Incognito Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 When i were a lad............kid's names were so different.Why do parents not entertain names like Gordon,Norman,Derek,Colin and Malcolm,for their infants anymore? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 and for girls there aren't many sandra's,tracy's or tricia's anymore. anyway you're a parent. ask yourself. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haz Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 These things just come in waves. A short while ago you couldn't swing a cat without hitting Jason's and Lee's and Mark's. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keefaz Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 When i were a lad............kid's names were so different.Why do parents not entertain names like Gordon,Norman,Derek,Colin and Malcolm,for their infants anymore? Because they sound incredibly old-fashioned? Same reason no one of your generation is called Archibald or Obadiah. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haz Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 Did you know ANYONE called Obadiah? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keefaz Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 Did you know ANYONE called Obadiah? No. This is my point. Everyone with name Obadiah is dead because it's an 18th Century (or earlier) name. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haz Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 Its a biblical name and no one, I think, uses that for a baby's name reference book any more. (Although I know a couple of Daniels) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 So, what would YOU name your kids? I'm thinking Hunter. Hunter Burnip ftw. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 These things just come in waves. A short while ago you couldn't swing a cat without hitting Jason's and Lee's and Mark's. i used to play 5-a-side against a team consisting solely of lees'. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haz Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 I already named mine. I tried to pick names that wouldn't age (to my mind at least) and that could be contracted acceptably. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keefaz Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 http://homepages.newnet.co.uk/dance/webpjd/guest/donaldrevised.htm It's quite an interesting read. Names in 2001 Many of today’s popular names are also subject to the whims of fashion (e.g. Dylan, Kieran, Callum, Ryan), although the Biblical names are still strong. The most conspicuous feature is the great number of names in use and the consequently much lower frequency of even the most common ones. In 1838 every third baby boy was registered as William or John, in 2001 only 1 in 16 was a Thomas or James (or Tom or Jamie). The top 10 now only account for 25% of males, and the total number of names in use (with at least 10 registered births in 2001) is about 750. Table 4 – Most common names given 2001 Rank Forename %, (of which Cumulative % (incl. diminutives) diminutives) 1 Thomas (Tom) 3.2 (0.2) 3 2 James (Jamie) 3.2 (0.9) 6 3 Jack 3.1 10 4 Joshua (Josh) 2.5 (0.2) 12 5 Daniel (Danny) 2.2 (0.2) 14 6 Benjamin (Ben) 2.2 (0.8) 16 7 Joseph (Joe) 2.2 (0.4) 19 8 Samuel (Sam) 2.2 (0.4) 21 9 Harry 2 23 10 William (Will, Billy) 1.8 (0.3) 25 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haz Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 Most people, interestingly, get called by the contraction. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 I'm fed up of meeting other Daniels like, it's wank. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haz Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 But I bet you're a Danny? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 But I bet you're a Danny? I am most certainly not. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keefaz Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 Christ. 1 in every 284 boys named in 2001 is called Zak. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 I already named mine. I tried to pick names that wouldn't age (to my mind at least) and that could be contracted acceptably. the girls names are different without being outragous. the problem is girl 1 loves things with her name on (keyrings,cups etc) which means we have to order. studio cards is good for that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haz Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 Can anyone explain why Margaret's get called Peggy? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 My grandparents on my Dad's side were named Vera and Maurice. Can't see those being too high up the current popularity lists. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keefaz Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 Bah! Walter as a name is practically extinct. This isn't right. We need to turn some of these Kyles into Walters, and maybe take some of Kierans and turn them into Edwins. Also, I wonder how ridiculous some of these names will sound in 20 years' time: 12 Mohammed58 43 Kyle 183 16 Callum 65 48 Harrison223 20 Ryan 78 49 Sean 223 21 Kieran 80 53 Euan 251 22 Connor 82 54 Aidan 253 24 Jake 88 56 Jay 261 25 Ethan 94 59 Zak 284 26 Jordan 98 61 Kai 291 27 Cameron99 66 Toby 319 28 Dylan 99 76 Scott 366 29 Liam 104 77 Kian 379 34 Brandon124 78 Leon 381 42 Tyler 181 80 Declan 425 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 a few years ago(late 90's) we met a 6 year old boy called reginald. everyone thought "poor kid". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haz Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 Poor sod. He sounds like a ' Do - it- yourself' in a fair Isle sleeveless sweater already. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 Reginald can be turned into Reggie though, isn't the worst tbh http://www.heatworld.com/img/upload/500x400/1000058627.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keefaz Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 a few years ago(late 90's) we met a 6 year old boy called reginald. everyone thought "poor kid". Funny enough there was a kid called Reginald in my old street. And he did get called Reggie. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haz Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 As long as it's not "Reg" he might just about get away with it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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