Old School Names - your favourites?

[Aimz]

I LOVE LOVE LOVE old school names. There's something so charming about the tradition and heritage behind them. They really are timeless.

I would love to hear your favourites for boys and girls!

[*EJ*]

I'm a fan of Anna, would you consider that old school?? I just think it's so pretty and elegant.

[luna moth]

I'm a fan of Anna, would you consider that old school?? I just think it's so pretty and elegant.

I love Anna. Not awesome with our surname though. Booo.

I love old school names too. Especially Es and Ms. Eleanor, Evelyn, Edith, Elizabeth, Margaret, Martha, Mary, Maeve (Ok, some not that old school, but that was our whole list for DD)
Others I loved, but couldn't have, were Beatrice, Iris, Pollyanna, Daisy.
And for boys: Percy, George, Robbie, Henry, Patrick.

[*EJ*]

I'm married to a Peter

Audax i love your DD's name Big fan of that one.

When i was pregnant with DS2 our girl name was Elana (not too sure on how i'd spell it)

[~Hestia~]

Oh yes I LOVE all the old school girl names, Iris was top of my list for a girl! Drats!

[Harriet]

I love Evelyn!!! DD was very close to being named Evelyn, but it clashed with DP's name

[Aimz]

OOh Harriet - I love YOUR name!!!

[~Hestia~]

I love my son's name - Peter.

[Aimz]

My first cabbage patch doll's name was Hazel - LOVE!

BG - totally agree that a little old ladies and gents generation is in order! I also like the ones that are uncommon but not too out there. A family name of mine is Stella (my great grand aunt who lived to be 113 - and subsequently saw 3 generations being born in the late 1800's and passing in 2003).

[Teeki]

My DD's name is Annabelle - I consider that kind of old school, the only other one I've met is in her 60s

If we have another girl, Evelyn is at the top of the list!

[briggsy's girl]

i had someone on the phone the other day upset because she named her son Edward (i think) - and EVERYONE asked her about being a Twilight fan - she HATES twilight - the name had meaning for her! popular culture can mess with great names sometimes! lol

i love Temperance as a name - have for a long time - but i suspect if we used it, most people would assume it's because of BONES - not just a name we really like lol

[onthefly]

I vote for Hazel!

[Rivlas]

Here are some names and we are all well over 50 so we have old names

Victor, Robin, Earl, George, