Old fashioned names that are ready for a comeback

Hey! I’m looking for more vintage names that are potentially ready for a comeback but aren’t trendy on here or irl yet!

Along the lines of…:

Nettie
Wilma
Minna
Florrie
Laurel

Elmer
Grover
Baz
Hank

Hit me with all the vintage goodness you can think of even if you don’t think it matches my style - I always surprise myself with what I like :))

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[name_m]Clyde[/name_m]
[name_m]Rupert[/name_m]
[name_u]Rudy[/name_u]
[name_m]Ralph[/name_m]
[name_m]Cyril[/name_m]
[name_m]Franklin[/name_m]

[name_f]Alma[/name_f]
[name_f]Uma[/name_f]
[name_f]Lois[/name_f]
[name_f]Thelma[/name_f]
[name_f]Greta[/name_f]

my favourites are shirley & doris

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[name_m]Howie[/name_m] :yellow_heart:

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[name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_m]Ralph[/name_m] & [name_u]Rudy[/name_u] so much

[name_u]Rudy[/name_u] has always been my top name for a big dog but more recently I’m like hmmmm… what about for an actual child

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Martina!!! There’s one other that I really like but I can’t remember rn :sweat_smile:

[name_f]Sylvia[/name_f]
[name_f]Rita[/name_f]
[name_f]Gloria[/name_f]

[name_m]Vincent[/name_m]
Lawrence/Laurence
[name_m]Walter[/name_m]

My old fashioned names tend to lean a bit on the extreme but I love Ethel! I don’t really want her to have a comeback :wink: but I really love the name.
Also:
Gladys
Blanche
Myrtle
Gloria
Etta
Phyllis
Virginia
Anne

Eugene
Herbert
Ernest
Lionel
Irving
Bernard
Roland
Ned
Clement

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[name_m]Horace[/name_m]
[name_m]Elwood[/name_m]
[name_m]Leroy[/name_m]
[name_m]Jennings[/name_m]
[name_u]Quentin[/name_u]
[name_u]Quincy[/name_u]
[name_f]Babe[/name_f]
[name_m]Danton[/name_m]

[name_f]Eulalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Beulah[/name_f]
[name_f]Eula[/name_f]
[name_f]Eulalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Eudora[/name_f]
Euphrasia “Effie”
[name_f]Amalthea[/name_f]
[name_f]Francine[/name_f]

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[name_m]Winston[/name_m]
[name_m]Richard[/name_m]
[name_m]Philip[/name_m]
[name_m]Derek[/name_m]

A lot of the vintage girla names I like are already making a comeback :blush:

[name_m]Wilbur[/name_m], [name_m]Winston[/name_m], [name_f]Annette[/name_f], [name_f]Etta[/name_f], [name_m]Richard[/name_m], Euphrasia, [name_u]Quentin[/name_u], [name_m]Danton[/name_m], [name_m]Elwood[/name_m], [name_u]Elm[/name_u], [name_m]Bernard[/name_m], [name_f]Henrietta[/name_f], [name_u]Laurence[/name_u], [name_f]Shirley[/name_f], [name_u]Shelby[/name_u], [name_f]Sherry[/name_f], [name_m]Ruben[/name_m], [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f], [name_u]Marion[/name_u], [name_u]Maven[/name_u], [name_f]Marisol[/name_f]

But especially [name_m]Wilbur[/name_m], [name_u]Laurence[/name_u], [name_m]Elwood[/name_m], [name_m]Reuben[/name_m], [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] and Marion/Marisol

[name_u]Beverly[/name_u]
[name_f]Carrie[/name_f]

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[name_f]Flossie[/name_f]
Dot/Dottie
[name_f]Etta[/name_f]
[name_f]Lady[/name_f]
[name_f]Marjorie[/name_f]
[name_f]Pauline[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f]

Franklin/Frank
[name_m]Raymond[/name_m]
[name_m]Clarence[/name_m]
[name_u]Francis[/name_u]
[name_m]Chester[/name_m]
[name_m]Roger[/name_m]
[name_m]Ernest[/name_m]

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I love

[name_f]Henrietta[/name_f], [name_f]Lois[/name_f], [name_f]Harriet[/name_f], [name_f]Susannah[/name_f], [name_f]Judith[/name_f], [name_f]Luella[/name_f], [name_f]Margaret[/name_f], [name_f]Liesel[/name_f], [name_f]Martha[/name_f], [name_f]Ethel[/name_f], [name_f]Irene[/name_f], [name_f]Ida[/name_f], [name_f]Inez[/name_f], [name_f]Flora[/name_f], [name_f]Esther[/name_f]

[name_u]Oliver[/name_u], [name_m]Walter[/name_m], [name_m]Ivan[/name_m], [name_m]Roger[/name_m], [name_m]Lloyd[/name_m], [name_m]Ernest[/name_m], [name_u]Amos[/name_u], [name_m]Abel[/name_m], [name_m]Silas[/name_m], [name_m]Simon[/name_m], [name_m]Jethro[/name_m], [name_m]Lemuel[/name_m], [name_m]Linus[/name_m], [name_m]Martin[/name_m], [name_m]Luther[/name_m], [name_m]Abraham[/name_m], [name_m]Leroy[/name_m], [name_m]Kenton[/name_m]

and so many others that I forgot!

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[name_u]Amos[/name_u] is so cool

[name_f]Anita[/name_f]
[name_f]Frances[/name_f]
[name_f]Virginia[/name_f]
[name_f]Ursula[/name_f]
[name_f]Gretchen[/name_f]
[name_f]Nellie[/name_f]

[name_m]Clifford[/name_m]
[name_m]Roger[/name_m]
[name_u]Dorian[/name_u]
[name_m]Rudolph[/name_m] (Rudy)
[name_m]Franklin[/name_m]

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I’m friends with a [name_u]Marion[/name_u] in her early 20s, it totally works!

I’m really fond of [name_f]Eartha[/name_f] and [name_m]Earl[/name_m] (Earla too) and I think [name_f]Evette[/name_f] and [name_m]Errol[/name_m] are adorable!

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To me, [name_m]Elmer[/name_m] and [name_m]Grover[/name_m] are too associated with their respective Looney Tunes and [name_f]Sesame[/name_f] [name_f]Street[/name_f] characters to make a comeback. [name_f]My[/name_f] contenders are:

[name_u]Quentin[/name_u]
[name_m]Clarence[/name_m] (I know everyone seems to think this name is SOOO dated, but I think it’s really cute and I can picture it becoming popular again)
[name_m]Chester[/name_m]
[name_m]Archibald[/name_m]

For girls:

[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_f]Jeannette[/name_f]
[name_f]Claudia[/name_f]
[name_f]Golda[/name_f]
[name_f]Blanche[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f]

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