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Help50 forgotten(?) American favourites
It’s exam time for many of us, whether that means marking or writing- so in that spirit, here are my favourite (for various reasons, I wouldn’t use them all) 50 girls’ names that once made the American top 250 but do no longer. Are they gone for good or do they have comeback potential? Why or why not? Discuss :P
(full marks on any and all answers…I'll post up boys if people are interested)
1. Myrtle
2. Thelma
3. Lois
4. Rita
5. Edna
6. Rhonda
7. Carol
8. Beatrice
9. Sylvia
10. Jeannette
11. Gladys
12. Roxanne
13. Deborah
14. Beverly
15. Rosemary
16. Maude
17. Gwendolyn
18. Candace
19. Wanda
20. Marjorie
21. Louise
22. Roberta
23. Tamara
24. Doris
25. Genevieve
26. Leona
27. Maureen
28. Constance
29. Flora
30. Harriet
31. Muriel
32. Sonya
33. Winifred
34. Rosalie
35. Maxine
36. Selma
37. Phyllis
38. Augusta
39. Frieda
40. Arlene
41. Robyn
42. Meredith
43. Yvette
44. Lori
45. Tillie
46. Sally
47. Norma
48. Pauline
49. Paulette
50. Paula (None, one, or all three? In what order?)
(full marks on any and all answers…I'll post up boys if people are interested)
1. Myrtle
2. Thelma
3. Lois
4. Rita
5. Edna
6. Rhonda
7. Carol
8. Beatrice
9. Sylvia
10. Jeannette
11. Gladys
12. Roxanne
13. Deborah
14. Beverly
15. Rosemary
16. Maude
17. Gwendolyn
18. Candace
19. Wanda
20. Marjorie
21. Louise
22. Roberta
23. Tamara
24. Doris
25. Genevieve
26. Leona
27. Maureen
28. Constance
29. Flora
30. Harriet
31. Muriel
32. Sonya
33. Winifred
34. Rosalie
35. Maxine
36. Selma
37. Phyllis
38. Augusta
39. Frieda
40. Arlene
41. Robyn
42. Meredith
43. Yvette
44. Lori
45. Tillie
46. Sally
47. Norma
48. Pauline
49. Paulette
50. Paula (None, one, or all three? In what order?)
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1. Myrtle - NO
2. Thelma - NO
3. Lois - YES
4. Rita - NO
5. Edna - NO
6. Rhonda - NO
7. Carol - YES
8. Beatrice - NO
9. Sylvia - YES
10. Jeannette - YES
11. Gladys - NO
12. Roxanne - NO
13. Deborah - NO
14. Beverly - NO
15. Rosemary - YES
16. Maude - NO
17. Gwendolyn - YES
18. Candace - YES
19. Wanda - NO
20. Marjorie - NO
21. Louise - NO
22. Roberta - NO
23. Tamara - YES
24. Doris - NO
25. Genevieve - YES
26. Leona - NO
27. Maureen - YES
28. Constance - YES
29. Flora - NO
30. Harriet - NO
31. Muriel - NO
32. Sonya - NO
33. Winifred - NO
34. Rosalie - YES
35. Maxine - NO
36. Selma - NO
37. Phyllis - NO
38. Augusta- NO
39. Frieda - NO
40. Arlene - NO
41. Robyn - YES
42. Meredith - YES
43. Yvette - YES
44. Lori - YES
45. Tillie - NO
46. Sally - NO
47. Norma - NO
48. Pauline - NO
49. Paulette - NO
50. Paula - NO
2. Thelma - NO
3. Lois - YES
4. Rita - NO
5. Edna - NO
6. Rhonda - NO
7. Carol - YES
8. Beatrice - NO
9. Sylvia - YES
10. Jeannette - YES
11. Gladys - NO
12. Roxanne - NO
13. Deborah - NO
14. Beverly - NO
15. Rosemary - YES
16. Maude - NO
17. Gwendolyn - YES
18. Candace - YES
19. Wanda - NO
20. Marjorie - NO
21. Louise - NO
22. Roberta - NO
23. Tamara - YES
24. Doris - NO
25. Genevieve - YES
26. Leona - NO
27. Maureen - YES
28. Constance - YES
29. Flora - NO
30. Harriet - NO
31. Muriel - NO
32. Sonya - NO
33. Winifred - NO
34. Rosalie - YES
35. Maxine - NO
36. Selma - NO
37. Phyllis - NO
38. Augusta- NO
39. Frieda - NO
40. Arlene - NO
41. Robyn - YES
42. Meredith - YES
43. Yvette - YES
