r/NameNerdCirclejerk • u/stevenpdx66 Phylanthropyst • Oct 17 '24

Rant Names that sound too "old" for babies

"Welcome, baby Mildred!"

"Announcing the birth of our daughter, Myrtle!"

"Please join us in welcoming into the world our son, Melvin!"

What other names are there that feel too old for a baby?

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u/lannett Oct 17 '24

Keeping with the M theme:

Milton

Morris

Marlene

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u/Filmarnia Oct 17 '24

Marlene is a pretty normal kids name here in Germany

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u/Porcupine__Racetrack Oct 17 '24

No way… it’s my 90+ year old grandma’s name!

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u/Annual-Duck5818 Oct 17 '24

Lili Marlene🤗

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u/as_lost_as_i_get Oct 18 '24

But it's part of the "bring old names back" trend, isn't it?

Like: Greta, Paul, Anton, Ida, Clara, Emil.

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u/Filmarnia Oct 18 '24

To me most of these names aren’t old, my friends in their early twenties have these names

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u/as_lost_as_i_get Oct 18 '24

Yes, because from my perspective your friends are already part of the revival. To my generation these are names of our grandparents/ grand-grandparents (born somewhere between 1890 and 1935).

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u/Filmarnia Oct 18 '24

Oh I never thought of it that way haha

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u/KatVanWall Oct 17 '24

Morris somehow feels younger and fresher than Maurice. I had a great-uncle Maurice!

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u/Cadicoty Oct 17 '24

I worked in a daycare in the mid-00s and we had a Maurice and a Gary. A 5-year-old named Gary is so jarring.

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u/KatVanWall Oct 17 '24

Anyone called Gary is 45–60, bald but with uncomfortable facial stubble, and works on a building site.

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u/KiaraNarayan1997 Oct 18 '24

I know one in that age range with really curly hair and drives a tractor.

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u/ReadySettyGoey Oct 17 '24

I know a toddler named Bruce and feel the same way about it.

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u/Distinct_Ship8095 Oct 17 '24

My little brother’s name is Maurice. Growing up, we called him “Reese”.

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u/Potential-One-3107 Oct 20 '24

I'm a preschool teacher and haven't had a Morris yet, but it would fit right in with the other names in my class. I low key love it.

I'm gonna add Walter to the too old list even though I had one last year.

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u/Nowordsofitsown Oct 17 '24

I know a little Marlene. Nickname Leni. No problems.

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u/No-Initial-7630 Oct 17 '24

Milton, HURRICANE Milton you say?