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I think it is weird when young people have older names … but also a lot of older names are back in the trend now … like Sophia. I see so many little girls with the name Sophia.
I am 37. I have a friend named Barbara who is 38. I don't know many young Barbara's.
I am not a fan of that either. There were few people my age - later baby boomer - and "Barbara" was more of a mom name then. Along with "Joan" "Betty" "Peggie" and "Dorothy". They were names from the late 20s through mid 1930s.
Giving a child a name should be a precious gift. There are names that most likely will never return to popularity. I can think of some - Clyde, Cloyde, Elmer, Herbert, for men.
Hilda, Bertha, Dorcas, Gladys, and Gertrude for women.
Don't take offence - I have people in my family tree with several of those names.
It's just not cool to play with your child's psyche by giving them a name so edgy and out of sink with others that your kid feels like something is wrong with them.
Unless you live in NYC (Manhattan) or parts of California - don't use these names. Even then, it's risky.
I'm also not a fan of really trendy, faddish names either. I HATE variant spellings. With very few exceptions.
Name your kid a name they will like and others will too. Not 100 years ago, and not in 100 years. NOW.
Why can't you people name your children normal names?
For non-Hispanic Americans, consider:
Mary
Joan
Alice
Barbara
Catherine
Betty
Elizabeth
Helen
Karen
Stephanie
Ann
Carla
Dorothy
Delores
Emma
Emily
Frances
Gloria
Iris
Jean
Louise
Linda
Margaret
Melanie
Opal
Nancy
Penelope
Priscilla
Ruth
Robin
Susan
Sylvia
Phyllis
Tamara
Violet
Virginia
Yvette
Zelda
Are all names that are more or less standard. If you are Hispanic, many of these have Spanish equivalents which are generally quite mellifluous.
Why can't you people name your children normal names?
For non-Hispanic Americans, consider:
Mary
Joan
Alice
Barbara
Catherine
Betty
Elizabeth
Helen
Karen
Stephanie
Ann
Carla
Dorothy
Delores
Emma
Emily
Frances
Gloria
Iris
Jean
Louise
Linda
Margaret
Melanie
Opal
Nancy
Penelope
Priscilla
Ruth
Robin
Susan
Sylvia
Phyllis
Tamara
Violet
Virginia
Yvette
Zelda
Are all names that are more or less standard. If you are Hispanic, many of these have Spanish equivalents which are generally quite mellifluous.
It is weird enough to rant about "normal" names. But then you add "Opal"??
Lara..............easy to spell. sweet and feminine.
Laurie too is nice.
Alana
Arlene
Ava
Matt.
Dean
Alan
Glenn
I'm guessing the OP would be more inclined towards Russian/Polish names (indicated in post 80). There are many Russian and Polish names that are very pretty, sweet and feminine, there's no need to go for a made up monster name at all.
I know Jackies/Jacquelines of all ages ... but names like Barbara thats an older name for sure.
David is still pretty popular.
John is timeless.
Daniel.
Michael.
Matthew.
Jacqueline was #348 in 2017, was 277 in 2016. Followed by Felicity, preceded by Evie. David was 23. Must not be very popular in Colorado. It's more often a dad whose name is "David" or "Dave". John #27, Michael was #1 for decades, now 12; Matthew which I never heard in my youth (50s/60s) is #16. The Top 1000 American Baby Names of 2017 | Baby Name Wizard
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Oblina is an ugly name.
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I Just thought about how many people would mispronounce it as OblEYEna. Just. No.
Yeah, lay off. OP said she wasn't going to use it.
Lara..............easy to spell. sweet and feminine.
Laurie too is nice.
Alana
Arlene
Ava
Matt.
Dean
Alan
Glenn
Lara is easy to mis-spell. Laura is most commonly used in the US.
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Originally Posted by turf3
Oy!
Why can't you people name your children normal names?
For non-Hispanic Americans, consider:
Mary
Joan
Alice
Barbara
Catherine
Betty
Elizabeth
Helen
Karen
Stephanie
Ann
Carla
Dorothy
Delores
Emma
Emily
Frances
Gloria
Iris
Jean
Louise
Linda
Margaret
Melanie
Opal
Nancy
Penelope
Priscilla
Ruth
Robin
Susan
Sylvia
Phyllis
Tamara
Violet
Virginia
Yvette
Zelda
Are all names that are more or less standard. If you are Hispanic, many of these have Spanish equivalents which are generally quite mellifluous.
Most of the above are from the 1950s and 60s. Zelda? Seriously? Why can't Hispanics use these names? Most of these are basically "English" meaning from England. What if you're Polish or German or Scandinavian?
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