44. Lori - YES
45. Tillie - NO
46. Sally - NO
47. Norma - NO
48. Pauline - NO
49. Paulette - NO
50. Paula - NO
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Ones ready for/already making a comeback (IMO):
Beatrice
Sylvia
Beverly
Rosemary
Maude
Gwendolyn
Marjorie
Louise
Genevieve
Leona
Constance
Flora
Harriet
Muriel
Winifred
Rosalie
Augusta
Meredith
Tillie
Sally
Some that aren't yet ready for a comeback (IMO):
Myrtle
Thelma
Rita
Edna
Rhonda
Carol
Gladys
Deborah
Wanda
Tamara - this isn't "old" to me at all, as I know MANY Tamaras and Tammys (Tammies?) my age
Doris
Maxine
Phyllis
Arlene
Robyn - see Tamara
Lori
Paula
Beatrice
Sylvia
Beverly
Rosemary
Maude
Gwendolyn
Marjorie
Louise
Genevieve
Leona
Constance
Flora
Harriet
Muriel
Winifred
Rosalie
Augusta
Meredith
Tillie
Sally
Some that aren't yet ready for a comeback (IMO):
Myrtle
Thelma
Rita
Edna
Rhonda
Carol
Gladys
Deborah
Wanda
Tamara - this isn't "old" to me at all, as I know MANY Tamaras and Tammys (Tammies?) my age
Doris
Maxine
Phyllis
Arlene
Robyn - see Tamara
Lori
Paula
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Tamara and Robyn
They're not old because we're not old- they've fallen out of the top 250 names used, though.
Sometimes they circle back "ahead" of time- the only example I can think of is Carrie in the 70s.
They're not old because we're not old- they've fallen out of the top 250 names used, though.
Sometimes they circle back "ahead" of time- the only example I can think of is Carrie in the 70s.
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I like:
8. Beatrice
9. Sylvia
12. Roxanne
17. Gwendolyn
21. Louise
23. Tamara
26. Leona
29. Flora
30. Harriet
31. Muriel
42. Meredith
43. Yvette
Of these I would actually consider using: Beatrice, Sylvia, Gwendolyn, Harriet, and Meredith. Part of it is that the people alive with these names today are quite old and we associate the names with that, as other posteres have said, and part of it is personal preference I guess.
~ EM
8. Beatrice
9. Sylvia
12. Roxanne
17. Gwendolyn
21. Louise
23. Tamara
26. Leona
29. Flora
30. Harriet
31. Muriel
42. Meredith
43. Yvette
Of these I would actually consider using: Beatrice, Sylvia, Gwendolyn, Harriet, and Meredith. Part of it is that the people alive with these names today are quite old and we associate the names with that, as other posteres have said, and part of it is personal preference I guess.
~ EM
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I like:
Myrtle - However, this has never been popular in Britain as far as I know, so it doesn't have that dated feeling to me, it's just a very little-used plant name ... like Juniper, perhaps.
Thelma - though it does remind me of thermal vests
Lois - Again, this has never really peaked in Britain. I've only known one Lois, aged about 17 now, and at school everyone misheard her name as Lewis, which is phenomenally popular for boys. That's probably hindered its usage, in Scotland anyway.
Beatrice - Already making a comeback. There's a teenage princess in Britain called Beatrice, which gives it a fresh (albeit upper-class / intimidating) feel.
Sylvia - I see this becoming the new Sophia in the US. I've seen it on this board so many times, just like I saw Sophia so often here before it hit the jackpot. I prefer Silvia, because of my pathological dislike of Sylvia Plath.
