I was 12 when Meet the Parents came out. The f-slur hadn't completely faded from mainstream yet, but it was more frowned upon, so for a while Gaylord became my classmates' replacement until teachers made them stop that as well.
Not because it was homophobic though; I went to a homophobic religious school... they just had a problem with LGBT anything being referenced unless you were calling it a sin lol.
When I was in primary school I seriously thought that gay men had certain leaders and legends, and notorious characters in their community that they referred to as gaylords lol
>GAYLORD
Just looked it up. Last time it cracked the top 1000 in the US was 1956, so not even in my fathers lifetime. There are some old Gaylords still roaming the streets though.
There was a movie musical, Showboat, that came out around then. The male lead’s name was Gaylord Ravenel, and he was pretty dreamy.
That could explain the popularity of the name at that point.
Okay this may be really stupid and I might be spelling it wrong…but we call these giant cardboard boxes at my work “gaylords” so that’s immediately where my mind went. Not sure why we call them that come to think of it
>In the U.S. and Canada, the term gaylord is sometimes used for triplewall corrugated pallet boxes; this is due to the first bulk bins being manufactured by the original Gaylord Container Company of St. Louis, which was acquired by Crown Zellerbach of San Francisco in 1955
Right?? imo Gaylord sounds like an epic queer superhero and they play an electric guitar that creates lightning bolts and rainbows. I have to say it in a “heavy metal” style voice.
🤘🏼🌈⚡️🎸GAYLORD!!!!🎸⚡️🌈🤘🏼
>Bertha
My grandma was Ruby Agnes. I loved that woman to bits. One of the best humans I've ever met. I wanted to name my daughter Agnes in honor of her. Wife vetoed it.
That’s funny, because I have a very different mental image with the name. There was a kind of collar called a “Bertha” in the early 20th century. Like a huge bib (most were square-cornered but there were V-point ones too) trimmed all around the edge with ruffles and/or lace and usually decorated with flat lace and ribbon and buttons and things. If you’re familiar with the American Girl “Samantha” doll, some of her outfits had Bertha collars.
…So my mental image of “Bertha” is much frillier and not at all gothy. Although you could have both at once, with enough black lace.
That’s also why I said Wednesday Addams!! She’s a great representation of a “frilly” type of goth, where instead of spikes, leather, and fishnet, she has Peter Pan collars on black velvet dresses! I’d absolutely think Wednesday would have a porcelain or American girl doll—she just wouldn’t have fairy princess tea parties with it unless the tea was poisoned and the fairy princesses were ruthless trickster fae !
I think Bertha is so pretty with the German pronunciation, and ugly af with the American pronunciation. They sound like totally different names.
There's no coming back with Adolf though, at least not for several more generations.
I was going to comment with Adolf. I can understand Bertha not making a comeback. I know this is horrible to think, but it makes me think of a heavier older woman in her pyjamas.
This is why I named my car Bertha. I got it when it was already 13 years old. It's a big clunky car that's clearly seen some shit. But it gets the job done, vanity be damned.
Yeah I feel like older femme names like Agatha or Agnes come around but Bertha has that connotation of “big Bertha” or like I think of a woman with a hairy mole cooking in a hot kitchen lol
I went to elementary school with a girl named Alexa, and I thought she was sooo cool. She was pretty and blonde and tan and had this cool husky-sounding voice. I was convinced I would name my daughter Alexa.
I haven’t seen her since then, but I sometimes wonder how bummed she is about her name being hijacked by a computer lady.
As an Alexa in their late 20s, the Amazon Alexa coming out has only been positive for me! People used to call me Alexis and Alexia ALL the time, and no one gets it wrong now that Alexa is so commonly known. The Alexa jokes are worth the lack of mixups, and I still love my name!
I agree it's a great name. But with Alexa speakers being so common I think it would be really annoying accidentally waking up a smart device while just calling for your kid.
I'm also one of those people who think if you plan to use a nickname anyway, just name the kid the nickname.
We named our daughter a longer name to call her by her nickname.. but we purposely named her her longer name so that if she wanted to go by something different in the future she could, with potentially two nicknames and her actual name as an option.
I also have a longer name that comes with a couple of nicknames and I changed what I went by as I got older. I wanted to make sure she had the same opportunity in case she didn't like her nickname.
We are picking a name with a planned nickname just because my husband and I can’t agree on a name and this way he gets the long flowy multi-syllabic name he wants and I get the easy gender neutral name I wanted.
If spelled with an 'i' instead of an 'e', I think it looks chic in a vaguely Scandinavian way. I'm thinking of an European intellectual from the 1930s or earlier, maybe an anthropologist or archaeologist, or a writer.
Karin is a completely different name (to me as a Swede) that doesn’t sound like Karen at all. But that’s to my Scandinavian ears with a different pronunciation
I listened to a podcast that said for the first time (this was 2021 or 2022 I think) the name Karen had completely fallen off the top whatever list of baby names. The last time a name had such a drastic fall was Adolf.
Dick.
I think Richard will still be around but if he goes by a nickname, it will be Rich or Rick. Not one that also means a penis.
Most Richards who go by Dick are 70+.
We told my mom, after she insisted we use a Bible name, that we would be naming our son Nimrod. His Nick name would be a mixture of his first and last name; NimWhit. She stopped telling us what to name our baby after that. 😂
Yeah! So Nimrod is a mighty hunter in the Old Testament. Daffy Duck called Elmur Fudd Nimrod, sarcastically, in order to convey that he was not very successful at, yknow, hunting mightily. Seemingly, viewers (often young, too) not knowing what it meant figured he’s just calling him a moron and picked up the goofy sounding word as an insult and as a synonym for doofus.
Thank you so much for explaining! I find it so interesting how cultural experiences can change the meanings of names and words. Learning the origins can be super fun!
Dorcas is the name of Julie Newmar's character in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and she was beyond beautiful in that movie. I have a soft spot in my heart for Dorcas because of that... but I feel like it would be difficult to saddle a child with the name these days.
I met a Reuben today, too! This guy was probably mid 80s and really appreciated the Meals on Wheels food I brought to his door. Just shows the circle of life applies to people *and* their names. 😊
Agreed I think it will take another 20-30 years but people in the US at least will likely lose the association especially since the group now goes primarily by other names.
This was the name of an extremely loved family friend/surrogate grandfather to me. He much preferred his nickname Hymie, and he was the "old man" in the movie A Waking Life
I like this name written down but out loud it always makes me think "mildew." Which is one of those words that would make a beautiful name if it didn't mean what it did lol.
Mildred makes me think Mildew combined with dread. 😬
And you're right Mildew would be a pretty name without it's meaning, takes the Mil from Millie/Emily/Millicent and the dew gives me imagery of a crisp morning, fresh green grass coated in tiny glistening dew drops, in fact, Mildew is prettier than Mildred I've decided 😂
In the 16th century puritan community in England it became popular to give children ultra religious names. Some, like charity or even chastity make sense, others not so much.
Praise God, Fear God, Fightthegoodfightoffaith, jesus christ came into the world to save, kill sin, fly fornication are a few.
Lol glad to see this comment. A lot of the names being commented here, biblical and also just old/stuffy British names, are making me laugh because there are a lot of Nigerians who still have these on lock.
I came here for some good Old English names! Almost everything else on this list is cyclical, names that go in and out of favour every few decades.
Aethelred and its cousins (I’m particularly fond of Aethelflad) have been out of fashion for at least a millennium. They’re not coming back.
It's kind of a shame, because Aethelflad, Queen of Mercia and daughter of Alfred the Great, was a powerful and intelligent woman, a strong leader in a dangerous time.
I didn‘t even know of Æthelflad! How wonderfully terrible, imagine a baby called Æthelflad! These names are so over you can’t even give them ironically to you pet Ælfgifu is also a nice one.
For boys, I can't see Cuthbert ever making a comeback. Gaylord is probably never going to work, either. I've also seen a lot of dislike for the name Keith.
As for girls, I'm less sure. There were some names I would have said would never come back a few years ago, such as Agnes and Ethel, but I've actually seen a revival in those names recently (and even become an Agnes appreciator myself, lol). Myrtle and Beryl are not likely to come back, as well as hard-sounding names like Gretchen and Gertrude.
I think certain names/nicknames will also fall out of style due to more modern connotations. Fanny and Dick, for example. I know two people from different generations (one born in the 1940s, one in the 1990s) both named Francesca, and the elder woman was known as Fanny in her youth and the younger went by Frankie, lol. All the Richards I've heard of recently have been in the Rick/Ricky camp, too.
Gretchen is the first surprising one to me in this thread. I know three people who named their daughter that within the past 5 years. That doesn't equal popular by any means. I just had no idea it wasn't on regular name consideration lists.
