Name a Old Fashion Name

[timb2]

Mildred- every Mildred I met was old as can be.

 

[timb2]

Ebenezer

 

[Vtwin]

A few from my family.

Hornore.
Mazetta.
Linus.

To this day I am still searching for the buttermilk donut that equals those made by my great Aunt Mildred.

 

[VaqueroTD]

Bonnie (still meet a lot but reminds me of the old west)
Abraham
Benedict
Cornelius

 

[Runwildboys]

Bonnie (still meet a lot but reminds me of the old west)
Abraham
Benedict
Cornelius

Abraham is very common in the Jewish community, while Benedict is more British, and Cornelius will be a very common Chimpanzee name is the distopian future.

 

[Runwildboys]

Madge
Phyllis
Clara...


...Methuselah

 

[Runwildboys]

Unk
Grod
Udu

 

[VaqueroTD]

Abraham is very common in the Jewish community, while Benedict is more British, and Cornelius will be a very common Chimpanzee name is the distopian future.

I wonder if Americans stayed away from the name Benedict because of the famous traitor in the Revolutionary War. Sort of like calling your kid "Orenthal" in today's world.

 

[Runwildboys]

I wonder if Americans stayed away from the name Benedict because of the famous traitor in the Revolutionary War. Sort of like calling your kid "Orenthal" in today's world.

Or Adolf. I imagine it did have quite an influence.

 

[CalPolyTechnique]

Gertrude
Habakkuk

 

[Runwildboys]

Gertrude
Habakkuk

I was going to say Gertrude, but then I remembered a hot chick named Gertrude who worked at the bank. She was from Germany, so maybe it's common there?

 

[CalPolyTechnique]

We named our daughter Fiona which I think has an old timey ring to it.

Ethel
Mildridge
Constance
Norma
Atticus

 

[Sammy]

Irene
Bertha

Two were old fashioned until British royalty used them.
Charlotte
Beatrice

 

[Bobhaze]

Lola
Minerva
Wilma
Beulah

 

[MWH1967]

Mable and Bea

Oh, and Pearl.

 

[timb2]

Roscoe , my Dad's middle name. He hated that name.

 

[MWH1967]

Cecil and Lonnie

 

[RJ_MacReady]

He had the buzz cut version of Mark Davis' hair do.

 

[Tabascocat]

Eugene
Clyde
Betty(mom’s name)
Claude

 

[MWH1967]

Clemet (Great uncle's name)