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uncool vs. names?

Which names do you think of as very uncool? Perhaps too dated, or so old-fashioned you could never revive them? I’m just wondering because lots of old names that I would consider incredibly archaic and passe (like Hazel or Abraham) are becoming popular again... so, folks, what names would you NEVER use because they are hopelessly dorky, old, or just plain uncool?

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Poll created: Oct 01, 2010
Total Votes: 1
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I’m one of the people who LVOES old fashion names (I adore Hazel and Abraham!)

but ones that are even too old and clunky for me are:

Agnes
Inez
Ethel
Myrtle

just to name a few
posted by guest :: 13 years ago | report
*LOVES, sorry!
posted by guest :: 13 years ago | report
Some legit names that I would never consider because I think their "time" has pasted are:

Wilber / Wilbur (however that is supposed to be spelled)
Norman
Bernard
Douglas
Albert
Rowan
Reginald
Eugene
Floyd
Lloyd

Regina
Stella
Mattilda
Bernadette
Cleopatra

Those are the ones that first come to mind.
posted by MommyBradden :: 13 years ago | report
*Past Sorry, my spelling stinks. :) This thing needs a spell checker.
posted by MommyBradden :: 13 years ago | report
I’m another lover of old names (lol I love Rowan, Stella and Matilda on pp list!)

but some that I think should not be revived are:

Bernard
Floyd
Lloyd
Harold

Willhemina
Winifred
Wilma
Bertha
Dorcas
posted by guest :: 13 years ago | report
Gwenwth
Gwedolyn
Gertrude
Tallulah
Isla
Giovanna
Asher
Abraham
Addison
Alonso
Campbell
Edgar
Meriam
Mirrial
Ellen
Julia
Parker
Stuart
Anthony
Fredrick
Reid/Reed
Lucille
Kenneth
Giselle
Tamara
Faye
Shea
Theodore

I would NEVER Torcher a child with theese names
posted by ??? :: 13 years ago | report
really? you think some of those names are torcher? I would MUCH rather have a child with one of those names then some of in ridiculous, misspelled junk you see some people chossing for names.

I would name my kids more than half the name you listed LONG before I named them something idiotic and made up.
posted by guest :: 13 years ago | report
I think some of the names in pp list are wonderful, classy names.

Torcher is naming a child something that looks like the parents were on acid when they spelled it. Or something you have a hard time being taken seriously with (I’ve seen Bunny, Pixie and Honey on this site).
posted by guest :: 13 years ago | report
Elmer
Lloyd
Enos
Herbert

Edna
Agnes
Eunice
Elma
Wilma

And wow the previous poster has some hang-ups--that’s quite a list. Sometimes knowing people with a name influences your feeling about it.
posted by guest :: 13 years ago | report
It’s spelt Torture.
posted by guest :: 13 years ago | report
I LOVE almost all old fashioned names. I love Hazel, Stella, Beatrice, Margaret, Samuel, Henry, John, Peter, Joseph... but old names that I would never use:
Edna
Norma
Gina
Gloria
Helga/Olga
Verna
Marjory
Gretchen

Harold
Norman
Edward/Edwin
Bob
Bill
Gary
Frederick
posted by AbbieKate :: 13 years ago | report
It’s spelled torture.
Spelt isn’t a word either, sorry.
I see that ALL the TIME on this site.
posted by guest :: 13 years ago | report
Edna
posted by guest :: 13 years ago | report
Hortense and Archibald
posted by guest :: 13 years ago | report
spelt is acceptable is the UK, just as grey and theatre are accepted spellings for gray and theater.
posted by guest :: 13 years ago | report
Yeh sorry, i’m typing from the North West of Britain (near Manchester) spelt is certainly a word here. I didn’t know you could spell Theatre like that. Gray is how i spell it, but i understand grey too.

I also use Sulphur not Sulfur in my chemistry uni course.
posted by guest :: 13 years ago | report
Hank comes to mind as an old one that seems to be popping up again. Maybe it’s just a nickname, but it’s still terrible. Please steer clear of that one!
Check out the social security administration’s website. You can search the top names by year back to 1880: http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/ That may help you out.
posted by guest :: 13 years ago | report
I would never use:
Harriet
Henrietta
Gertrude
Florence

Floyd/Lloyd/Boyd
Wilbur
Harold
Walter
Albert
Eugene
posted by guest :: 13 years ago | report
Wilma and Barney are terrible too.
posted by guest :: 13 years ago | report
Agnes
Esther
Margaret
Shirley
Charles
George
Jeffrey
Eunice
Lucille
Agatha
Dottie
Dorothy
Norma
Norene
Phyllis
Nancy
posted by guest :: 13 years ago | report
torcher=torture; in any language, right?
Hazel
Dorothy
Agnes
Harry
Ethel
Blanche
Ester
Peter
leonard
posted by guest :: 13 years ago | report

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