What are some old-timey names that you think should make a comeback?

Orpheus, Raphael, Hepaestus, Karlach, Orin, Sylvanus, William, ...

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Gaylord

Bort

Thaddeus, Ulysses, etc. I liked that people used to name their kids after figures of the ancient world.

I must be in a weird spot because I know 3 different Evelyns under the age of 8.

Trollip

Hiram.

Named my daughter Evelyn last year. I'm doing my part.

I've always liked the name Ruben for some reason and only ever known one that I can recall (whose brother was called Robin).

I also am partial to Ezekiel and they can have Zeke as a nickname which I think sounds pretty rad.

Thurl (as in Ravenscroft.)

Archimedes

Agamemnon

Balthazar 🤌

Vivien / Vyvien

I find Mildred an ugly name, sounds like it means Mildew but worse. Like the most dreadful mildew.

Opal I think is pretty, that's a good name. As you say you like minerals, Ruby not bad either, my mom had an aunt Ruby Jack, born around 1920.

I did know a baby Eugenia, her parents were Costa Rican and pronounced it closer to Elu-henia than Eyu-henia or you-geenya. I think that one is prettier in Spanish but not bad in English.

Isambard

The name Ea-nāṣir is about 4000 years overdue for a comeback.

I've always liked the old anglo saxon names like:

• Aethelweard
• Aethelwulf
• Aelfwynn
• Aethelflaed

We just get stuck with plain ol Ethel and Alf.

Agnes, Agatha, Germaine and Jack.

Everett

A lot of people these days seem to think that "Adolf" should come back.

I am not one of those people.

Galahad

Eleanor

Emeline

Emeric

Lancelot

Siegfried

I’m fond of “Gwendolyn” but I’ve never met or even known of one, to my knowledge.

• Gerhard
• Ingrid

Gladys

I think Millicent and Winnifred would be cute because you can shorten them to Millie and Winnie

Évelyne is faily common around here still.

Gilgamesh is one I haven't heard in a hot minute, not sure about the comeback though.

My friend has little sons named Ray, Malcolm and Ernie. It suits them immensely to have these old man names and they are so adorable.

Evelyn as a man’s name, if you want to be really old school.

May and June. I feel like there's a lot of younger Aprils but the other two month names seem like old lady names.

Gertrude...who goes by Gertie

Perhaps not as old as requested but

Ronald, Marianne, Cynthia, Evangeline, Melinda, Caesar, Magdalena, Betty, Rosetta, Balthazar, Thadeus, Lazarus, Otto, Bartholomew, Miranda

I want people to go by their first two initials, and then the entire last name. Y'know, "H. G. Wells, J.G. Wentworth".

It just makes everyone sound more fancy and serious.

Ruth. You rarely meet Ruths these days.

Zebulon -- traditional Biblical name. Maybe still used in Israel, but not many Americans have used it since the days of Zebulon Pike (Pike's Peak) and Zebulon Vance (Civil War era NC governor).

My vote is for Gretchen.

Ebenezer, or Eben for short

I have a relative named Agnes in her early twenties. Don't do it. I find the Texas A&M jokes to be unbearable and I'm sure I hear less than 10% of what she hears

Mildred, Evelyn, Opal all names of my aunts +3 generations older than mine. Also try Betty as a diminutive for Elizabeth, Gerald, Hank, Errol, Mabel, Jerome, and Cordelia. These all scream white Midwestern US farmer to me.

Errol is most likely to have gotten into a bit of trouble and really seen the world when he was drafted for WWII.

Itzcoatl

Axayacatl

Axochitl

Constantine

Mordechai

How about Wanda. I had an aunt Wanda. She was kinda mean, but she had a lot of boyfriends.

I would say Marceline, but adventure Time kind of kicked that overdue revival into high gear.

Dutch names.

Truitje Fiep Toos Wies (my grandma) Pleun Fons (my uncle) pronounced Funs in South Limburg

Any common ancient Roman name. Not enough "imuses" or "cleses" suffixing names.

Kolanakimus Huskerclese

Blessica

Eustace

My twelve year old is Evelyn. My 14 year old is Genevieve. Which is apparently still out there but I thought it was pretty uncommon when we named her.

Edna.

I know a 10-year-old Agnes! And also a 40s/50s-ish Agnes (I can’t guess adult ages well).

My wife liked the idea of Eleanor if we had a girl, I never liked it, but luckily we had a boy, so we didn't have to cross that bridge.

At work, we named the old, decrepit copier Opal in an effort to humanize it and get people to treat the old girl with more love and patience.

Emmett

Myrtle

Beryl

Utnapishtim.

Roland always sounded cool.to ne.

Bartholomew

Tamsen

Thaddeus

Ira

Probably not Adolf.

How about Gaylord?

Cthulhu

I work with a Burl (short for Burlin) and he's probably pushing 70...haven't seen any Horaces around lately, though. For a lady, Constance.

Dick

I always liked the name Woodrow, but I hate the nickname Woody, so it's a bit of a wash.

Ming the Merciless.

Roy. Ol'roy

• Verl
• Verna
• Pearl
• Elvin

Papageorgio

Not surprised to see nobody recommended bringing back Wilfred

Knew a Wilf once and he was a complete dickhead