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Re: 50 forgotten(?) American favourites
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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: doubtfulRita: 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: maybeJeannette: 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: NopeArlene: MaybeRobyn: 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: NahPaulette: noPaula: Maybe, but doubtful
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I had the same thought about Carol, and one of my girlfriends wants to name her Feb '07 daughter this after her sister Carrie, so it's coming on two generational fronts, I think. I'm surprised at how many seem to like Augusta...
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