Names that people don't call babies anymore
A few years ago, I met a baby called Ian.
I thought to myself, what a weird name for a baby. I felt as though Ian should be a name that's only given to somebody once they turned 38. I just couldn't get my head around that a young couple had a baby, looked at it and thought "what a beautiful baby, let's name him Ian".
I came to the realisation that every old man called Ian that you've ever met was once a little baby called Ian. As obvious as that is, I actually had to "realise" that 😂 This got me thinking.
How many other names out there are there that just don't sound right on a baby? I started to write them down in my notes on my phone, getting a laugh out of people with it over the last few years and they'd quite often add to it. I just took to calling the list "Names that people don't call babies anymore".
This list isn't necessarily just old people names. They're names that if you heard a baby was called one of them, it would make you feel weird and just wouldn't add up in your head.. like little baby Keith.. or Wayne 😂
The list so far is as follows :- (Feel free to add to it)
Men -
Ian
Neil
Paul
Keith
Terry
Phil
Gareth
Gary
Alan
Mark
Jeff
Barry
Graham
Stuart
Pete
Kevin
Simon
Tony
Nigel
Brian
Colin
Bob
Roy
Doug
Martin
Craig
Wayne
Ray
Rod
Doyle
Gavin
Cliff
Clive
Albert
Tim
Hugh
Hubert
Roger
Howard
Bruce
Harold
Norman
Stan
Leonard
Gordon
Ken
Dennis
Women -
Margaret
Beatrice
Mavis
Beryl
Celia
Pauline
Meryl
Audrey
Gertrude
Susan
Joanne
Betty
Betsy
Deidre
Dorothy
Vera
Enid
Karen
Ethel
Andrea
Sylvia
Elsie
Meredith
Deborah
Neris
Janet
Edith
Elsa
Norma
Marilyn
Colette
Miriam
Sheryl
Evelyn
Pamela
Tracey
Beverly
Doris
I mean, can you imagine Barry, Keith and Terry going out for a drink for Barry's 18th birthday? Because I can't.. and it's more than likely happened 😂
Let me know what you think
Based in the UK by the way, so some of these might be names that people DO call babies where you live.