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vintage first names no longer in use today or not popular anymore

jessesgirl08

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we all have pretty traditional names in our family but some are still common today however
Thelma (my grams name)
Jeffry - this is the way they spell it in our family :)(my uncle and brothers name)
Ralph (my grams brother)
William (my grams dad)
Gerald (brother and uncles middle names)
Gary (dad's middle name)
Glen (cousins name) are not really common any more I hardly ever hear them.
 

djd

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I'm a Derek - which only seems to have been popular in the UK in the 1950s - although my parents (obviously behind the times!) named me in the 60s. I did notice when I was in the US about ten years ago, that it seemed to be making a come-back of sorts there (or maybe just in Pensilvania). Other than that it only seems to have been popular in the caribean community.

I've never liked it myself!
 

nostalgic

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Sorry to stir up such debate :eek:. I actually didn't even think of Paul McCartney either :eusa_doh:
... on that note, what about Elvis? :D
 
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Sorry to stir up such debate :eek:. I actually didn't even think of Paul McCartney either :eusa_doh:
... on that note, what about Elvis? :D

Elvis seems a popular name for dogs (literally dogs, the four-legged kind), which I suppose is kinda unfortunate for those humans so named. The folks next door have an English bulldog named Elvis, and I've been introduced to a few other canine Elvises over the years.

I've noticed a gradual trend toward bestowing upon pets what we used to think of (maybe?) as exclusively human names.
 

Drappa

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^I have noticed that as well, and similarly some acquaintances have given their small children names I used to think of as mainly pet names.
As a teenager I once borrowed a friend's much too small bike to get home, and whilst cycling through a park attracted the attention of a dachshund, who tried to bite my leg. The owners started calling my name, over and over again, which really confused me as I didn't know them, until I figured out that the aggressive little dog and I shared a first name. What a sad day that was!
 

Amy Jeanne

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Lola!!!

I don't know any Lolas, but it seemed like a pretty popular-ish name back in the day.

I named my dog Lola because when I got her Bombshell (1933) was my favourite movie :D
 

Jaguar66

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Ora
Aida
Vella
Eva
Leslie

My GF named Guy, as my brother

Another name not seen Eunice, only other person I knew with that name was Eunice Shriver.

Speaking of southern names, mothers name I liked, Mary Helen
 
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My cats have people names. Earl and Randy.

One more thing we have in common, Tom. Our cat is named Earleen, but we long ago shortened it to Earl. She doesn't seem to mind.

Our dog? He's an Otis. The only human Otis of my acquaintance, or at least the only one I can think of right off the top of my head, went by Peewee. I had known him a good while -- years, actually --before I learned his name was actually Otis, and I recall learning that from his son, who was (is) close to my age. I assume that old Peewee/Otis has since gone the way of all things, seeing how he wasn't young when I knew him, and that's going back 30-plus years. So yeah, Otis is another of those names you just don't hear much anymore.
 

cecil

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My second middle name is Cecil, in honour of my Grand Dad

My name is Cecil, but I changed it to that legally when I was 19 so I kinda cheated :p

I work with volunteers at a maritime museum who are mostly retired sailors etc and are around 70+ years young...if I had a dollar for every time someone said "Cecil is my father's name" I could probably retire too! Lol
 

1961MJS

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Lola!!!

I don't know any Lolas, but it seemed like a pretty popular-ish name back in the day.

I named my dog Lola because when I got her Bombshell (1933) was my favourite movie :D

My roommate's Mom is named Lola. She originally like the song Lola by the Kinks until her dear son showed her the lyrics. The song is about a cross dresser....

Later
 

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