Rosemary - Making a comeback already
Roxana, but not Roxanne
Genevieve
Leona - prefer Leonie
Meredith - Never been popular in Britain, but I'd like to use it one day.
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♥Elinor♥
Myrtle - However, this has never been popular in Britain as far as I know, so it doesn't have that dated feeling to me, it's just a very little-used plant name ... like Juniper, perhaps.
Thelma - though it does remind me of thermal vests
Lois - Again, this has never really peaked in Britain. I've only known one Lois, aged about 17 now, and at school everyone misheard her name as Lewis, which is phenomenally popular for boys. That's probably hindered its usage, in Scotland anyway.
Beatrice - Already making a comeback. There's a teenage princess in Britain called Beatrice, which gives it a fresh (albeit upper-class / intimidating) feel.
Sylvia - I see this becoming the new Sophia in the US. I've seen it on this board so many times, just like I saw Sophia so often here before it hit the jackpot. I prefer Silvia, because of my pathological dislike of Sylvia Plath.
Rosemary - Making a comeback already
Roxana, but not Roxanne
Genevieve
Leona - prefer Leonie
Meredith - Never been popular in Britain, but I'd like to use it one day.
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♥Elinor♥
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Thermal vests!! Ha, that's a fantastic association. I work with a Thelma- you're to blame if I call her Thermal by accident :D
Eugenie probaby can't do much to improve the fate of her name though...
That's funny you should say that about Myrtle- both Myrtles I've ever met were born in London during WWII. Maybe it's just not a Scottish name? (Saying MAIRRh-tul in a Scottish accent in my head convinces me of this argument)
I was going to comment above that "standard" Scottish names- Lewis, Stuart, Douglas, Craig et al had a sort of fashionable period in the middle of the 20th century on this side of the Atlantic, and now people have moved on to the Irish parts of their heritage. That's one thing about most of North America- people can claim heritage of whatever sort of sound strikes their fancy. That also means that fashions are more easy to track- every other 50-year-old Canadian man is called Doug, and there are plenty of Craigs in their 30s and 40s. Brendans are in their teens and 20s, and then there's the proliferation of five-year-old Liams, Aidans and Ronans. I expect the Welsh may be up next- Huw, Aled and Llewellyn, anyone?
Eugenie probaby can't do much to improve the fate of her name though...
That's funny you should say that about Myrtle- both Myrtles I've ever met were born in London during WWII. Maybe it's just not a Scottish name? (Saying MAIRRh-tul in a Scottish accent in my head convinces me of this argument)
I was going to comment above that "standard" Scottish names- Lewis, Stuart, Douglas, Craig et al had a sort of fashionable period in the middle of the 20th century on this side of the Atlantic, and now people have moved on to the Irish parts of their heritage. That's one thing about most of North America- people can claim heritage of whatever sort of sound strikes their fancy. That also means that fashions are more easy to track- every other 50-year-old Canadian man is called Doug, and there are plenty of Craigs in their 30s and 40s. Brendans are in their teens and 20s, and then there's the proliferation of five-year-old Liams, Aidans and Ronans. I expect the Welsh may be up next- Huw, Aled and Llewellyn, anyone?
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1. Myrtle-don't think so because of "fertile Myrtle" associations
