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Help[Opinions] Re: Trendy or Dated?
in reply to a message by Sound Of Silence
Depends, as usual, on the name itself. Although in general, I prefer "dated" names and don't care for "trendy" names.
A few dated names whose moldiness I would hesitate to attach to a child born now, despite loving or liking the names myself:
Mildred
Virgil
Cluna
Claud
Olive
Cecil
Maud
Clarence
Beverly
Bruce
Ethel
Opal
Trendy names can be okay, too - some new usages and variations, I can picture aging really well and especially, fitting in really well. Like, they sound young, fresh, and hip - especially to the person's peers, but not too lame and tawdry and faddish to those, say, 10 years older, who'll have a lot of influence on that person and his/her success. Here are a few examples of names I think I'd rather be called than the above, if I were born today:
Quinn f
Gage
Alyssa
Caden m
Mackenzie f (yes, I think most - not all - girls born today, given the choice, would easily pick Mackenzie over Mildred or Maud or Myrtle, and feel better about it her whole life. Excuse me. Although I personally prefer Maud. And probably, pressed to choose one or the other as my daughter's name, I'd be stuck in the mud and I'd pick Mildred or Maud.)
Zane
Cole
Hailey f
Tyler m
Sydney f
Ashley f
Ashlyn f
Ashton m
Kayla
Austin m
Shelby f
Rain f
River m
Rio e
- chazda
A few dated names whose moldiness I would hesitate to attach to a child born now, despite loving or liking the names myself:
Mildred
Virgil
Cluna
Claud
Olive
Cecil
Maud
Clarence
Beverly
Bruce
Ethel
Opal
Trendy names can be okay, too - some new usages and variations, I can picture aging really well and especially, fitting in really well. Like, they sound young, fresh, and hip - especially to the person's peers, but not too lame and tawdry and faddish to those, say, 10 years older, who'll have a lot of influence on that person and his/her success. Here are a few examples of names I think I'd rather be called than the above, if I were born today:
Quinn f
Gage
Alyssa
Caden m
Mackenzie f (yes, I think most - not all - girls born today, given the choice, would easily pick Mackenzie over Mildred or Maud or Myrtle, and feel better about it her whole life. Excuse me. Although I personally prefer Maud. And probably, pressed to choose one or the other as my daughter's name, I'd be stuck in the mud and I'd pick Mildred or Maud.)
Zane
Cole
Hailey f
Tyler m
Sydney f
Ashley f
Ashlyn f
Ashton m
Kayla
Austin m
Shelby f
Rain f
River m
Rio e
- chazda
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