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First names do you consider to becoming rarer in the UK?
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Which first names do you consider to becoming rarer in the UK?
I reckon
Cecil,Cedric,Alfred ,Fanny(!), Ivy- when was the last person named as such in uk- must be over 50yrs ago?- Ebeneezer has disappeared - was it a common name in the last half of the 20th century.?
Reckon won't be too many Ronalds in several decades either
I reckon
Cecil,Cedric,Alfred ,Fanny(!), Ivy- when was the last person named as such in uk- must be over 50yrs ago?- Ebeneezer has disappeared - was it a common name in the last half of the 20th century.?
Reckon won't be too many Ronalds in several decades either
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.It's funny how names have a habit of becoming fashionable again. When I was younger Emily was considered an old ladys name (Emily Bishop), as was Grace, Hannah, Alice and Ruby. All these names have become fashionable again. My Mother-in-law and two of my Aunties are called Connie, yet I've heard of a few little girls called Connie in the last few years.
Jack is now an extrememly popular boys names, yet there are no Jacks that I know of from my generation, the generation before, yes (where it was used as the diminutive form of John).
There may not be many Margarets around these days, but I do know of a Peggy.
Jack is now an extrememly popular boys names, yet there are no Jacks that I know of from my generation, the generation before, yes (where it was used as the diminutive form of John).
There may not be many Margarets around these days, but I do know of a Peggy.
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