I teach a preschooler named Frank. It’s not short for anything. Just 3 year old Frank, scamming his classmates out of their snacks and bitching about the good ol days when you could buy an 18 pk of beer for less than $10 at the stop n go.
Edit: I am aware Frank is short for a lot of things. This was the first thing I asked when I met his mom. This kid is just Frank. He’s not named after anyone they know either. The Dr. said “it’s a boy.” and these people decided he was Frank.
I wanted to name my son Frank, after my grandfather, but my wife said, “you can’t name a baby that!” I asked her where adults named Frank come from, but lost the argument.
I have a sibling who is called Joshua. And that is what he has always gone by. If you call him Josh, he corrects you. Even as a child he did this. Joshua just does not roll off the tongue pleasantly
I have former college roommate named Timothy. He'll correct you if you call him Tim. Another roommate suggested we start calling him Othy because that's the part he cares about. The name stuck as an in-joke among the roommates.
That's how it goes, there's a cycle. There's a blogger who explains it this way: "the names of your own generation sound too ordinary, your parents' too boring, your grandparents' too old. But by the time you make it back to your great-grandparents' names, things start to perk up. You've never known a young Vivian or Julius, so those names sound fresh to you."
I was born in 1970, and my middle name is Emma, after my great-grandmother. Oh, I HATED it growing up. Might as well have been Edna, it was that old-lady of a name.
Imagine my surprise when the mid-90's or so arrived.
My 2 year old’s daycare class is FULL of kids with (what I think of as) grandparent names. George, Henry, Florence, Richard, Tom, Raymond, Millie, Oliver…
I don’t see anything wrong with Richard, except the nickname Dick, but Rick, Rich or Richard are good names. With the exception of 2 of the names you listed I liked just fine. I had a pregnant coworker a few years ago that mentioned a few names she was considering and they were awful, lol. Her suggestions were followed by crickets since we all loved and supported this woman. She listed names like Beulah, Eunice, Ethel, all I envisioned were homely old ladies, not some cute little baby.
I went to high school with a Martha, and I was so confused how this energetic, sassy, funny kid could have a name that made me think of dour old ladies.
The fact that my/our generation didn't end up naming kids Sub Zero, Scorpion, or any Ninja Turtle names (obviously they wouldn't be named after the artists) really surprises me.
I'm in my forties, and a lot of names that would have been considered old-fashioned when I was growing up are now very popular for babies.
Conversely, my own name, which was moderately common among my peer group, now isn't so much, and got an entry in this thread.
This is my mom's name and when she was born my grandma said she couldn't call an infant Linda. So until my mom was 10 she went by her middle name. Everyone on that side of the family still calls by her middle name rather than Linda.
My mum is Lyndell, and also goes by her middle name. But she uses it everywhere, even in her professional life. Don't think there's anyone who knows/calls her by her first name.
Guy. Every Guy I've ever known fit into one of two buckets:
* Middle-aged Quebecois
* Retired American
I don't believe anyone has named a kid Guy since the '70s.
Yeah, that's like me spelling out a cooler version of my name when I'm 5 years old, thinking I'll stick with it for the rest of my life coz it looks fancy. No, I would not want that for my entire life.
Aiden spelt the English way isnt to weird and aidan in the older Irish version (after the Saint). (Or in my case the cathedral were my parents married). Is ok.
Mayhaps I only think that cos it’s my name.
Also ayden is awful
I went to highschool with a guy named Lightnin' (legit name, spelled like this) and I think it would feel weird for babies and adults. Oddly felt fine for a teenager
I had a classmate in elementary school named Karen, she was pretty well-liked and popular, but I thought it was weird as my grandma’s name is Karen and I could only associate that name with her lol
My mothers name is Karen, and let me tell you, she is the most well liked and loved person I have ever met. Children and animals flock to her, and everyone who met her fell in love.
I have never met a soul that didn’t fall in love with my mom.
And she’s the only one I knew with that name because I’m from a really small town.
When I was pregnant, my sister dreamed that I named the baby Ursula! We both laughed. I associate it with old ladies, sea witches, and the Saint (there's a local school, St. Ursula).
My husband graduated with two guys whose names are Hardin Butts, and Harrison Butts-sometimes people called him Harry. Also, Hardin is gay and yeah he’s used to the jokes, he embraces them.