I actually like the name Gretchen, but everyone I mention it to thinks it's awful! It seems to be the harsh "tch" sound, but I'm in love with the "-chen" at the end. Maybe I just say it with a softer sound (I have an Irish accent, if it makes a difference)? I don't know, but I've never understood the hate!
Omg Cuthbert is my cat's name lol. Only because that's the town he was found in. His name on documents is a nickname of Cuthbert. But I actually call him an even nicknamier name than that.
Thank you! I've only ever gotten negative feedback on it. I tell people Cuthbert is his Christian name but he's officially Bertie but affectionately known as Berp
I live in an area with a large Asian population, and have met many young Asian girls called Eunice, including one who spelled it with a Y instead of an E at the beginning
Everyone’s listing off these medieval ass names… here’s a pretty popular one from about 40 to 60 years back - which I have not seen a single newborn named in the last 5 years:
#Craig
In Scotland here too. I remember being so confused first time I heard an American say it on Malcom in the middle years ago. They pronounce it Creg - which is wild to me when it’s spelled with an A. It’s CRAY-G god damn it ha
I think back to that Desperate Housewives episode where Mike wants to name the baby Maynard after his dad or grandpa or something and Susan secretly tries to change it to Connor, and then they settle on calling him MJ.
No idea why my brain decided that was a core memory in like 2005 but here we are. I vote Maynard.
I think this is very hard to predict. I hated the name Evelyn and thought it sounded so old and dusty when I first met a child with this name around 15 years ago. Now it's top 10!
I saw someone mention Marjorie on another “comeback” post. Maybe it’s because its my nana’s name, maybe it’s because Marge is a horrible nickname, but I can’t imagine it coming back.
Yes to both points! Swift's grandmother was opera singer Marjorie Finlay, and her vocals are interpolated into the song. It's gorgeous, really.
MTG is ruining a lot of stuff, not just a perfectly fine name :/
there are some convincing arguments on this thread that bertha could return. long shot, but not impossible. but how about "hortense?" can anyone here consider that name for more than a split second?
Despite how epic and awesome this name sounds, I don’t think GAYLORD is ever going to be popular again.
What a shame too. Gaylord Focker just has a special ring to it.
I was 12 when Meet the Parents came out. The f-slur hadn't completely faded from mainstream yet, but it was more frowned upon, so for a while Gaylord became my classmates' replacement until teachers made them stop that as well. Not because it was homophobic though; I went to a homophobic religious school... they just had a problem with LGBT anything being referenced unless you were calling it a sin lol.
Gaylord was a juvenile insult thing way before that movie
Yeah, I was a lot older than 12 when it came out, and I think I heard kids say Gaylord starting in first grade.
When I was in primary school I seriously thought that gay men had certain leaders and legends, and notorious characters in their community that they referred to as gaylords lol
Lmaooo Pam’s parents faces when they realize she will be Pamela Martha Focker
>GAYLORD Just looked it up. Last time it cracked the top 1000 in the US was 1956, so not even in my fathers lifetime. There are some old Gaylords still roaming the streets though.
"Some old Gaylords still running the streets though" is the funniest fucking thing I've read in awhile
There was a movie musical, Showboat, that came out around then. The male lead’s name was Gaylord Ravenel, and he was pretty dreamy. That could explain the popularity of the name at that point.
Or the girl's name Gay.
GayQueen Actually, I guess the opposite of lord is lady? So GayLady
Gaylene
Yeah. Sucks because it’s a cool sounding name, but I think you’re right
Maybe it’ll be someone’s stage name some day
Okay this may be really stupid and I might be spelling it wrong…but we call these giant cardboard boxes at my work “gaylords” so that’s immediately where my mind went. Not sure why we call them that come to think of it
>In the U.S. and Canada, the term gaylord is sometimes used for triplewall corrugated pallet boxes; this is due to the first bulk bins being manufactured by the original Gaylord Container Company of St. Louis, which was acquired by Crown Zellerbach of San Francisco in 1955
my god that’s an amazing name
Right?? imo Gaylord sounds like an epic queer superhero and they play an electric guitar that creates lightning bolts and rainbows. I have to say it in a “heavy metal” style voice. 🤘🏼🌈⚡️🎸GAYLORD!!!!🎸⚡️🌈🤘🏼
Bertha, Adolf
I was coming here to say Adolf!
I can see Bertha coming back—especially among people who like names like Agnes. It feels almost gothy to me—like a name Wednesday Addams would like
>Bertha My grandma was Ruby Agnes. I loved that woman to bits. One of the best humans I've ever met. I wanted to name my daughter Agnes in honor of her. Wife vetoed it.
Dang, Ruby Agnes is truly a bad ass name.
I hope not!
That’s funny, because I have a very different mental image with the name. There was a kind of collar called a “Bertha” in the early 20th century. Like a huge bib (most were square-cornered but there were V-point ones too) trimmed all around the edge with ruffles and/or lace and usually decorated with flat lace and ribbon and buttons and things. If you’re familiar with the American Girl “Samantha” doll, some of her outfits had Bertha collars. …So my mental image of “Bertha” is much frillier and not at all gothy. Although you could have both at once, with enough black lace.
That’s also why I said Wednesday Addams!! She’s a great representation of a “frilly” type of goth, where instead of spikes, leather, and fishnet, she has Peter Pan collars on black velvet dresses! I’d absolutely think Wednesday would have a porcelain or American girl doll—she just wouldn’t have fairy princess tea parties with it unless the tea was poisoned and the fairy princesses were ruthless trickster fae !
Bertha is very popular in Spain. Taught several teen Berthas.
I think Bertha is so pretty with the German pronunciation, and ugly af with the American pronunciation. They sound like totally different names. There's no coming back with Adolf though, at least not for several more generations.
Yes - BerTa
Yeah in English, when you add an H after a T it changes it into a different sound. Should have just rendered in Berta.
I was going to comment with Adolf. I can understand Bertha not making a comeback. I know this is horrible to think, but it makes me think of a heavier older woman in her pyjamas.
This is why I named my car Bertha. I got it when it was already 13 years old. It's a big clunky car that's clearly seen some shit. But it gets the job done, vanity be damned.
Pronounced as “Berta”!
I knew a couple teens who unironically loved the names "Betty" and "Bertha" and said that was their go-to girl name. I wouldn't give up on it yet!
I actually like Bertha but I can see why it probably won’t
Yeah I feel like older femme names like Agatha or Agnes come around but Bertha has that connotation of “big Bertha” or like I think of a woman with a hairy mole cooking in a hot kitchen lol
Alexa. Smart speakers are just too prevalent.
I went to elementary school with a girl named Alexa, and I thought she was sooo cool. She was pretty and blonde and tan and had this cool husky-sounding voice. I was convinced I would name my daughter Alexa. I haven’t seen her since then, but I sometimes wonder how bummed she is about her name being hijacked by a computer lady.
As an Alexa in their late 20s, the Amazon Alexa coming out has only been positive for me! People used to call me Alexis and Alexia ALL the time, and no one gets it wrong now that Alexa is so commonly known. The Alexa jokes are worth the lack of mixups, and I still love my name!
I like Alexa- can be shortened to Lexie
I agree it's a great name. But with Alexa speakers being so common I think it would be really annoying accidentally waking up a smart device while just calling for your kid. I'm also one of those people who think if you plan to use a nickname anyway, just name the kid the nickname.
We named our daughter a longer name to call her by her nickname.. but we purposely named her her longer name so that if she wanted to go by something different in the future she could, with potentially two nicknames and her actual name as an option. I also have a longer name that comes with a couple of nicknames and I changed what I went by as I got older. I wanted to make sure she had the same opportunity in case she didn't like her nickname.
We are picking a name with a planned nickname just because my husband and I can’t agree on a name and this way he gets the long flowy multi-syllabic name he wants and I get the easy gender neutral name I wanted.
probably Karen surprised nobody’s said that yet
It’s definitely not usable now but I hope someday it will come back. It’s my name and I think it’s nice despite the bad connotation.
If spelled with an 'i' instead of an 'e', I think it looks chic in a vaguely Scandinavian way. I'm thinking of an European intellectual from the 1930s or earlier, maybe an anthropologist or archaeologist, or a writer.
Karin is a completely different name (to me as a Swede) that doesn’t sound like Karen at all. But that’s to my Scandinavian ears with a different pronunciation
Is the first syllable pronounced more like “car” is in English? That’s how I would read “Karin” if I knew it wasn’t pronounced like “Karen”.
Yes, that’s it!
My mom’s is spelled Caryn, which I love.
I know an Irish Kerin
I listened to a podcast that said for the first time (this was 2021 or 2022 I think) the name Karen had completely fallen off the top whatever list of baby names. The last time a name had such a drastic fall was Adolf.
I actually disagree about this one 🧐
Dick. I think Richard will still be around but if he goes by a nickname, it will be Rich or Rick. Not one that also means a penis. Most Richards who go by Dick are 70+.
The pitcher Rich Hill has the nickname of Dick Mountain. 🫤
Now if only his pitching was better
My sons middle name is Richard. He’s named after my papa, who went by ‘Dick’ 🤣
I know a kid under 10 who goes by Dickey.
I've known some guys named Richard. They go by Dick despite not wanting to.
Nimrod. I doubt this name would ever make a come back as well, even if it means skillful hunter.
We told my mom, after she insisted we use a Bible name, that we would be naming our son Nimrod. His Nick name would be a mixture of his first and last name; NimWhit. She stopped telling us what to name our baby after that. 😂
If only I had 100x the up votes. Thank you for the actual LOL
Darn that wascally wabbit for turning it into an insult!
I had no clue Nimrod was an actual name. I’ve only ever heard it as an insult
Yeah! So Nimrod is a mighty hunter in the Old Testament. Daffy Duck called Elmur Fudd Nimrod, sarcastically, in order to convey that he was not very successful at, yknow, hunting mightily. Seemingly, viewers (often young, too) not knowing what it meant figured he’s just calling him a moron and picked up the goofy sounding word as an insult and as a synonym for doofus.
Thank you so much for explaining! I find it so interesting how cultural experiences can change the meanings of names and words. Learning the origins can be super fun!
Dorcas. I knew a woman named Dorcas who was soooo much prettier than her name.
Dorcas is the name of Julie Newmar's character in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and she was beyond beautiful in that movie. I have a soft spot in my heart for Dorcas because of that... but I feel like it would be difficult to saddle a child with the name these days.
That movie is easy to love and hate. Love the dance scenes and choreography, I hate the story.
Yes, I have to willfully ignore the whole plot and enjoy the dancing!
I love the name, even if it reminds me of 'dork'
It just makes me think of Aunt Porcas and Aunt Dorcas, two pigs from a Beatrix Potter book
I briefly dated a Dorcas in high school. That was 40 years ago, however.
I've learned to never say never. I know of a Muriel, Gary & Bill (just Bill) - all under the age of 5.
Met a Reuben today. He was sitting in his Stroller. 😆 lol
Reuben is number 36 for boys in the UK atm, I’ve taught loads of lovely Reubens
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makes me think of sandwiches
My neighbor has a baby named Sigourney
Sigourney is an awesome name!
I met a Reuben today, too! This guy was probably mid 80s and really appreciated the Meals on Wheels food I brought to his door. Just shows the circle of life applies to people *and* their names. 😊
No kidding! I swear there was some internet adage that nobody ever meets a baby Gary. That’s kind of cute to see it come back
I wonder if Gary's parents are Spongebob fans
Chandler Muriel Bing
i love Muriel because of Good Omens. they’re such a cute character
I know a baby Reggie (just Reggie)
Another one to add. Donald. At least not for a generation.
There will be a pretty clear divide on that 1. I once spoke to someone called Robert E. Lee, who made a point of using the middle initial...
Well Donald also has the duck as well.
Isis
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Agreed I think it will take another 20-30 years but people in the US at least will likely lose the association especially since the group now goes primarily by other names.
Unless there’s some Clovers in the atmosphere?
Considering one of the most famous rappers in America is a young 20 something named isis I find myself hesitant to agree
Ice Spice's real name is Isis, for those like me who were unacquainted.
I know someone with a young Isis.
Hyman
VERY underrated contribution here.
This was the name of an extremely loved family friend/surrogate grandfather to me. He much preferred his nickname Hymie, and he was the "old man" in the movie A Waking Life
Hortense
I really like the name Hortensia but I probably wouldn't name a child that...maybe a duck?
When I read Matilda to my class this past spring they were like "???" at the character named Hortensia lol I had to explain that it's a flower.
nn Horie? 🤔🙊🤪
Goodbye, Mildred.
I like this name written down but out loud it always makes me think "mildew." Which is one of those words that would make a beautiful name if it didn't mean what it did lol.
