Am I being silly?

poet123

Buzzybee90 wrote: »

I'd only class Freddie and Nellie as old fashioned names!

I would say both Emily and Isaac would be found in abundance in the names of great, and great great grandparents too. Kate is also an old name, remember Shakespeare?

Buzzybee90

poet123 wrote: »

I would say both Emily and Isaac would be found in abundance in the names of great, and great great grandparents too. Kate is also and old name, remember Shakespeare?

Yes. My name is biblical but is still common now. I know many of all these names around my age (20s).

MrsE_2

Buzzybee90 wrote: »

I'd only class Freddie and Nellie as old fashioned names!

Niamh - an old Irish name
Emily- a very traditional name
Isaac - an old biblical name
Kate - short for Katherine, another traditional name
Isabelle - an old Spanish name

Buzzybee90

MrsE wrote: »

Niamh - an old Irish name
Emily- a very traditional name
Isaac - an old biblical name
Kate - short for Katherine, another traditional name
Isabelle - an old Spanish name

I think you've misunderstood me. I know that they are old names but they've not only just made a comeback like names such as Ava and Arthur.

balletshoes

MrsE wrote: »

Niamh - an old Irish name
Emily- a very traditional name
Isaac - an old biblical name
Kate - short for Katherine, another traditional name
Isabelle - an old Spanish name

but i wouldn't consider any of them to be old-fashioned names, old or traditional as they may be.

Person_one

paulineb wrote: »

George as well, not really a common name these days.

I knew two babies called George before the royal one was born, it was on its way back already before that accelerated its popularity a bit!

Have a go at these quizzes to name the most popular baby names from 1904, its interesting to see how many have made a comeback, or never went away.

Boys names quiz

Girls names quiz

balletshoes

paulineb wrote: »

George as well, not really a common name these days.

it will be though - as we have Prince George.

Buzzybee90

paulineb wrote: »

George as well, not really a common name these days.

Really? George is pretty common in my area, along with brothers Harry, Jack etc.

Person_one

balletshoes wrote: »

but i wouldn't consider any of them to be old-fashioned names, old or traditional as they may be.

Not now, but in the seventies where were Isabella and Isaac on the baby name lists? Definitely not top 20!

I have an elderly relative called Amelia, its a lovely name and really popular now but she hates it because when she was a young girl it was an 'old lady' name.

MrsE_2

Buzzybee90 wrote: »

I'd only class Freddie and Nellie as old fashioned names!

balletshoes wrote: »

but i wouldn't consider any of them to be old-fashioned names, old or traditional as they may be.

Not sure I follow.
Of all them names Freddie is probably the most current & yet you class that as old fasioned?
They are all traditional names, old fashioned would be Ethel or Gladys.