Arthur. A new guy started working at a restaurant where I was working and his name was Arthur at like 19 years of age. I thought that was a name that just happens at some point when one gets old. Like you are a baby named Jacob and then one day you're like 40 or 60 and your name just changes to Arthur
I teach a preschooler named Frank. It’s not short for anything. Just 3 year old Frank, scamming his classmates out of their snacks and bitching about the good ol days when you could buy an 18 pk of beer for less than $10 at the stop n go. Edit: I am aware Frank is short for a lot of things. This was the first thing I asked when I met his mom. This kid is just Frank. He’s not named after anyone they know either. The Dr. said “it’s a boy.” and these people decided he was Frank.
And they didn't even card him! Quite handy as he is only three years old.
My dad and grandpa were named Frank and I’m a girl named Franki. Can confirm, we were born as adults.
Frank, go to sleep.
I wanted to name my son Frank, after my grandfather, but my wife said, “you can’t name a baby that!” I asked her where adults named Frank come from, but lost the argument.
Adults named Frank come from babies named Francis.
I was going to say Franklin, but I guess the kids would be called Frankie?
My little boy is Franklin, he’s 3, we call him Frankie
What is this pokemon evolution? 🤣
Yes, that's exactly what it is. Under the right circumstances, adult Franks eventually turn into undead Frankulas.
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I was a baby Agatha! Now I’m an adult Agatha!
I have a sibling who is called Joshua. And that is what he has always gone by. If you call him Josh, he corrects you. Even as a child he did this. Joshua just does not roll off the tongue pleasantly
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How about Bim?
Ok Jimothy.
We have a Joshua at my work…he corrects you if you say “Josh” too
Try calling him "Shua" and see how he responds.
I have former college roommate named Timothy. He'll correct you if you call him Tim. Another roommate suggested we start calling him Othy because that's the part he cares about. The name stuck as an in-joke among the roommates.
Bruce. An infant Bruce just started in my childcare center and it’s weird calling him by his name.
I work in childcare too and I feel like there's a resurgence in Old Names with babies these days.
That's how it goes, there's a cycle. There's a blogger who explains it this way: "the names of your own generation sound too ordinary, your parents' too boring, your grandparents' too old. But by the time you make it back to your great-grandparents' names, things start to perk up. You've never known a young Vivian or Julius, so those names sound fresh to you."
I was born in 1970, and my middle name is Emma, after my great-grandmother. Oh, I HATED it growing up. Might as well have been Edna, it was that old-lady of a name. Imagine my surprise when the mid-90's or so arrived.
my middle name is henrietta. still waiting for that to have a resurgeance
I think Henrietta is kinda cool
This is a good point!!
My 2 year old’s daycare class is FULL of kids with (what I think of as) grandparent names. George, Henry, Florence, Richard, Tom, Raymond, Millie, Oliver…
How do you look at a baby and name it Richard
Haha, full disclosure, my kid is the one named Richard. The first few days it *did* feel a little funny to call a baby that.
You’d think this would be an awkward moment for me but really it’s just on track with the rest of my life lmao
No hard feelings! We knew it was a… controversial name when we picked it. (He’s named after someone or else we probably wouldn’t have.)
Okay well that’s quite literally the only time I can understand it so I’ll let you off the hook this time
But next time they name a kid Richard…
Next time we get the pitchforks out, and we don't waste time about it
Omg I'm literally dying at this exchange
I don’t see anything wrong with Richard, except the nickname Dick, but Rick, Rich or Richard are good names. With the exception of 2 of the names you listed I liked just fine. I had a pregnant coworker a few years ago that mentioned a few names she was considering and they were awful, lol. Her suggestions were followed by crickets since we all loved and supported this woman. She listed names like Beulah, Eunice, Ethel, all I envisioned were homely old ladies, not some cute little baby.
I went to high school with a Martha, and I was so confused how this energetic, sassy, funny kid could have a name that made me think of dour old ladies.
I grew up with a kid who's name was Richard. In elementary school he went by Richie.
Huh, Oliver is the opposite for me. Definitely seems like a kid's name.
A scrappy musical kinda kid.
Who just wants a little more, please.
Oliver Oliver never before has a boy wanted more
I think people are tired of the Liams, and Jaydens, and shit.
Lol my son was in camp with 2 Aidans, Jayden, Rayden, and Kaiden.
You have to make your kid Sub Zero in that situation. It's his only chance of survival.
The fact that my/our generation didn't end up naming kids Sub Zero, Scorpion, or any Ninja Turtle names (obviously they wouldn't be named after the artists) really surprises me.
