Whats happened to all those old fashioned names that are no longer in fashion. Will they ever return. The likes of Stan and Norman, so popular in my youth. I say start a campaign to restore them, what say you?

Not on your Nellie you daft Herbert!

I have a friend whose child is called Arnold.
Some names are best left well alone

Florrie is very popular on Fimbles!!!

Alfie & Freddy have made a huge comeback in the last 2 years so maybe Bruce, Norman and Stan will reappear!!!

Amy and Emily is a popular choice now but in the 1970's when I was a kid it was all Donna, Tracy Sharon, Marie etc and names like Emily and Amy were laughed at at being 'Nora' like!!

Nice to see all these names coming back!!

Well my ex used to introduce me to people as
"this is our Gert" or "this is our Flo"
must be a general term of affection i suppose but i wouldn't like to think that I really had a name like that!
but like anything names follow trends of the times, but Bert was under serious consideration for my youngest son, I loved the name but was talked out of it.

Originally posted by shieshuk
Florrie is very popular on Fimbles!!!



just what i was gonna say! :clap:

There's a DJ by the name of Edith - she was recently on Celebrity Fame Acadamey!

Now that is an old name.

Want an old fashioned name....?

my names Connie and im only 22!!

I sound like an old granny, no offence to others...

Is your name Connie or Constance. I think I like both and nothing like a granny.

I was served by someone in Sainsbury's yesterday who's name badge said Ethel on it; was quite surprised because it was a young boy. Maybe it was short for Ethelred?

I was once very briefly involved with a girl in Bristol called Esther. I figured that to be a really old fashioned name considering she was the same age as me.

I bet you'll have trouble finding anyone called Fanny or Gaylord these days. :lol:

BoppinBruce - Its actually just Connie, would hate to be called Constance!

I like the name Connie so you have one admirer and Fanny is usually the shortened form of Francis.

I once met a bloke from singapore who had a traditional cantonese name, but wished that everyone called him ALAN

Originally posted by BoppinBruce
.....Fanny is usually the shortened form of Francis.

You learn so much on this forum. :)

Nellie is usually shortened name for Penelope

Or Helen, I think.

My grandma was called Madge,
a name I have never heard of before or since, but it sounds very old fashioned. It was short for Beatrice.

My other Grandma was called Winnie, short for Winnifred. And Her hubby was Dick.

My Grandma was called Freda! My sister wanted to call her daughter the same but thankfully we persuaded her not to - she would have sounded like a tortoise!

Lucky escape for the poor kid eh. :lol: You really have to think of how the other kids in school will react when naming your children. I won't go into this though as it'll get merged with the Children's Names thread. :)

my tortoise is called tess..... not freda :loopy:

You don't see many Percy's around these days...


Or Norma's or Joan's. And Cadwalladah... what ever happened to those? :D

Originally posted by Kristian
I was served by someone in Sainsbury's yesterday who's name badge said Ethel on it; was quite surprised because it was a young boy. Maybe it was short for Ethelred?

I never read peoples name badges....well not unless I fancy them or want to complain about them.......which one was it eh Kristian?????


:hihi:

Originally posted by BoppinBruce
I like the name Connie so you have one admirer and Fanny is usually the shortened form of Francis.

Connie Francis?

I though Marge was short for margery, and Bea was short for Beatrice. In the local paper last week .in the births was Fred sister to Pauline. Both old names.:smile:

I'm sure the best way to get these names that have fallen from popularity is to introduce a character into Eastenders or to have a footballer christen his child with the appropriate moniker.

As with all things celebrity a section of the the nations parents to be will call their child after " 'im of the telly" and in three years time you too can visit Asda to hear the dulcet tones of a frustrated mum shouting "Bertram/Wilberforce/Harold!! put those biscuits back on the shelf".

Oh Sam..........Connie Francis was a big, and I mean BIG, pop star in the late 50s and very early 60s. My era I am affraid lol