmao.
I'd like to see Claudette, Frederica, Joan, Myrtle, Pansy, and maybe even Gladys come back. (Yes I know Pansy is doomed)
Frederica especially seems like it could be popular now.
Frederica especially seems like it could be popular now.
I'm not sure why Pansy is doomed. It's very similar in sound to Daisy.
Just because of the slang. Otherwise it would be similar to Daisy, Tansy, Violet, etc.
I'm not familiar with the slang. I've also never heard of Tansy.
Pansy in slang basically means a wimp, but I think it also has homophobic connotations.
Tansy is another flower, looks like this:
Tansy is another flower, looks like this:
Oh... yeah, Pansy is doomed.
I had no idea we could post images on here, whoa.
I had no idea we could post images on here, whoa.
I like Sherry and Tammy, but am not disappointed by possible extinction.
I personally hate the names like that, not going to lie.
Joan?
That makes me sad. My one year old niece's middle name is Gertrude - Cecilia Gertrude. I can see Cheryl making a comeback of sorts, but the rest probably will die out.
That makes me sad. My one year old niece's middle name is Gertrude - Cecilia Gertrude. I can see Cheryl making a comeback of sorts, but the rest probably will die out.
I personally can't see Cheryl making a comeback. Not because it's "dated," but I don't think it's viewed as a good/attractive name.
I agree with what you said about girl names on the brink of extinction. Especially Debbie. From my observations, nicknames as full name tend to be short-lived. So I'd like to add Babs, Barb, Barbie, Pat, Patsy, and Patti/Patty to this list. Moreover, these are nicknames for Barbara and Patricia (It's fell out of the top 1000), which are currently considered grandmother's names and are therefore unpopular.
This message was edited 2/15/2024, 10:22 AM