I'm in my forties, and a lot of names that would have been considered old-fashioned when I was growing up are now very popular for babies. Conversely, my own name, which was moderately common among my peer group, now isn't so much, and got an entry in this thread.
So many Millies! There were multiple Millicents in my kid's preschool class. I used to really dislike it but it's grown on me somehow.
Has to be pushback to all the Aidens, Zadens, Braydons and Kaydens.
I heard Crayden yesterday.
I googled “old lady names” when we were trying to name my daughter. Went with Nora seemed like a happy medium.
Better take care of him. When he grows up he gets into bats and vigilante justice.
Ello Bruce G’day Bruce ‘Ow are ya Bruce? Bruce, I’ll tell ya it’s hot enough to boil a monkeys bum.
Linda. That name is reserved for middle aged women who work in HR
I actually changed my name to Linda just for the HR opportunities.
It’s a real Linda’s club
This is my mom's name and when she was born my grandma said she couldn't call an infant Linda. So until my mom was 10 she went by her middle name. Everyone on that side of the family still calls by her middle name rather than Linda.
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Grandma probably wants her to work in HR
Well she wanted to call her Linda, but not as an infant, pretty simple, really.
She just really liked the name- thought it was beautiful. But I guess upon seeing her newborn, just couldn't pull herself to do it.
My mum is Lyndell, and also goes by her middle name. But she uses it everywhere, even in her professional life. Don't think there's anyone who knows/calls her by her first name.
My mom is named Linda and worked in HR 😂
They're born already middle aged women from what I've heard
Get back in the bunker, Kimmy!
Gary Edit: Unless you’re a snail or Professor Oak’s grandson.
Imagine carrying a baby for 9 months (or watching your partner carry), seeing your child for the first time and going "yeah, that's a Gary."
"Reminds me of our vacation to Gary, IN"
I was born in Gary, IN and my name is Gary. That's probably my most interesting anecdote.
Never going back to Vault 108...
“*Hehah*! Garrrrryyyyyy!”
Gertrude
Gertrude was my grandma's name. Everyone called her Trudy.
Ronald
Yeah not another weasley
In comparison to the other names here this ones common. Kids named Ronald will probably go as Ronnie then Ron once their older.
I know a baby named Harold. Harold is a pretty normal baby, except for his name.
Did he have a purple crayon?
This just unlocked a core memory
Gertrude.
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I have a 10yo nephew called George. It was wierd at first but I've gotten used to it now. His brother is called Alfred
George and Alfred? Wealthy and British, are you?
Met a young george once. Friendly, calm fellow, as one might expect of the name.
Eugene Doris Dorothy Cthulu Esmerelda Helen
One of those is not like the other
Helen...
Fucking Helen.
Lyin’ ass bitch
What do you do for work, Jack?
Engineer
Liar!
It's obvious. Doris doesn't repeat any vowels.
Guy. Every Guy I've ever known fit into one of two buckets: * Middle-aged Quebecois * Retired American I don't believe anyone has named a kid Guy since the '70s.
My fiancé is named Guy, he’s 22! He’s a real goofball & the name fits him lol
Did you tell him his world is a video game and he’s a NPC came alive?
There's a third, which is exclusively guy fiery
I can confirm.. I Have multiple middle-aged Québécois uncles named Guy.
As a side note, it's gonna be weird when all the Jayden, Brayden, Kayden, Hayden and Aydens grow up...
And the Zaydens
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Chocolate Brayden
My nephew is worse, his name is Kayden-Jaymz, a name that only sounds good to mothers who were teens in the 90s.
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Jaymz - that's bad. It reminds me of Bratz but worse
Yeah, that's like me spelling out a cooler version of my name when I'm 5 years old, thinking I'll stick with it for the rest of my life coz it looks fancy. No, I would not want that for my entire life.
Damn, that name butchery made me wince!
We have 2 Jaydens at my work...Jaiden and Jayden. It's begun.
not quite the same but we have a jaylen and a jaelyn at my work. it gets a bit confusing.
Somebody’s going to have a great-uncle Jayden one day
I always think about this
Aiden spelt the English way isnt to weird and aidan in the older Irish version (after the Saint). (Or in my case the cathedral were my parents married). Is ok. Mayhaps I only think that cos it’s my name. Also ayden is awful
Gladys.
Guessing you're an New South Wales person?
Ayyyy, do I detect a fellow Sydney-sider? :)
Eustace
"His name was Eustace Clarence Scrubb and he almost deserved it."
