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Names that have fallen out of fashion

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  • 18-02-2023 12:45am
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    Filmer Paradise
    Registered Users Posts: 1,339 ✭✭✭


    When was the last time you saw a baby Pascal or a baby Nancy?

    Over to you...



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    Strumms
    Registered Users Posts: 24,892 ✭✭✭✭Strumms


    Or an Eamonn… there was a religious, almost extremist I guess living near us growing up… everyone referred to him as Amen.…you literally hear no young fellas now called Eamonn.

    a friend of the family was called Wincie or Wincy I’m not sure of the spelling but that was short for Wincelot. 51,868th popular name of all time according to google. 😅



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    dxhound2005
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    Not the sort of thing which can be judged by what people observe locally. The CSO keep national records, and they show that Nancy is more common in recent years than back in the day. Pascal and Paschal have been out of favour since the 1980's.

    https://visual.cso.ie/?body=entity/babynames



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    Leg End Reject
    Registered Users Posts: 16,520 ✭✭✭✭Leg End Reject


    Attracta

    Assumpta

    Mary

    Joseph

    John Paul

    Bridget

    Margaret

    Denis

    Philip

    Martin


    Now it's all celebrity or obscure Irish names, bar a few old ones like Jack and Molly.

    *Hoping my name doesn't appear

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    Sardonicat
    Registered Users Posts: 12,378 ✭✭✭✭Sardonicat


    Not too many Myrtles around these days. Pity



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    snowstorm445
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    Had this discussion with someone the other day, there are names that are solidly "elderly" and ones which are much more "middle-aged". I can't picture anyone named "Martina" for example who's younger than 40 but older than 65. Not sure about the male names though - maybe Alan or Derek?



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    #7
    For Forks Sake
    Registered Users Posts: 11,494 ✭✭✭✭For Forks Sake


    Enoch.



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    BorneTobyWilde
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    Karen, that name is simply not given anymore 😅😅



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    AyeGer
    Registered Users Posts: 1,279 ✭✭✭AyeGer


    I don't see many people under 40 called Mark or Andrew or Peter. Definately not many young Mary's or Bridget's about either.



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    rubberdungeon
    Registered Users Posts: 606 ✭✭✭rubberdungeon


    Kathleen

    Edith

    Veronica

    Gobnait


    Richard

    Gerard

    Raymond

    Bernard



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    PeteEd
    Registered Users Posts: 393 ✭✭PeteEd


    Mervyn's are now critically endangered according to David Attenborough.

    Climate change is a ruthless master that shows dodo-esque disregard to Polar Bears and Mervyn's that hungry 17th century sailors would be proud of!



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    Lewis_Benson
    Registered Users Posts: 1,913 ✭✭✭Lewis_Benson


    Quintan



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    moonage
    Registered Users Posts: 797 ✭✭✭moonage


    I've always liked Fanny.



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    #14
    dublingirl83
    Registered Users Posts: 120 ✭✭dublingirl83


    eugene



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    #15
    Archeron
    Registered Users Posts: 6,194 ✭✭✭Archeron


    Agnes. I actually knew four Agnes (Agni?) over my life but they were all really old.



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    whisky_galore
    Registered Users Posts: 15,854 ✭✭✭✭whisky_galore


    Gladys

    Tadgh

    Most what were thought of as saint's names are getting rare.

    Peter, Bridie/Bridget, Mary, Simon, Thomas, etc

    Weirdly for a once hyper Catholic country, Jesus never became a name unlike in Hispanic countries



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    scotchy
    Registered Users Posts: 2,182 ✭✭✭scotchy


    Adolf


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    mariaalice
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    I wonder was there male baby born last week on the 14th named Valantine it was a not uncommon name in Ireland at one stage. I was in an old graveyard in Tippeary one time and all the males seemed to be named Corneilus, Charles and Jerrmiah.



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    10-10-20
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    Aquinas and Aloysius. Used to be found back in the 40's.



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    NSAman
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    Ulick



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    BattleCorp
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    Nobody has posted 'Nigel' yet???? Surely one of the most old fashioned names there is. Is there a Nigel under 50 in Ireland?



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    Hippodrome Song Owl
    Registered Users Posts: 1,048 ✭✭✭Hippodrome Song Owl


    I think it's really interesting to see names that were so common in the 80s are really dying out. My primary school class was full of Jennifers, Fionas, Julies, Lindas, and Claires. There were fewer than 20 babies named each of these in the 2021 statistics.



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    #23
    Manc-Red_
    Registered Users Posts: 285 ✭✭Manc-Red_


    Suppose Karen is now a no-no for girls?

    Better Born Lucky Than Rich.



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    cj maxx
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    Pronsious ? Ambrose , Attracta , Bridgid Bridge

    Taidg? Colin.



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    #25
    fortwilliam
    Registered Users Posts: 560 ✭✭✭fortwilliam


    Farquar...



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    #26
    Francis McM
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    Shove on



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    Princess Consuela Bananahammock
    Registered Users Posts: 33,111 ✭✭✭✭Princess Consuela Bananahammock


    Anoyone called Jack or Charles/Charlie is likely to be either over 60 or under 15.

    Everything I don't like is either woke or fascist - possibly both - pick one.



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    cazwhatever
    Registered Users Posts: 115 ✭✭cazwhatever


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120257703#Comment_120257703

    Same with girls names like Jessica, Rebecca, Lorraine, Michelle. My school was full of them & you wouldn't hear of anyone naming their baby that now



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    deirdremf
    Registered Users Posts: 1,880 ✭✭✭deirdremf


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058284786/names-that-have-fallen-out-of-fashion

    Would a Pascal with a baby face do?



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    Strumms
    Registered Users Posts: 24,892 ✭✭✭✭Strumms


    Phyllis….the mother has a cousin Phyllis but she’s literally the only one I know first hand, never encountered one anywhere else. Don’t think I’ve met anyone or even heard of anybody in mine or surrounding generations called Phyllis…but I’m aware of a couple of others from way back….



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    #31
    paul71
    Registered Users Posts: 3,120 ✭✭✭paul71


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120257990#Comment_120257990

    ????


    The reverse is true.

    Jack is currently the most popular baby name in Ireland. It was pretty rare 50 years ago.


    What is becoming rare is Patrick, 19th on the boys list in 2021.



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