List 3 old-fashioned names that should NOT make a comeback

kiwi443 · November 2010

I have more than 3, but here are the top contenders.

Clyde

Henrietta

Harold

alisonemma · November 2010

Mildred

Hilda

Heloise

sleepingbeauty825 · November 2010

I can only think of one.

Chester

MrsFelts · November 2010

alisonemma:
Mildred
Hilda
Heloise

I'll agree with these. Especially Mildred and Hilda. Yuck with a side of yuck!

LMS05 · November 2010

Phyllis

Myrtle

Bertha

GeneGoddess · November 2010

Hortense

StellarStina26 · November 2010

Ethel

Mildred

Eugene

P.G.&A.M. · November 2010

Gertrude

Avis

Eugene

HannahO28 · November 2010

Lester

Gladys

Bertha

brown09 · November 2010

Deborah

Martha

Brenda

Arthur

Conniebird · November 2010

Pearl

Beulah (I wish I was making this name up)

Irene

kelslynie · November 2010

Myrtle.

FemmeNat01 · November 2010

Hazel, Harold, and Walter

fluffybuns · November 2010

My great grandmother's name was Cunnigunda.

I've never heard it any where else, and it should stay that way.

HappyMrsK · November 2010

Lester, Maude, and Esther.

elisbu · November 2010

I love about 1/3 of the names on this growing list Embarrassed

In fact, Pearl is my top choice for a girl.

sccheerbabe09 · November 2010

my cats name is pearl Big Smile

moseyma · November 2010

Hehe, I like some of those already listed (Clyde, Hazel, Dorothy, Esther). Too each their own! To that end, I would add -

Bernice, Dorcas, Edna,

Earl, Melvin, Vern.

Artsywife07 · November 2010

Haha, I agree with most of these. Except I have two close friends named Brenda and Irene, so I think of them as names that can work on young people too. And DH's middle name is Earl but we won't be using that one!

loveyoubean · November 2010

Agnes

Mildred

Maude

loveyoubean · November 2010

I am surprised people said Pearl and Hazel, both beautiful IMO

Artsywife07 · November 2010

Ooh, I've got one! Fanny. That's DH grandma's name. And my grandma's name is Doris. I don't think that one will make a comeback either.

BrittKav · November 2010

Aw, I was afraid Hazel would get thrown in there.

I agree with all the names except Hazel, Pearl, and Dorothy (which is the name I'm considering if there's a girl #3).

Mildred is especially awful.

Also gonna throw in Marjorie. Ick.

forensicmama · November 2010

Fanny

Dorcas

Bertha

Beulah

Hilda

Eunice

Hyman

Floyd

Willy

Furman

D!ck

NoCode10 · November 2010

Bertha, Gertrude, Dawn, Archibald, Bessie, Winifred.

forensicmama · November 2010

Angus is another one.

kiwi443 · November 2010

fluffybuns:

My great grandmother's name was Cunnigunda.

I've never heard it any where else, and it should stay that way.

That is truly horrible. A present-day teen with that name would have no chance.

I notice many of you are listing far more than 3 names, lol.

Pythia1022 · November 2010

Cleatus.

Norman.

Elmer.

and

Evelyn.

Frances.

Eleanor.

Talullah.

forensicmama · November 2010

mj.reilly:
elisbu:
I love about 1/3 of the names on this growing list

In fact, Pearl is my top choice for a girl.
I am the same way. I have a ton of them on my list (Walter, Arthur...)

I also love Walter, Arthur and Pearl.

ETA: And I love Eleanor and Evelyn.

Daisy41459 · November 2010

Bertha

Gertrude

Herbert

Lester

jrodda · November 2010

Lois

Ethel

Hilda

alohamora · November 2010

Pythia1022:
Cleatus.
Norman.
Elmer.

and

Evelyn.
Frances.
Eleanor.
Talullah.

Funny, considering that Evelyn is in the top 50 and Eleanor and Tallulah are definitely moving up the list. I'd say these already have/are having their comeback...so you've missed the boat here.

Anyway, my list:

Cornelius
Elmer
Melvin
Bertha
Peggy
Doreen