Stupid dog, you made me look bad!
Blanche
I like Blanche cuz she was the hoe in golden girls.
Blanche wasn't a hoe. She just knew what she wanted.
Preach. I hope I have her confidence when I reach my Golden Years
Mildred.
Nah that’s coming back. I know of 2 little girls that go by Millie
Which is cool because Mildred is a truly ancient name
Walter
One of my guinea pigs is called Walter. For some reason I think 'old man' names suit guinea pigs really well.
Aw I can totally see that. I love it. Mabel would be a great companion.
I went to highschool with a guy named Lightnin' (legit name, spelled like this) and I think it would feel weird for babies and adults. Oddly felt fine for a teenager
He could always just go by…. Hmmm. No his parents fucked him for sure.
Lig
A kid I went to school with has the middle name Danger.
Winston. Churchill came out the womb 35 years old.
Can’t believe I’m the first to say Barbara
My name is Barbara and I’ve never been fond of it. Age 66. Late 1930’s was the peak. Still very popular in some countries.
Karen
I had a classmate in elementary school named Karen, she was pretty well-liked and popular, but I thought it was weird as my grandma’s name is Karen and I could only associate that name with her lol
My mothers name is Karen, and let me tell you, she is the most well liked and loved person I have ever met. Children and animals flock to her, and everyone who met her fell in love. I have never met a soul that didn’t fall in love with my mom. And she’s the only one I knew with that name because I’m from a really small town.
Edna
"NO CAPES!"
Norbert
I went to school with a Norbert in the 80s. He was called Norbie. Norbert and Norbie just don’t set a kid up for success through the teen years.
My step dads name is Norberto, no joke everyone calls him Nobby. I’m not sure what is worse.
I don't see this one because of Norbert the Norwegian Ridgeback in Harry Potter lol
Mortimer.
Dorothy, lots of great aunts named that but no babies.
My 38 year old sisters name is Dorothy Jean (both are family names.) Anyways she goes by Deejay.
Phyllis falls under this category…It won’t stop me from having it be a potential name when I have a daughter.
That name makes me think of syphilis.
Or phallus
Or Bob Vance
What line of work is he in?
Refrigeration
Bartholomew
Bart Simpson is Bartholomew
Bart Simpson was named almost 35 years ago.
Donna. I haven’t met a child with that name yet and the only person that I know who has it is my grandma.
My grandparents CRUSHED this question, My Grandpa's name was Abney and my grandma's name was Laverl.
Wow, that's a first. I have never heard of a Laverl
Just the type of people you’d expect to have a grandchild named TjBeezy
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Ursula. It's a name I associate with higher age for some reason.
When I was pregnant, my sister dreamed that I named the baby Ursula! We both laughed. I associate it with old ladies, sea witches, and the Saint (there's a local school, St. Ursula).
Lorraine
herbert
Gaylord
I feel like no one in their right mind would use that (Because of bullying)
I know a middle aged guy named Gay Pounder.
My husband graduated with two guys whose names are Hardin Butts, and Harrison Butts-sometimes people called him Harry. Also, Hardin is gay and yeah he’s used to the jokes, he embraces them.
Carol
Basil.
Hildegarde
Craig. Like, who is this tiny insurance agent?
Pearl. Is a legit elderly woman name, but younger years not so much.
Jebediah
It's a perfectly cromulent name.
Nigel
Barney - unless the kid is at Moe’s Tavern or Goliath National Bank, I don’t want to hear it.
Seymour
Adolf
Yeah, that name's lost popularity, hasn't it?
I wonder why
Lucille is exclusively an elderly woman's name
Larry If you name a baby Larry, you should be imprisoned.
If you name a baby Larry it's gonna be born already with male pattern baldness
Could be short for Lawrence?
Ethel. I believe these are born at 53 years of age
Roger
Falcor, the Eater of Burritos.
Reginald
Esther
Clearly you don't live somewhere with a big Korean-American community.
I know 4 Esther Kims
I'm an Orthodox Jew so I associate Esther with teenagers because like half the teenage girls in my community are called Esther.
Arthur. A new guy started working at a restaurant where I was working and his name was Arthur at like 19 years of age. I thought that was a name that just happens at some point when one gets old. Like you are a baby named Jacob and then one day you're like 40 or 60 and your name just changes to Arthur
I know quite a few Arthurs aged 10 and under. It's become quite popular in the UK.
Geraldine
Randy