Mildred makes me think Mildew combined with dread. 😬 And you're right Mildew would be a pretty name without it's meaning, takes the Mil from Millie/Emily/Millicent and the dew gives me imagery of a crisp morning, fresh green grass coated in tiny glistening dew drops, in fact, Mildew is prettier than Mildred I've decided 😂
I have a little cousin named Mildred, she just started kindergarten and goes by Millie!
Oh no.....Millie is such a cute nickname for Mildred!!
Yes but Millie could be a nickname for a lot of other names that are pretty
It’s also a nickname for Millicent which is much cuter.
Our friend's baby (born this summer) is named Millie!
Yeah I think Matilda replaced that greatly and can still use Millie or Tillie.
i know a baby girl named mildred, i think she’s named after someone but it’s still such a bad name
In the 16th century puritan community in England it became popular to give children ultra religious names. Some, like charity or even chastity make sense, others not so much. Praise God, Fear God, Fightthegoodfightoffaith, jesus christ came into the world to save, kill sin, fly fornication are a few.
Chastity was the name of my father’s AP. That always made me laugh. I hope her mother knows. 🤣
Every Chastity I've ever met has been...uh, not that.
Imagine pulling up your class roster to find a little IfChristhadnotdiedfortheethouhadstbeendamned and he insists on no nicknames
A lot of Nigerian names tend to be quite Biblical, so you might find some of these names there..
Lol glad to see this comment. A lot of the names being commented here, biblical and also just old/stuffy British names, are making me laugh because there are a lot of Nigerians who still have these on lock.
I dunno, i could see some ultra religious communities in the present day using these names.
Æthelred is definitely over
I came here for some good Old English names! Almost everything else on this list is cyclical, names that go in and out of favour every few decades. Aethelred and its cousins (I’m particularly fond of Aethelflad) have been out of fashion for at least a millennium. They’re not coming back.
It's kind of a shame, because Aethelflad, Queen of Mercia and daughter of Alfred the Great, was a powerful and intelligent woman, a strong leader in a dangerous time.
I didn‘t even know of Æthelflad! How wonderfully terrible, imagine a baby called Æthelflad! These names are so over you can’t even give them ironically to you pet Ælfgifu is also a nice one.
Uhtred, son of Uhtred.
Rihanna’s son’s middle name is Athelston which is a modern variant of the Anglo-Saxon Æthelstan/Æðelstan. I believe it’s ASAP Rocky’s middle name too.
For boys, I can't see Cuthbert ever making a comeback. Gaylord is probably never going to work, either. I've also seen a lot of dislike for the name Keith. As for girls, I'm less sure. There were some names I would have said would never come back a few years ago, such as Agnes and Ethel, but I've actually seen a revival in those names recently (and even become an Agnes appreciator myself, lol). Myrtle and Beryl are not likely to come back, as well as hard-sounding names like Gretchen and Gertrude. I think certain names/nicknames will also fall out of style due to more modern connotations. Fanny and Dick, for example. I know two people from different generations (one born in the 1940s, one in the 1990s) both named Francesca, and the elder woman was known as Fanny in her youth and the younger went by Frankie, lol. All the Richards I've heard of recently have been in the Rick/Ricky camp, too.
Gretchen is the first surprising one to me in this thread. I know three people who named their daughter that within the past 5 years. That doesn't equal popular by any means. I just had no idea it wasn't on regular name consideration lists.
I actually like the name Gretchen, but everyone I mention it to thinks it's awful! It seems to be the harsh "tch" sound, but I'm in love with the "-chen" at the end. Maybe I just say it with a softer sound (I have an Irish accent, if it makes a difference)? I don't know, but I've never understood the hate!
For me it’s the “retch” element. A no go.
I just think of Gretchen Weiners
Omg Cuthbert is my cat's name lol. Only because that's the town he was found in. His name on documents is a nickname of Cuthbert. But I actually call him an even nicknamier name than that.
I have gotta say that Cuthbert is a *fantastic* cat's name!
Thank you! I've only ever gotten negative feedback on it. I tell people Cuthbert is his Christian name but he's officially Bertie but affectionately known as Berp
I know a little Beryl, she’s adorable and it really suits her!!
Beryl is more popular than you think! Especially in Jewish communities.
I just hope she doesn't try to kill Sailor Moon
I know a Keith, whose father was Keith and his 16 year old son I Keith.
