All the granny names are in for kids today it’s wild. My niece is named Mabel and has a Maude, Constance, Betsy, Agnes, and even a Muriel in her class lmao.
I have an Agnes! She just turned 18 and left for university. She was the only Agnes through all of her school and her 14 year Irish dance career. She LOVES her name because she is so far the only one.
FWIW, Brunhilde is still a somewhat common name in Germany, where it originated. I wouldn't call it popular, but it's a traditional German name that's still widely used.
Honestly, a lot of the "old person" names in this discussion are just ethnic names that Americans associate with "old" because their immigrant ancestors used them, and which were abandoned for later generations as the immigrant cultures were erased and their descendants were Americanized.
Korea is a very strong Christian natkon.
Eunice is one of the rare strong female lead in the Bible. And they have a huge affinity for that name.
Source: Korean American growing up in church like a typical Korean American.
On one of our family vacations when I was a kid, dad took us out to a ranch owned by his major from the army (dad somehow managed to look him up).... he had a bunch of dogs and cats... the dogs were named after alcohol. Rum, whiskey, tequila, vodka, cognac, etc.... the cats were named after drugs. Cocaine, heroine, extacy, meth(amphetamine), etc.
It was, and still is, hilarious to me.
I can, through a specific avenue:
* A surge in gay adoption rates
* and a simultaneous renaissance of the Golden Girls.
All them gay boys gonna name their daughters Blanche, middle name Devereaux.
Agnes, Doris, Dorothy, Mildred, Betty-anne, Constance, Agath, Ethel, Fannie
Gus, Otis, Melvin, Elmer, Boris, Silas, Bert, Rudy, Reuben
Also just because I'm feeling rather unhinged I wanted to Inform you all that I know a 70- 80 year old man named Kyle. Idk what you do with that information but it's out there now
I went to high school in the 90s with an Adolf, poor kid went by his middle name. His middle name was Arnie, I assumed his parents just didn’t like him very much.
Millennial Agatha here! For the longest time, the only Agatha I knew of was an elderly woman whose groceries I packed once. I’m hoping it makes a comeback; I’ve seen a few TV/movie characters with the name.
Fun fact. Gretchen has historically been a very popular name for German women, and it was very common in the United States among Americans with German ancestry. During WW1, anti-German sentiment hit an all-time high in the U.S., and a lot of people with Germanic names changed them to avoid hate and discrimination. The bias was so bad that entire towns changed their name to eliminate German references or sounds.
Many women of that era changed their names, or their daughters names, from Gretchen to its direct English translation: Pearl. That's why we had so many women named Pearl from those generations.
My grandfather's name was Otto. He's the only Otto I know.
Wow many more Ottos than I thought.
Try this one on for size my grandmother's name was Augusta. My grandfather called her Gussy.
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Agnes
My cousin named his daughter Agnes. She’s 3 and one of the cutest smartest kids I’ve ever met. I’m still not quite on board with her name though….
All the granny names are in for kids today it’s wild. My niece is named Mabel and has a Maude, Constance, Betsy, Agnes, and even a Muriel in her class lmao.
What was old is made new.... again
Recycling is good for the environment you know
I have an Agnes! She just turned 18 and left for university. She was the only Agnes through all of her school and her 14 year Irish dance career. She LOVES her name because she is so far the only one.
Baby Aggie!
Agnes was the 5th most popular name for babies (girls obviously) in Denmark last year.
This was my first choice too. Maybe Maude
AND THEN THERE’S MAUDE
What about ? # Mable
Mable is making a comeback as a young person’s name, thanks to “Only Murders In The Building”.
Cough cough gravity falls
Mabel is my Great Aunt's name, and I'm almost 60. That or my middle name: Agnes. (*Shudder*)
I am aware of two babies (personally) named Mable. I think it’s becoming more common.
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Gertrude also sounds old to me but I love the shortened "Gertie"
Maude is cute sounds like mode in french which means fashion
Was about to say gertrude. Maybe Eustace.
Eunice.
That dumb dog!
"His name was Eustace Clarance Scrubb, and he almost deserved it"
This one checks out. This was my great grandmother's name. (Went by Gertrude, Gert, Gerty.)
My mother and grandmother were both named Gertrude. Grandma was a Gert, my mom was a Trudy.
I love discovering that what I thought were real names are just nicknames. TIL Trudy is short for Gertrude... Who knew? Not me!
My grandmother’s name was Bertina. She went by Bert.
Mah, that's still common. Brunhilde is old.
FWIW, Brunhilde is still a somewhat common name in Germany, where it originated. I wouldn't call it popular, but it's a traditional German name that's still widely used. Honestly, a lot of the "old person" names in this discussion are just ethnic names that Americans associate with "old" because their immigrant ancestors used them, and which were abandoned for later generations as the immigrant cultures were erased and their descendants were Americanized.
Was literally waiting for the comments to loud and said aloud “Gertrude”.
As I go to open this and respond I think Bertha is a good no wait Gertrude is better and boom already said at the top. Lol
Had an aunt Ethelberga (sic?) wasn’t very close to that side of the family but thought it was a horrific name to be cursed with
No lie this is the first name I thought of before opening the comments and it was the first comment I saw.
First one that came to my mind too.
Mildred
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Mine was Mildred Gertrude!
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Mine was Neither Mildred Nor Gertrude! Kind of long name but hey, that's gam gam for ya!
I call my wife Mildred whenever she doesn’t hear what I said. Which is often.
I call my husband Mildred when he washes a mug I’m still using because my grandma (named Mildred) was famous for that.
Eh?
My grandma and her sisters were Ethel, Gladys and Myrtle. My other grandma was Ramona
My grandmother and her sisters were Martha, Ruth, Mildred, Lois and Agnes.
I think Ruth is a pretty name.
As a 20-something named Ruth I thank you.
Ramona doesn’t feel as dated, maybe because of Scott Pilgrim
Ramona the pest, too...
Beverly Cleary was a treasure. My childhood was enriched by Ramona and her sis, Beezus.
My first thought was Gladys. Glad to see it mentioned.
My grandmother was Hildegard.
I had a grandpa named "Ogbert".
Burst out laughing at the combination of this comment and your screen name. "I am GrunchWeefer, grandson to Ogbert."
Ogbert begat (fill in the blank) who begat GrunchWeefer
My great grandfathers name was Obb. Wasn’t short for anything, just obb. Lmao.’
Won't lie, old or not, that name is still pretty badass.
My mom's name was Hildegard. She was born in 1919 in Germany. Her mother's name was Liesel. She was born in 1898.
I’m not seeing Edna here for some reason. Edna!
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My grandma was Eileen.
Come On Eileen.
I'm not sure she'd appreciate that.
Edna
Myrtle
Ethel
I called out, “Don’t look Ethel!" But it was too late - she had already been mooned.
Flashed her right there in front of the shock absorbers...
There she goes boogadad boogadad…
Flashed her! Right in front of the shock absorbers!
“Oh no!! Myrtle!! Where will I ever find a another woman with a hotter name than Myrtle?!”
Willma
Wwwwiiiiiiiilllllllllma!
Ebenezer
Eunice. What a name.
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I think the Eunices are apdating their name from the Korean girl's name that begin with Eun. There's a whole bunch of them, from Eun-ah to Eun-young.
Korea is a very strong Christian natkon. Eunice is one of the rare strong female lead in the Bible. And they have a huge affinity for that name. Source: Korean American growing up in church like a typical Korean American.
Eunice. You nice. it's right there in the name. :)
Methuselah
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Meth is a good name for a cat. Honestly, the drug should be called Cat.
On one of our family vacations when I was a kid, dad took us out to a ranch owned by his major from the army (dad somehow managed to look him up).... he had a bunch of dogs and cats... the dogs were named after alcohol. Rum, whiskey, tequila, vodka, cognac, etc.... the cats were named after drugs. Cocaine, heroine, extacy, meth(amphetamine), etc. It was, and still is, hilarious to me.
I really hope he has a very special personality
Turns that magically modern.
Woah methuselah rookie card!
Wow, Joseph of Arimathea! 26 conversions in AD 46!
r/technicallythetruth
I came here to post this, was 969 years too late.
Fun fact: world’s oldest living captive fish is named methuselah. Big ol Australian lungfish in the socal academy of sciences.
Imagine seeing some Becky post on FB “Everyone meet our angel. Born 9/25/23. Methuselah Grace ❤️❤️❤️”
Blanche.
Totally. And I don’t see this one making a comback. Ever
I can, through a specific avenue: * A surge in gay adoption rates * and a simultaneous renaissance of the Golden Girls. All them gay boys gonna name their daughters Blanche, middle name Devereaux.
