s/o Names you like but rarely hear

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Anonymous wrote:Bridget is a classic name I dont hear too much. Mildred is my favorite "old person name" that I think should come back. Millie is adorable in my mind. Im done with all versions of Eleanor and Stella. Those old people names are DONE.

haha! The name Bridget is always interesting to me. Bridget is/was the stereotypical working/low class name in Ireland...it was THE name for Irish domestic maids/servants/the "help" so much so that for a really long time, many women would actually change their names to avoid that stereotype. I'm never sure if Irish American "never been to Ireland but my last name is Sullivan or O'Reilly!!!" crowd doesn't know this or doesn't care.

Well, it was my grandmother's name and I loved her dearly regardless of the fact that she grew up on a farm. She also made her way by herself to the US as a teen and succeeded, against many odds, in raising 3 successful children. She may have been the help, but I'm very proud of her and I sport her name as my middle, always wished it was my first, and gave it to my daughter as her first name.

That said, if we'd had a second girl, I really wanted to use Dorothy.

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Willa
Daisy
Margaret
Poppy
Maude

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Anonymous wrote:I had an Enzo in my class last year and thought it was an awesome boy name.

My husband is Vinchenzo and we call him Enzo. Its nice because we were able to name our son Vinchenzo and call him Vinnie so they have the same name but different nick names making it the best of both worlds in the name sake category.

Did you really use the h? It's completely wrong in Italian. It's Vincenzo.

+1. I'm usually not very judgmental about names, but I'm Italian and to me his name looks horribly misspelled. I would consider changing the spelling on his birth certificate.

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Jocelyn.

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Maxence

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Although I've seen it on here lately, I never hear the name Helena. I love it. Strong, elegant, smart.

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Anonymous wrote:Jameson pronounced JAY muh son

so trashy.

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Anonymous wrote:I love the name Desiree but never hear it. Also I think Janine is really cute I hope it makes a comeback one day.

Agree Janine is cute. Desiree is too much like Desire - weird and sexualized for a little girl.

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Inez
Tess
Magda
Delphine
Seymour
Ira
Rakefet
Kalanit
Pasquale

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Lydia
LeeAnne
Jocelyn
Silda
Shiloh

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Anonymous wrote:Jameson pronounced JAY muh son

so trashy.

Trashy poster-- never been to Ireland, huh? Whisky anyone?

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Anonymous wrote:Jocelyn.

I know a three-year old Jocelyn. I think it's a great name.

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Anonymous wrote:Jonah
Declan
James

Ok James is one of the most common names right now.

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Declan pretty common too considering how weird it is

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Basil
Alistair