It’s gotten to the point where I find charm in names such as [name_m]Norman[/name_m], [name_f]Henrietta[/name_f], and [name_m]Eugene[/name_m]. I understand that names like these are typically looked down upon, and most people you’ll encounter probably won’t want to hear how cute you think the name, say [name_f]Geraldine[/name_f] is. So, I’ve made this forum for anyone that would like to gush over their favorite outdated vintage names. Let’s show old names some love! Combos are welcomed.
I think some older names have worked their way back into use these days, but many are still seen as too dusty! It’s a shame. I love many old fashioned names (a few of which are in your signature!! [name_m]Franklin[/name_m] and [name_m]Walter[/name_m] are on our short list and I’m trying to sell my husband on [name_m]Clyde[/name_m]!)
[name_u]Claude[/name_u]
[name_m]Clarence[/name_m]
[name_u]Stanley[/name_u]
[name_m]Calvin[/name_m]
[name_m]Grover[/name_m] (curse you, Muppets…)
[name_m]Harold[/name_m]
[name_f]Ada[/name_f] (I know it fits with current, trendy [name_m]Ad[/name_m]- names, but I think [name_f]Ada[/name_f] itself is rather old-fashioned)
[name_f]Susan[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Opal[/name_f]
[name_f]Jeanette[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] (people go for [name_f]Marie[/name_f]…why not plain [name_f]Mary[/name_f], too?!)
[name_f]Alberta[/name_f]
[name_f]Alma[/name_f]
See I love names like [name_m]Archibald[/name_m], [name_m]Reginald[/name_m], [name_f]Veronica[/name_f], [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f] but I don’t like to call them outdated because I find them much more attractive than some of the modern names (like [name_f]Nevaeh[/name_f], come on) and I don’t think outdated is a very nice term for them. I find classic to be better.
Though there are some names that I personally can’t picture on a child because it feels old fashioned but that’s just an opinion. I personally don’t understand how people can still be calling their children [name_f]Mary[/name_f] as it’s plain to me.
See I love names like [name_m]Archibald[/name_m], [name_m]Reginald[/name_m], [name_f]Veronica[/name_f], [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f] but I don’t like to call them outdated because I find them much more attractive than some of the modern names (like [name_f]Nevaeh[/name_f], come on) and I don’t think outdated is a very nice term for them. I find classic to be better.
Though there are some names that I personally can’t picture on a child because it feels old fashioned but that’s just an opinion. I personally don’t understand how people can still be calling their children [name_f]Mary[/name_f] as it’s plain to me.
Hmm
[name_f]Susan[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Nancy[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_m]Norman[/name_m]
[name_m]Robert[/name_m]
I will forever love [name_f]Gertrude[/name_f], [name_f]Eglantine[/name_f], and [name_m]Cuthbert[/name_m], as outdated as they seem to be! I honestly don’t mind negative opinions on them, as we all have our own styles and I hope to treat others’ tastes with the same respect that they would have for mine.
I guess the reason why I love these names though is because to me, they conjure up such majestic images of medieval gospels and antiquated civilisations. I think I would find it very difficult to name a real child [name_f]Eglantine[/name_f] today!
Some more favourites:
(I have a soft spot for nearly any clunky feminisations of masculine names, like [name_f]Geraldine[/name_f], Léopoldine, [name_f]Ernestine[/name_f], and [name_f]Albertine[/name_f]!)
[name_f]Adelheid[/name_f]
[name_f]Millicent[/name_f]
[name_f]Prudence[/name_f]
[name_f]Ethel[/name_f]
[name_f]Mildred[/name_f]
[name_f]Clotilda[/name_f]
[name_m]Harold[/name_m]
[name_m]Llewelyn[/name_m]
[name_m]Jolyon[/name_m]
[name_m]Everard[/name_m]
[name_m]Humphrey[/name_m]
[name_m]Florentin[/name_m]
I love [name_f]Lorraine[/name_f] and [name_f]Elaine[/name_f] for girls. Also love [name_f]Louise[/name_f], but I feel like she’s starting to come back into style again. I wouldn’t use any of these, although it’s for personal reasons rather than out of fear that they’re too old fashioned! Well, maybe [name_f]Louise[/name_f]…
My style is more classic old fashioned, but I have soft spots for these names. Especially [name_u]Claude[/name_u].
