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Names like Lucy, Eleanor, Evelyn, and Abigail seem to have come back in style for girls. For boys, names like Benjamin, Arthur, James etc also have come back in style.
These were all names that were popular 100 or so years ago too. People seem to be trending back towards simpler and more old fashioned names, but I think that's a good trend. However, I hate trendy names such as Sophia, the "-den" group (Jayden, Hayden, Caden, etc), and Isabella, etc.
I don't know any parents nowadays would name their babies the names my early 1990s cohort had of Brandon, Megan, Tyler, Brittany, etc.
If my wife and I have a baby boy, we'll give him a name like Arthur, Louis or Edward. If she's a girl, we'll give her a name like Eleanor or Amelia.
I love those "old timey" names! My oldest daughter has named her children Margaret, Katherine, Lilianne, and Judah.
Now my other daughter is all over the map with her kids' names though - Ahliyah, Madison, and Willow. WOW. I don't know - I guess she just goes with whatever mood hits her when she sees the baby for the first time! I think all those names are nice, but they seem a bit odd all in the same family.
The names Roy. Leroy and Elroy are all variations of the French word roi (king).
Couple of other fairly well-knowns:
Roy Halladay (Phillies pitcher)
Roy Oswalt (Rangers pitcher)
Roy Drusky (Country/Western artist)
Roy Hargrove (jazz musician)
and the late Roy Eldridge (jazz trumpert master - anyone else here seen his "video", with Billie Holliday, Ben Webster, and Lester Young?)
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And here we go, with Coleman Hawkins and Gerry Mulligan added for good measure. At least 53 years ago -- Lester Young left us in 1959.
My 19 year old son has dated a Keeley, a Kayley, a Carley, and a Kiley. HAVE MERCY!
I also have a 19 year old son. He has dated in order - Freyja, Sami (Samantha) Eva, Jasmine, Mary Claire, Abby (Abigail) Cheyenne, Molly, and Liz. Not Elizabeth.
Vincent and Frederick are my two favorite male names, and you never see those (were they ever popular?). I think that I've met all of two Vincents, ever.
I also have a 19 year old son. He has dated in order - Freyja, Sami (Samantha) Eva, Jasmine, Mary Claire, Abby (Abigail) Cheyenne, Molly, and Liz. Not Elizabeth.
All of them are pretty! The names and the girls.
Freyja/Freya is a popular name in the UK - never met anyone in the US who was named that, though!
It's a shame to me that Sophia is now a trendy name. It was one of my favorite names as a kid - so classic. Now it's the next Jennifer.
Vincent and Frederick are my two favorite male names, and you never see those (were they ever popular?). I think that I've met all of two Vincents, ever.
I think you do see them. Frederick is still given in full form, with the presumption it won't be truncated. Now, if you've been around Italians and Hispanics, Vincent is very common. I know quite a few. I've even known some Irish Catholics name their kids Vince(nt). I presume those groups are still using Vincent, especially if honoring a grandparent or naming a "junior."
I think you do see them. Frederick is still given in full form, with the presumption it won't be truncated. Now, if you've been around Italians and Hispanics, Vincent is very common. I know quite a few. I've even known some Irish Catholics name their kids Vince(nt). I presume those groups are still using Vincent, especially if honoring a grandparent or naming a "junior."
A-ha! I am not Italian or Hispanic, nor am I Catholic. I also am not around those groups in large numbers, terribly often. That could explain it, though.
I can only think of one Frederick, and he went by Fred. That was in elementary school.
I recently met two teenagers--Jewel and Hattie. Jewel was also the name of my second grade teacher, who probably was born around 1900. I wonder if the cycles are generally around 100 years. Sounds like a research project.
I teach elementary students. This year I have two students names Grace and two named Margaret. I also have an Eleanor and a Katherine.
Only ONE person comes to mind - Eleanor Roosevelt.
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