2. Thelma-no...Thelma and Louise...plus Mama's family
3. Lois-not any time soon
4. Rita-maybe
5. Edna-no
6. Rhonda-no
7. Carol-yes...this is a beautiful name...I know a 9 month old named this
8. Beatrice-love it! Hope it comes back.
9. Sylvia-adore it!
10. Jeannette-don't care for it...might see some use tho
11. Gladys-no
12. Roxanne-slight chance
13. Deborah-no
14. Beverly-no
15. Rosemary-a lot of people like this but I don't at all
16. Maude-maybe...
17. Gwendolyn-LOVE IT! It will see a rise in popularity.
18. Candace-yes...already somewhat popular
19. Wanda-no
20. Marjorie-perhaps
21. Louise-perhaps...I would use as a mn
22. Roberta-maybe
23. Tamara-maybe
24. Doris-IDK...doubt it
25. Genevieve-definitely
26. Leona-no
27. Maureen-I wouldn't use it
28. Constance-yes
29. Flora-yes
30. Harriet-don't know...I don't care for it
31. Muriel-possibly
32. Sonya-hmmm...pretty dated to the 70's and 80's but could come back in a few years
33. Winifred-maybe...but won't be largely popular
34. Rosalie-yes
35. Maxine-maybe
36. Selma-maybe
37. Phyllis-no
38. Augusta-yes
39. Frieda-no
40. Arlene-no
41. Robyn-yes...or Robin...I actually really like this
42. Meredith-yes
43. Yvette-no
44. Lori-not for a while
45. Tillie-hope not!
46. Sally-maybe
47. Norma-hmmmm...don't see it happening for a long long while
48. Pauline -no
49. Paulette-no
50. Paula -maybe
I like Paula the best out of those last 3 names...I know a lady named Paula and it is a fun name to say. It kind of flows. I wouldn't use it, but I like it.
2. Thelma-no...Thelma and Louise...plus Mama's family
3. Lois-not any time soon
4. Rita-maybe
5. Edna-no
6. Rhonda-no
7. Carol-yes...this is a beautiful name...I know a 9 month old named this
8. Beatrice-love it! Hope it comes back.
9. Sylvia-adore it!
10. Jeannette-don't care for it...might see some use tho
11. Gladys-no
12. Roxanne-slight chance
13. Deborah-no
14. Beverly-no
15. Rosemary-a lot of people like this but I don't at all
16. Maude-maybe...
17. Gwendolyn-LOVE IT! It will see a rise in popularity.
18. Candace-yes...already somewhat popular
19. Wanda-no
20. Marjorie-perhaps
21. Louise-perhaps...I would use as a mn
22. Roberta-maybe
23. Tamara-maybe
24. Doris-IDK...doubt it
25. Genevieve-definitely
26. Leona-no
27. Maureen-I wouldn't use it
28. Constance-yes
29. Flora-yes
30. Harriet-don't know...I don't care for it
31. Muriel-possibly
32. Sonya-hmmm...pretty dated to the 70's and 80's but could come back in a few years
33. Winifred-maybe...but won't be largely popular
34. Rosalie-yes
35. Maxine-maybe
36. Selma-maybe
37. Phyllis-no
38. Augusta-yes
39. Frieda-no
40. Arlene-no
41. Robyn-yes...or Robin...I actually really like this
42. Meredith-yes
43. Yvette-no
44. Lori-not for a while
45. Tillie-hope not!
46. Sally-maybe
47. Norma-hmmmm...don't see it happening for a long long while
48. Pauline -no
49. Paulette-no
50. Paula -maybe
I like Paula the best out of those last 3 names...I know a lady named Paula and it is a fun name to say. It kind of flows. I wouldn't use it, but I like it.
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I'd consider these - mainly as mn's:
8. Beatrice - though spelt Beatrix
12. Roxanne - I've a friend named Roxxann, so I really like it and the nn Roxie
15. Rosemary
17. Gwendolyn - I love it!
20. Marjorie
21. Louise
25. Genevieve
29. Flora
31. Muriel
34. Rosalie
35. Maxine
39. Frieda
42. Meredith
43. Yvette
*laurel* loves Ophelia Margot, Margaret Eloise "Midge", Stellan Aubrey Oswyn, Camden Montgomery
8. Beatrice - though spelt Beatrix
12. Roxanne - I've a friend named Roxxann, so I really like it and the nn Roxie
15. Rosemary
17. Gwendolyn - I love it!
20. Marjorie
21. Louise
25. Genevieve
29. Flora
31. Muriel
34. Rosalie
35. Maxine
39. Frieda
42. Meredith
43. Yvette
*laurel* loves Ophelia Margot, Margaret Eloise "Midge", Stellan Aubrey Oswyn, Camden Montgomery
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Well, of course they all have the potential for a comeback eventually, when young parents are of the generation where they know longer knew the previous generation where the name was popular, and so no longer associate it with "ugly" grey hair and wrinkles.