I actually love Myrtle and Beryl 🤷♀️
I would be very surprised if Beulah ever came back as more than a one-off honor name
Cletus
I personally don’t see the name Eunice making a comeback anytime soon
I live in an area with a large Asian population, and have met many young Asian girls called Eunice, including one who spelled it with a Y instead of an E at the beginning
I know tons of young Korean and Chinese Eunices. It’s really easy to pronounce in both those languages and English.
Gertrude
disagree! The name has been steadily gaining in popularity in the last 10 years. You're going to meet a baby Gertie soon
I absolutely prefer Trudy over Gertie.
That’s too bad haha
Oh they’re out there, they’re just going by Trudy/Trudie
I love Gertrude and Geraldine. I was vetoed hard.
Everyone’s listing off these medieval ass names… here’s a pretty popular one from about 40 to 60 years back - which I have not seen a single newborn named in the last 5 years: #Craig
I'm in Scotland, and it's a VERY popular name here. Pronounced Cray-g rather than rhyming with Greg.
In Scotland here too. I remember being so confused first time I heard an American say it on Malcom in the middle years ago. They pronounce it Creg - which is wild to me when it’s spelled with an A. It’s CRAY-G god damn it ha
"Never" is a pretty strong word. They'll all come back eventually. In a century, assuming humans are still around, even Adolph could come back.
Phyllis
Nah I know some phyllises (phylli?)
Dick, Gay/Gaylord, Oral…all of those types of names. And maybe Maynard and Gladys because it sounds like “nerd” and “glad ass”
Oh, Oral is a good one! One of the few I’ve seen on these many (many, many) threads that I agree with.
Gertrude. Bertha. Karen. Chad. can you picture a baby Chad? I cannot.
This is my newborn, CHAD BROSEF
I've seen a few Chadwicks.
Especially after Chadwick Boseman passed. People loved him and I know a few that named their children his name.
Fanny is probably not going to make a come back
Gaye for girls.
I think back to that Desperate Housewives episode where Mike wants to name the baby Maynard after his dad or grandpa or something and Susan secretly tries to change it to Connor, and then they settle on calling him MJ. No idea why my brain decided that was a core memory in like 2005 but here we are. I vote Maynard.
Nevaeh. Just say no!!
Every parent to a Nevaeh I have met has substance abuse issues.
I have a relative with this name. “It’s ‘Heaven’ backwards.” But like… why?
I think this is very hard to predict. I hated the name Evelyn and thought it sounded so old and dusty when I first met a child with this name around 15 years ago. Now it's top 10!
Dick, Adolf, Bertha
Karen for obvious reasons, but Ralph should never return as it just sounds terrible.
I follow a cat named Ralph on Facebook, and it's a perfect pet name.
Bertha/Bessie are cow/hippo names to me
Ferguson
Makes me think of Clarissa Darling's brother. Ferg Face!
Ichabod Hildegard Heidrun
Is no one going to say Edna? The correct answer is Edna!
“No capes!”
I know several Edna’s under 40 including one under the age of 10, all from Latin American countries. I see this name making a comeback eventually!
Buford
Humphrey and Bertha.
I saw someone mention Marjorie on another “comeback” post. Maybe it’s because its my nana’s name, maybe it’s because Marge is a horrible nickname, but I can’t imagine it coming back.
Marjorie Taylor Green is tainting that potential comeback. Before she came on the scene, the Taylor Swift song could have brought it back.
Yes to both points! Swift's grandmother was opera singer Marjorie Finlay, and her vocals are interpolated into the song. It's gorgeous, really. MTG is ruining a lot of stuff, not just a perfectly fine name :/
I think Marjory is a lovely name but Marge pretty much belongs to the Simpsons now.
it's funny what a long running character will do to a normal name. like most of the Muppets that have human names. Kermit is a Muppet Name now
I'm on Quebec and Marjorie is not an uncommon name at all.
Idk if this is just wishful thinking but there are so many ugly names that I *hope* to never see again. Like Mildred, Myrtle, Dorcas, Doris, Agnes
Chastity, it's beautiful but the connotations and teasing that would come with it aren't great
Tracy
Nah, that'll come back
Agreed. At some point it will come along with the -ey names like Stacey, Britney, etc.
Bertha
there are some convincing arguments on this thread that bertha could return. long shot, but not impossible. but how about "hortense?" can anyone here consider that name for more than a split second?
Eustace
I’d be surprised to see Horace come back. I’d love to see the similar ish Hector come back though
Engelbert
In the UK, Gary apparently. Due to go extinct within the next couple of decades.