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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 32 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Galahad

Eleanor

Emeline

Emeric

Lancelot

Siegfried

[–] gofsckyourself@lemmy.world 25 points 3 days ago (3 children)

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

[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 2 points 2 days ago

Underrated pun

[–] Sinkbath@lemmy.today 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] Furbag@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

More wine, Your Grace?

[–] nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 day ago

Lance Armstrong kinda killed it with all his cheating.

Lance Bass might not have done it many favors either.

[–] EleventhHour@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

Artherial legend. Nice.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day 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 0 points 2 days 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.