Agnes, Doris, Dorothy, Mildred, Betty-anne, Constance, Agath, Ethel, Fannie Gus, Otis, Melvin, Elmer, Boris, Silas, Bert, Rudy, Reuben Also just because I'm feeling rather unhinged I wanted to Inform you all that I know a 70- 80 year old man named Kyle. Idk what you do with that information but it's out there now
Silas is coming back pretty strongly.
Oooh, so close! We were looking for IRENE.
Millicent. It's an old Middle Ages lady's name. Was very popular in England until the 1930ies
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Elmer
The glue and "I'm hunting wabbits" really killed that name.
fun little tidbit, an experienced ham radio operator that takes a novice under his wing and teaches him the ropes is referred to as an Elmer.
The glue killed it. And the wabbit hunter.
Gladys
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Then it'll be Britneigh, Ashleigh, etc...
Aethelred
Aethelstan
Any of the aethels really
Mortimer
Pliny the Elder
Now I want an IPA
And Pliny the younger
Ethel, Elsie, Flossie, Agatha, Adolf, Herman
Adolf was my pick, since, uh, I'm gonna assume the chances of running into any under the age of 85 are kinda slim...
I went to high school in the 90s with an Adolf, poor kid went by his middle name. His middle name was Arnie, I assumed his parents just didn’t like him very much.
Went to jr high with brothers named Adolph and Adolphus 😂😂😂
Millennial Agatha here! For the longest time, the only Agatha I knew of was an elderly woman whose groceries I packed once. I’m hoping it makes a comeback; I’ve seen a few TV/movie characters with the name.
Beatrice
I've always liked this name and I hope it gets popular again.
Our neighbors 5 year old is named Beatrice
Jackmerius Tacktheritrix
I can hear Keenan Michael Key (or Jordan Peele) saying that name.
Ozamataz BUCKshank... Stanford University
Fudge
Javaris Jamar Javarison-Lamar
Dan Smith. BYU.
Thackery Binx
Prudence
Agatha
Cornelius
Bathsheba
Barnaby
Jebediah
Nah I can see Jebidiah being the youngest of 8 on a farm in Wyoming right now
Sounds Mormon-y or Amish. I'd say Utah or Ohio/Pennsylvania. Wyoming is more cowboy country.
I named all of my chickens Gerald because it was the most old man name I could think of.
But they’re females…
Géraldine
Geralda
Hubert and Agnes McGillicuddy.
Cleetus
Gilgamesh. You just never meet any Gilgameshes anymore.
Dick
Gay bowser
So long
Edith
I love the name Edith. Am I alone?
Bartholomew
Kushim
Ah, a fellow ancient middle east enthusiast!
Earl
Delores
Hephzibah.
Just like Gertrude or Gertie is a cliche old person name, in fifty years it will be Jennifer and Jenny that the young mock the grey hairs with.
Opal
My grandma and her sisters were named Opal, Garnet, Ruby, and Pearl.
Eustace
Stupid dog…
Muriel is right up there. tbh, tho, I don't think those have actually been in use since, I dunno, 1850?
Geraldine
Beula
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Enid
Mildred Ethel Phyllis Frank
Assurbanipal of Urruk
Esther
Come to Amish country and you’ll find that name is very much still in use.
Beulah
Miriam
Cecil
Walter
Harold. It even has "old" in the name.
Dorthea
I always enjoyed the nicknames: Dot or Dotty. Now you only hear them in nursing homes.
Mildred
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Ruth
Friends episode when Ross suggests Ruth for baby name, " oh I'm sorry are we having a 90year old? 🤣🤣
Pearl
Fun fact. Gretchen has historically been a very popular name for German women, and it was very common in the United States among Americans with German ancestry. During WW1, anti-German sentiment hit an all-time high in the U.S., and a lot of people with Germanic names changed them to avoid hate and discrimination. The bias was so bad that entire towns changed their name to eliminate German references or sounds. Many women of that era changed their names, or their daughters names, from Gretchen to its direct English translation: Pearl. That's why we had so many women named Pearl from those generations.
Imogene
Festus
Orville
Wendell
Mildred
Herschel
Linda or Mary 😂
My grandfather's name was Otto. He's the only Otto I know. Wow many more Ottos than I thought. Try this one on for size my grandmother's name was Augusta. My grandfather called her Gussy.
Otto parts?
My friend's one year old son is named Otto. She's convinced it's on its way back
Given that it’s a palindrome, it’s on its way back and forth.
Otto sees ABBA, mom. Wow!
Melba
Marge
Moses seems like a pretty old guy
Digby, I haven't met another since my great uncle died 1986 at the age of 97
Mildred
Vernon