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Augusta vs. Muriel & Roberta
Precisely. Augusta is closer in sound to names such as Isabella, Olivia, Arabella, etc. And Augustus is increasing in use for boys.
But most of it is the difference in age. Augusta's previous period of popularity came definitely before Winifred, Muriel, and Roberta, at least in the USA. There were still a lot of Winifreds and Muriels being born in the 1920s; by that time Augusta had practically disappeared as a name. And Roberta is even "younger", peaking in use around 1940. So, ironically, young parents today think of Winifred, Muriel, and Roberta as still being "ugly" because they know real elderly women who have these names. Very few young Americans today know an Augusta personally; almost all the Augustas of the past were dead before they could remember them as real people. Ironically, that's what makes the name sound "fresh" and "revivable" to younger people. If you can't remember the association between the name and gray hair & wrinkles, it can turn in its image from "old, ugly, and outdated" to "retro, old-fashioned, and cool". :)
Precisely. Augusta is closer in sound to names such as Isabella, Olivia, Arabella, etc. And Augustus is increasing in use for boys.
But most of it is the difference in age. Augusta's previous period of popularity came definitely before Winifred, Muriel, and Roberta, at least in the USA. There were still a lot of Winifreds and Muriels being born in the 1920s; by that time Augusta had practically disappeared as a name. And Roberta is even "younger", peaking in use around 1940. So, ironically, young parents today think of Winifred, Muriel, and Roberta as still being "ugly" because they know real elderly women who have these names. Very few young Americans today know an Augusta personally; almost all the Augustas of the past were dead before they could remember them as real people. Ironically, that's what makes the name sound "fresh" and "revivable" to younger people. If you can't remember the association between the name and gray hair & wrinkles, it can turn in its image from "old, ugly, and outdated" to "retro, old-fashioned, and cool". :)
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I work in a nursing home and actually get a lot of the names I love from residents I have cared for. Example: I took care of a Beatrice "Bea", Cora, Viola, Abbie, Nettie,and several Clara's...so I associate the names with the people (and the gray hair ect), but I still think they are lovely names. Most of these women are in their 90's btw...
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Maybe they are so old they are cool again just because...who knows why I like some of the names over other names. I also care for several ladies named Bessie, Dora, Gertrude, Alice, Helen, & Florence... all around the same age as the other ladies, and I don't care for these names. I mean, how long has it been since Bessie has been used...and it's not new and fresh yet!! LOL
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Maybe they are so old they are cool again just because...who knows why I like some of the names over other names. I also care for several ladies named Bessie, Dora, Gertrude, Alice, Helen, & Florence... all around the same age as the other ladies, and I don't care for these names. I mean, how long has it been since Bessie has been used...and it's not new and fresh yet!! LOL
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Bessie's high point in the USA was 1889, but it receded rather slowly and was still among the 100 most common names until 1928.
Obviously there are great individual differences in exactly how people come to like or dislike names; the "ageism" thing is a general social factor, not meant to describe how everybody's mind operates 100% of the time.
And for a name to be strongly revived, it of course not only has to be old enough to be "retro" instead of just "old" to people in their 20s, but it has to fit in with the fashionable sounds of the time. At the moment the -a ending for girls' names is more popular, and Cora, Viola, and Clara fit that. We also are probably moving into an appreciation for the "long I" vowel again, with names like Isaac, Isaiah, and Violet coming back already. Beatrice is very interesting to me, because a lot of young women on baby name discussion boards seem to like it, but there is actually little sign of it really being revived yet. Perhaps this is one of those names that women like a lot more than men at the moment, and fathers veto it when mothers suggest it.
I really expect Florence to come back in about another decade. I think the huge recent success of Cadence will get people interested in the -ence ending, and it will be the right time for young parents to think that it's a "cool" name again. :)
Obviously there are great individual differences in exactly how people come to like or dislike names; the "ageism" thing is a general social factor, not meant to describe how everybody's mind operates 100% of the time.
