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What happened to the "old school classic" baby names?
I love the older names that nobody uses any more. Don't you think these names need to make a comeback? Please list 10 of your favorite old names. My favorites are:
Girls:
1. Naomi
2. Ruth
3. Billie
4. Erma
5. Cathy
6. Frances
7. Althea
8. Sylvia
9.Loretta
10. Beatrice
boys:
1. Bradley
2. Phillip
3.Earnest
4. Richard
5. John
6. Sherman
7. Huntley
8. Paul
9.Lawrence
10. McKinley
11 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Girls:
1. Naomi
2. Ruth- i used to adore this name!!! Rita-Ruth i used to like or just plain rita/ruth. love it
3. Billie- i love this! still a fave of mine!
4. Erma- not to keen on this. its ok. needs a come back to make it sounds better lol
5. Cathy- its ok. more of nn, but i like it!
6. Frances- there is the odd frances at my skl. about 2. lol
7. Althea- kl! never heard of it before! needs coem back!
8. Sylvia- i want it bk! i love it! its a beautiful name
9.Loretta- lol. makes me think fo purple. needs a coem bakc agreed!
10. Beatrice- bea the mini menace! lol. i liek it, a popular middle name, so its bk ish lol
boys:
1. Bradley- this was popular in the 90s i think, since im in yera 10 n theres a loads of kids with that name. i dotn get along with half of them! lol. itso becomign a girls name, since a teen called her baby girl bradley! lol 6/10
2. Phillip- yh. lol theres a few at my skl called tht. maybe it should eb alot more pop!
3.Earnest- yh! that needs a boost! no one likes it anymore, but i dont think its such a bad name .lol
4. Richard- popular middle name. lol i neeeeds to be a first name!
5. John- loads of Johns! there evrywhere! middle name first name! lol. i dotn like the name. its too plain n boring for me
6. Sherman- need s acome back! i've never met anyoen called Sherman!
7. Huntley- i love this! this is so cool! i think ill use for when in older lol
8. Paul- its around, but i dotn like it. plain and boring
9.Lawrence- needs a come back!!!!!
10. McKinley- i love this! its so cool!
mine faves:
boys:
1) Jack- unfortuneatly popular :(
2) Donald- dont ask! it might have something to do with the fact that my mother listens to donny osmond, n i ended up loving the music! lol the nn Donny/Donnie is better
3) Thomas
4) Edward
5) Jerry
6) david
7) Danny
8) Russell
9)matthew
10) Rodney - makes me think of only fools n horses lol
girls:
1) Bonnie! - i love it! its really pretty n sweet
2) Rose
3) Virginia
4) Ruth
5) Rita
6) Darlene
7) Margo
8) Martha/Marta
9)Diana
10)Wanda
fun question! thnx
hope this helps! xx
Source(s): moi - 1 decade ago
Girls:
1. Nellie
2. Jane
3. Opal
4. Gwendolyn
5. Hazel
6. Layne
7. Jocelyn
8. Celeste
9. Quinnie
10. Cora
Boys:
1. Willie
2. Chester
3. Walter
4. Oakley
5. Bennett
6. Kendrick
7. John
8. Thomas
9. Harry
10. Bradley
- DizzeeBeeLv 61 decade ago
1. Frances
2. Helena
3. Genevieve
4. Althea
5. Fleur
5. Beatrice
6. Florence
7. Cordelia
8. Adeline
9. Isadora
1. Benedict
2. Julian
3. Phineas
4. Francis
5. Vincent
6. Reuben
7. Leander
8. Sebastian
9. Jude
10. Laurence
- 1 decade ago
(In no particular order)
Girls
1. Clarissa
2. Jane
3. Pandora
4. Adrianna
5. Aurelia
6. Jennifer
7. Annie
8. Julia
9. Alexis
10. Kathryn
Boys
1. Reuben
2. Lucas
3. Christopher
4. Jack
5. Ben
6. Ollie
7. John
8. David
9. Michael
10. James
;)
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- SaphireLv 41 decade ago
1. Francesca
2. Genevieve
3. Faith
4. Nan
5. Elizabeth
6. Helena
7. Naomi
8. Mary
9. Jenna
10. Grace
1. William
2. John
3. Kenneth
4. Victor
5. Jasper
6. Winston
7. Aaron
8. Patrick
9. James
10. Silas
- 1 decade ago
I love most of your names to and if i was a boy when i was born i was going to be called Bradley!
1.Grace
2.Juliet
3. Rhiannon (my name but it's quite old) I suppose i have an old name because i am only thirteen :)
4. Belle/a (it's popular now because of twilight)
5. Lottie (Charlotte)
6. Kendall
7. Maisie/Maisy
8. Lizzie (Elizabeth)
9. Beth (Bethany, my sister's name)
10.Adelaide
I can't think of any boys!
- aaaLv 51 decade ago
Sorry, but I don't think that Naomi, Bradley and Richard should be classified as 'old school' names as I know people my age (13) with those names. More Classic.
My favouirte Classical names are:
Estella
Mary
Guinevere (Gwen-uh-veer)
Frida
Nina
Lillian
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- NYgirlLv 61 decade ago
1. Ruth
2.Lillian(Lily)
3.Rose
4.Catherine
5.Beatrice
6.Jayne
7.Alyson
8.Heidi
9.Victoria
10. Diana
Boys
1.John
2.Jacob(jake)
3.Christopher
4.Nicholas
5.Louis
6.Thomas
7.Michael
8.William
9.Matthew
10.David
- Anonymous1 decade ago
i love them too, mine are
Reuben
Cassien
lilly-may
emily-rose
i always get complemented on their names, old school are def better, not blue, paris, and blumming kenzo!!
hahahaha
Source(s): my children! lol