Balthazar 🤌
Galahad
Eleanor
Emeline
Emeric
Lancelot
Siegfried
You definitely don't see many people named Lance, but back in the day people were named Lancelot.
Évelyne is faily common around here still.
Gilgamesh is one I haven't heard in a hot minute, not sure about the comeback though.
I’m fond of “Gwendolyn” but I’ve never met or even known of one, to my knowledge.
I've seen it once, although more recently met a Genevieve which feels even rarer and just as pretty.
Oh! I thought of one, Gwendolyn Christie.
Everett
True...
Archimedes
I want people to go by their first two initials, and then the entire last name. Y'know, "H. G. Wells, J.G. Wentworth".
It just makes everyone sound more fancy and serious.
I have 2 first names and I prefer to go by their initials. I’m so used to it that I sometimes don’t notice when someone calls me by my actual first name.
My boss does that, and for that reason. I do like it. Unfortunately, he cannot help me get cash now from my structured settlement.
I think Millicent and Winnifred would be cute because you can shorten them to Millie and Winnie
May and June. I feel like there's a lot of younger Aprils but the other two month names seem like old lady names.
I have a relative named Agnes in her early twenties. Don't do it. I find the Texas A&M jokes to be unbearable and I'm sure I hear less than 10% of what she hears
Mildred, Evelyn, Opal all names of my aunts +3 generations older than mine. Also try Betty as a diminutive for Elizabeth, Gerald, Hank, Errol, Mabel, Jerome, and Cordelia. These all scream white Midwestern US farmer to me.
Errol is most likely to have gotten into a bit of trouble and really seen the world when he was drafted for WWII.
Zebulon -- traditional Biblical name. Maybe still used in Israel, but not many Americans have used it since the days of Zebulon Pike (Pike's Peak) and Zebulon Vance (Civil War era NC governor).
I would say Marceline, but adventure Time kind of kicked that overdue revival into high gear.
Mordechai
How about Wanda. I had an aunt Wanda. She was kinda mean, but she had a lot of boyfriends.
Constantine
Perhaps not as old as requested but
Ronald, Marianne, Cynthia, Evangeline, Melinda, Caesar, Magdalena, Betty, Rosetta, Balthazar, Thadeus, Lazarus, Otto, Bartholomew, Miranda
I went to school with most of the names on that list. Not picking on you, just feeling old. 😆
My twelve year old is Evelyn. My 14 year old is Genevieve. Which is apparently still out there but I thought it was pretty uncommon when we named her.
Both pretty names! I'm particularly fond of "Genevieve."
I suspect there are several names no longer common in the US that are more common in other countries. I think "Genevieve" is still fairly common in France, and it's making a comeback in the states! You're doing your part!
A lot of people these days seem to think that "Adolf" should come back.
I am not one of those people.
Any common ancient Roman name. Not enough "imuses" or "cleses" suffixing names.
Kolanakimus Huskerclese
A classics professor goes to a tailor to get his trousers mended.
The tailor asks: “Euripides?”
The professor replies: “Yes. Eumenides?”
I find Mildred an ugly name, sounds like it means Mildew but worse. Like the most dreadful mildew.
Opal I think is pretty, that's a good name. As you say you like minerals, Ruby not bad either, my mom had an aunt Ruby Jack, born around 1920.
I did know a baby Eugenia, her parents were Costa Rican and pronounced it closer to Elu-henia than Eyu-henia or you-geenya. I think that one is prettier in Spanish but not bad in English.
Emmett
Myrtle
Dutch names.
Truitje Fiep Toos Wies (my grandma) Pleun Fons (my uncle) pronounced Funs in South Limburg
My wife liked the idea of Eleanor if we had a girl, I never liked it, but luckily we had a boy, so we didn't have to cross that bridge.
At work, we named the old, decrepit copier Opal in an effort to humanize it and get people to treat the old girl with more love and patience.
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