And for a name to be strongly revived, it of course not only has to be old enough to be "retro" instead of just "old" to people in their 20s, but it has to fit in with the fashionable sounds of the time. At the moment the -a ending for girls' names is more popular, and Cora, Viola, and Clara fit that. We also are probably moving into an appreciation for the "long I" vowel again, with names like Isaac, Isaiah, and Violet coming back already. Beatrice is very interesting to me, because a lot of young women on baby name discussion boards seem to like it, but there is actually little sign of it really being revived yet. Perhaps this is one of those names that women like a lot more than men at the moment, and fathers veto it when mothers suggest it.
I really expect Florence to come back in about another decade. I think the huge recent success of Cadence will get people interested in the -ence ending, and it will be the right time for young parents to think that it's a "cool" name again. :)
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Beatrice & Florence
I read the telegraph and times (UK) birth announcements for fun- and Beatrice (and Beatrix, too) is all over the place there. Florence and Constance are also frequently there, more often as mns, though. The demographic is upper-middle-class and above- three given names is not uncommon.
Having said that, I think you're right on for North America- Beatrice and Florence are names that are either liked by women only or by those in their late teens and early twenties. And yes, I realise youstudy this for a living- I'm just agreeing.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/section/0,,20989,00.html
http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/
I read the telegraph and times (UK) birth announcements for fun- and Beatrice (and Beatrix, too) is all over the place there. Florence and Constance are also frequently there, more often as mns, though. The demographic is upper-middle-class and above- three given names is not uncommon.
Having said that, I think you're right on for North America- Beatrice and Florence are names that are either liked by women only or by those in their late teens and early twenties. And yes, I realise youstudy this for a living- I'm just agreeing.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/section/0,,20989,00.html
http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/
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Because Augusta has the feel that is popular now.
That's why. We can't see beyond today.
That's why. We can't see beyond today.
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4. Rita - grew up with one
12. Roxanne - grew up with a few
14. Beverly - I like it if not for Beverly Hills
21. Louise - love it
34. Rosalie - my great grandma was Rosalia, who I was named after
35. Maxine - like it
41. Robyn - parents friend
42. Meredith - went to HS with one
43. Yvette - went to HS with one
~~Kris~~
12. Roxanne - grew up with a few
14. Beverly - I like it if not for Beverly Hills
21. Louise - love it
34. Rosalie - my great grandma was Rosalia, who I was named after
35. Maxine - like it
41. Robyn - parents friend
42. Meredith - went to HS with one
43. Yvette - went to HS with one
~~Kris~~
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Yay! I like Maxine, too :)
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I like these names:
Jeannette
Deborah - much prefer the sp. Debra
Rosemary
Louise
Constance
Sonya - prefer the sp. Sonia
Rosalie
Selma
Yvette - GP
Jennifer Nicole
...Loving the Names...
Ariella Faith, Elisabeth Maria, Olivia Jasmine
Cade Preston, Grant Joseph, Jude Hamilton
Jeannette
Deborah - much prefer the sp. Debra
Rosemary
Louise
Constance
Sonya - prefer the sp. Sonia
Rosalie
Selma
Yvette - GP
...Loving the Names...
Ariella Faith, Elisabeth Maria, Olivia Jasmine
Cade Preston, Grant Joseph, Jude Hamilton
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Myrtle: Very doubtful that this will come back. Just sounds ugly, and it just doesn't seem to be the kind of flower name that is trendy now.
Thelma: Highly doubtful.
Lois: doubtful
Rita: Possibly.
Edna: I hope not.
Rhonda: Probably not for a while yet.
Carol: I see potential here. Carol is soft and pretty, and maybe some parents will want to honor Grandma by naming a baby after her? Carol is very common for grandma-aged ladies now.
Beatrice: I see it becoming trendy, like Emma and Ella.
Sylvia: maybe
Jeannette: Quite possible. J names have potential.
Gladys: Doubtful, even if it is Welsh.
Roxanne: In my totally unbiased opinion :) maybe.
Deborah: Maybe. Being Biblical, it has a good chance.
Beverly: I don't see why not, it would fit in with all the other used-to-be-just-surnames.
