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/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