[name_u]Claude[/name_u]
[name_m]Kenneth[/name_m]?
[name_m]Terrence[/name_m]
[name_m]Ludwig[/name_m]
[name_m]Leopold[/name_m]
[name_f]Constance[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_u]Vivian[/name_u]
[name_f]Jeanetta[/name_f]
Girls: [name_f]Ida[/name_f], [name_f]Constance[/name_f], [name_f]Mary[/name_f], [name_f]Bessie[/name_f], [name_f]Nettie[/name_f], [name_f]Henrietta[/name_f], [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f], [name_f]Lucille[/name_f], [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f], [name_u]Marian[/name_u].
Boys: [name_m]Enoch[/name_m], [name_m]Frank[/name_m], [name_m]Alfred[/name_m], [name_m]Clarence[/name_m], [name_m]Ernest[/name_m], [name_m]Ralph[/name_m], [name_m]Floyd[/name_m], [name_m]Harold[/name_m], [name_u]Ray[/name_u], [name_u]Bert[/name_u], [name_u]Bertie[/name_u], [name_m]Franklin[/name_m].
Not sure of these are “outdated” but where I live, I’ve never met any one by any of these names and they’re considered outdated here:
[name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_m]Philip[/name_m]
[name_u]Carlisle[/name_u]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_m]Archibald[/name_m]
[name_m]Barnaby[/name_m]
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m]
Gerald
Keith
Ernest
Myrtle
Ethel
Joan
[name_f]Linda[/name_f]
[name_f]Shanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Heidi[/name_f]
[name_f]Tiffany[/name_f] (…lol I know)
What a fun idea for a thread! I have always wanted to start a similar one but never got around to it. I love a lot of dated names!
[name_f]Amanda[/name_f]
[name_f]Myrtle[/name_f]
[name_f]Miranda[/name_f]
[name_f]Alexandra[/name_f]
[name_f]Constance[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_f]Marianne[/name_f]
[name_f]Frances[/name_f]
[name_f]Polly[/name_f]
[name_m]Roger[/name_m]
[name_m]Grover[/name_m]
[name_m]Jethro[/name_m]
[name_m]Seymour[/name_m]
[name_m]Kurt[/name_m]
[name_m]Raymond[/name_m]
[name_m]Basil[/name_m]
[name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_m]Sherwood[/name_m]
gideon
albert
charlotte
chester
henry
xoxo,
gideon
I love [name_f]Mary[/name_f], [name_f]Margaret[/name_f], [name_f]Frances[/name_f], [name_f]Lillian[/name_f], [name_m]Eugene[/name_m], [name_m]Clarence[/name_m], [name_m]Winsten[/name_m], [name_m]Edgar[/name_m], [name_m]Enoch[/name_m], [name_m]Ezekiel[/name_m], [name_m]Arthur[/name_m], and [name_m]Albert[/name_m].
[name_f]Agatha[/name_f]/[name_f]Agnes[/name_f]
[name_f]Ada[/name_f]
[name_f]Frances[/name_f]
[name_u]Joan[/name_u]
[name_f]Virginia[/name_f]
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f]Selma[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_m]Ignatius[/name_m]
[name_m]Kasper[/name_m]
[name_m]Gideon[/name_m]
[name_m]Richard[/name_m]
[name_m]Simon[/name_m]
[name_m]Phineas[/name_m]
[name_m]Edwin[/name_m]
[name_m]Casimir[/name_m]
[name_m]Judah[/name_m]
[name_m]Roger[/name_m]
[name_m]Clyde[/name_m]
[name_m]Lysander[/name_m]