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submitted 1 month ago by ptz@dubvee.org to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

By old-timey names, I mean ones that you don't typically associate with anyone alive or younger than like 70.

Examples being:

  • Burl
  • Mildred
  • Herbert
  • Agnes
  • Evelyn (not as rare at the others, but getting there)

I've always liked the name "Opal" but I've only ever known two in my life. I was like 10-12 at the time, and they were both pushing 90.

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[-] PlzGivHugs@sh.itjust.works 28 points 1 month ago

Galahad

Eleanor

Emeline

Emeric

Lancelot

Siegfried

[-] gofsckyourself@lemmy.world 24 points 1 month ago

You definitely don't see many people named Lance, but back in the day people were named Lancelot.

[-] nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 month ago

Lance Armstrong kinda killed it with all his cheating.

Lance Bass might not have done it many favors either.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

I went to a school with an Eleanor, who really embodied her name by being way into the local SCA group, doing ren fairs all the time, and is now a medieval history professor.

She's the most Eleanor Eleanor you can possibly Eleanor.

[-] dufkm@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Eleanor

Eleanor (spelled "Ellinor" here) has definitely made its comeback already, we considered it if we got a girl (got a boy instead) and have since met multiple Ellinors in his age group.

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