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alex_front2 04-04-2014 07:31 AM
Names like Norman, Hilda now "endangered"
 
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ered-list.html

Quote:
Favourite names from a century ago are already extinct, research reveals
Others have been placed on 'endangered' list as parents opt for new names
Many popular names from 20th Century have returned - but shortenedFreddie, Archie and Charlie are more popular than their longer versions
Ancestry study found girls' names are 'disappearing' far quicker than boys
Why would you call your daughter Hilda now anyway?!

thesheriff443 04-04-2014 08:35 AM
i know two kids, one is called bertie and one percy

Jords 04-04-2014 08:51 AM
Norman aint a bad 'oldie' name.

Niamh. 04-04-2014 09:23 AM
No harm, they're terrible names

Natalie. 04-04-2014 09:24 AM
Oh I like the name Norman

waterhog 04-04-2014 09:29 AM
just said on wrightstuff -

smeagol 04-04-2014 09:36 AM
norman is no good if your second name is bates.

never understood why parents name their kids boring average names or bad names,
mine is good but its a pain in the ass i must admit

anything is better than some of the celeb kids names though.

alex_front2 04-04-2014 09:59 AM
I hate chavvy names ending in -ie, -I, ey etc eg Alfie, Abi, Jodie, Ollie, Charlie etc. Chavy plus.

Jordan. 04-04-2014 10:33 AM
Well good

Z 04-04-2014 11:15 AM
My dad's friend is called Norman and my best friend's dad is called Norman as well. Definitely a name that belongs to a certain generation. Names come and go out of fashion all the time.

Josy 04-04-2014 11:43 AM
I know a guy called Norman Hat (Norrie Hat he gets called)

Cherie 05-04-2014 11:38 AM
Some old fashioned names have made a comeback

Lily, Emily, Florence, Rose, Alf, Ronald (Ronnie) so you never know it is a generational thing.

Ammi 05-04-2014 01:45 PM
..I once new a boy called Bernard, he chased me around the playground and I fell and hurt myself...:sad:...

Ammi 05-04-2014 01:45 PM
..I hope he doesn't make a comeback either..:fist:...

thesheriff443 05-04-2014 03:33 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ammi (Post 6781810)
..I once new a boy called Bernard, he chased me around the playground and I fell and hurt myself...:sad:...
second name, manning?:hugesmile:

Cherie 05-04-2014 03:35 PM
My husbands middle name is Bernard :hmph:

Ammi 05-04-2014 03:51 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Cherie (Post 6781947)
My husbands middle name is Bernard :hmph:

..I'm sure you have a very lovely Bernard, Cherie..but that Bernard I knew when I was younger..:fist:....

Alf 05-04-2014 04:52 PM
Is all it will take is somebody famous to name their child Hilda or Norman for them to come back into fashion.

Cherie 05-04-2014 04:53 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by wannashag (Post 6782052)
Is all it will take is somebody famous to name their child Hilda or Norman for them to come back into fashion.
so true.

King Gizzard 05-04-2014 04:54 PM
I thought Hilda was a made up name from Sabrina the Teenage Witch

Drew. 05-04-2014 04:55 PM
There is only one great Norman

http://screencrave.com/wp-content/up...man-reedus.jpg

King Gizzard 05-04-2014 04:55 PM
I've bagsied my first child to be called Isaac if theyre a boy, sorry potential future wives


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