Rosemary: Already o the way back.
Maude: I hope I do't live long enough to see this get popular again. Mawwwwd.
Gwendolyn: Possibly. The Welsh thing.
Candace: Possibly. Very classy and feminine.
Wanda: I doubt it.
Marjorie: Possibly, seeing as how Margaret and Maggie are already popular.
Louise: Definitely has potential. It's already very popular as a middle name.
Roberta: Outside chance.
Tamara: Possibly, very feminine and sounds/looks like the currently popular Samara.
Doris: Hope not.
Genevieve: Definitely.
Leona: No.
Maureen: Oh yes, definitely! Irish is in.
Constance: Sure, virtues are in too.
Flora: Probably, flowers are in too.
Harriet: outside chance. In the same category as Beatrice.
Muriel: Maybe, but I doubt it.
Sonya: Probably not.
Winifred: Doubt it. Doesn't roll off the tongue very easily.
Rosalie: Entirely possible. Everything is coming up roses.
Maxine; I doubt it. The crabby old lady on Shoebox cards has this locked up.
Selma: No.
Phyllis: No.
Augusta: outside chance.
Frieda: Nope
Arlene: Maybe
Robyn: Quite possible. Very cute, unisexy and has the y.
Meredith: Oh yes, any day now.
Yvette: Maybe, but don't hold your breath.
Lori: I wouldn't be surprised. Laurena nd Laura and Lorelei are close to it.
Tillie: Maybe, just maybe.
Sally:: Maybe, when Sarah finally fades.
Norma: For some reason I have seen this often lately on Hispanic girls. So maybe.
Pauline: Nah
Paulette: no
Paula: Maybe, but doubtful
Thelma: Highly doubtful.
Lois: doubtful
Rita: Possibly.
Edna: I hope not.
Rhonda: Probably not for a while yet.
Carol: I see potential here. Carol is soft and pretty, and maybe some parents will want to honor Grandma by naming a baby after her? Carol is very common for grandma-aged ladies now.
Beatrice: I see it becoming trendy, like Emma and Ella.
Sylvia: maybe
Jeannette: Quite possible. J names have potential.
Gladys: Doubtful, even if it is Welsh.
Roxanne: In my totally unbiased opinion :) maybe.
Deborah: Maybe. Being Biblical, it has a good chance.
Beverly: I don't see why not, it would fit in with all the other used-to-be-just-surnames.
Rosemary: Already o the way back.
Maude: I hope I do't live long enough to see this get popular again. Mawwwwd.
Gwendolyn: Possibly. The Welsh thing.
Candace: Possibly. Very classy and feminine.
Wanda: I doubt it.
Marjorie: Possibly, seeing as how Margaret and Maggie are already popular.
Louise: Definitely has potential. It's already very popular as a middle name.
Roberta: Outside chance.
Tamara: Possibly, very feminine and sounds/looks like the currently popular Samara.
Doris: Hope not.
Genevieve: Definitely.
Leona: No.
Maureen: Oh yes, definitely! Irish is in.
Constance: Sure, virtues are in too.
Flora: Probably, flowers are in too.
Harriet: outside chance. In the same category as Beatrice.
Muriel: Maybe, but I doubt it.
Sonya: Probably not.
Winifred: Doubt it. Doesn't roll off the tongue very easily.
Rosalie: Entirely possible. Everything is coming up roses.
Maxine; I doubt it. The crabby old lady on Shoebox cards has this locked up.
Selma: No.
Phyllis: No.
Augusta: outside chance.
Frieda: Nope
Arlene: Maybe
Robyn: Quite possible. Very cute, unisexy and has the y.
Meredith: Oh yes, any day now.
Yvette: Maybe, but don't hold your breath.
Lori: I wouldn't be surprised. Laurena nd Laura and Lorelei are close to it.
Tillie: Maybe, just maybe.
Sally:: Maybe, when Sarah finally fades.
Norma: For some reason I have seen this often lately on Hispanic girls. So maybe.
Pauline: Nah
Paulette: no
Paula: Maybe, but doubtful
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