Names that have gone out of style, but deserve a comeback!

[UdoKier]

I propose.... Gladys!

Now that's just cool.


For boys... Harold! ( like the nickname "Hal".)

[trotsky]

1. Hyacinth

Violet
Gertrude (Gertie)

[Lavender Brown]

2. I like the name Arthur

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

5. I go to law school with at least 2 guys named Arthur

Both of whom are in their 20s.

[loudestchick]

9. My husband is Arthur Sherwin French II. Let it die out, please.

[jeff30997]

3. Erasmus.

And Napoleon is not bad either.

[rainy]

4. Eunise

[UdoKier]

6. My great Aunt was named Eunice.

Her sisters were Leota, Lovice, and Hermith. Their parents were Moses and Mabel.

How names have changed...

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

14. My mom was Wilma

Her sisters were Clista, Lola and Billie. Her mother was Beulah and aunts were Pauline and Verna. Yes, how names have changed!

[givemebackmycountry]

7. AJAX

I was watching some old b/w movie on AMC.

This guy was named AJAX.
That's a cool name.

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

13. Also the name of a cleaning powder. n/t

[Sanity Claws]

24. He's stronger than dirt

[1monster]

8. Miranda, Annabella, Isobel, Angeliqua

Alaric

[Allenberg]

10. Thaddeus

[tishaLA]

Yetta, Hadass, Golda

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

11. Catherine...

If I had a girl I might have named her Catherine.

[loudestchick]

12. Berenice. It was my grandmother's name.

[AllegroRondo]

20. My daughter named her teddy bear Bernice.

its very cute.

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

15. Helen and Lois...

My grandmas' names.

[sportndandy]

16. Adolph, Myron, Benedict, Aloyisius, Kunte Kinte

[UdoKier]

19. Adolf? Hitler much?

Don't think that one's gonna fly...

[nicolemrw]

34. we have an adolph in my church

he's black, an immigrant, not sure where from.

[RPM]

26. Adolph - damn, you took mine

one bad apple...

[Sannum]

17. Minnie, Beatrix, Ethel

:P

[Goldmund]

18. Mildred

kidding...

[BurtWorm]

21. Ogg

[Sporadicus]

22. Ignatius

My great-grandfather's name. Another one's name was George Washington, who was born ca. 1845 - a time when naming children after the 1st president was in vogue. Let's hope the practice doesn't resurface for the OTHER two Georges
:scared:

[fit4life]

23. Dirk

Such a nice, short, manly name!

[XNASA]

25. Rory

[Rowdyboy]

27. Evelyn, Millicent, Iris, Rosanna,.....Maxmillian, Randolph, Eustace

[Longgrain]

28. Dulcinea

One of my favorite names from Don Quixote. I always hoped if I ever had a daughter my wife would let me name her Dulcinea.

"And her name is like a prayer an angel whispers,
Dulcinea, Dulcinea"

[SKKY]

48. Plus, it was a great album by Toad the Wet Sprocket...

[Maine-ah]

29. Barzillai

I just did a family history for my husbands side of the family and his great grandfather's (5x's back)name was Barzillai. I kind of like it. It's different.

[Butterflies]

30. Betty

[Butterflies]

31. Twila (sp?)

[bif]

32. Gog and Magog

Don't hear those moch anymore.

[Padraig18]

33. Lillian.

What a lovely name!

:D

[JohnKleeb]

53. dude thats my late nana's mom's name

Lillian Joyce :).

[KitchenWitch]

35. __

For boys/men:
Aloysius
Lloyd
Lowell
Seamus (pronounced SHAmus)

For girls/women:
Gloria
Katherine
Ruth
Dorothy

[KittyWampus]

36. Mabel., Edgar and Cecil

[SemiCharmedQuark]

37. Henry.

I love the name Henry.

[maxsolomon]

38. oh, Henry is already back. WAY back.

don't worry about Henry.

worry about Hargus & Hortense.

And Cletus.

[ceile]

39. Gretchen, Dorothy, Imogene

[HEyHEY]

40. Charlie

I love that name.

[Maine-ah]

45. I love that name too!

and now it works for a boy or a girl.

[jswordy]

41. Irma, Earlene, Ethyl, Fred, Jolene, Wilbur n/t

[Hollowkatt]

42. my daughters name is

Esmeralda Anastasia.
Both great names.
I'd also like to see perceval, bythe and byron as more popular names

[maveric]

43. Rocco, Dominic and Aloyisous.

I'm Irsih/Sicilian and miss those name terribly.

[Mr. McD]

44. Gilgamesh

Now there is an oldie.

[Maine-ah]

46. wasn't that the name of that guy that was always trying to "get" the

smurfs?

[jmm]

47. You're thinking of Gargamel

edited for spelling

[Blue Gardener]

49. Rosella

My late Mom's name. I like it.

[RetroLounge]

50. Yes, Gladys!

My Grandmother's name. I always thought it was a cool name.

Her best friend was also named Gladys.

RL

[UdoKier]

52. Another one I like is Vera.

How about Virgil?

[pantouflard]

51. I had a great-aunt Jewel. I also like other "jewel" names,

like Ruby, Opal and Pearl.

Some others: Miriam, Josiah, Julian, Eva

[AngryAmish]

54. Cecil

[Bouncy Ball]

55. Erin, Henry

Helen.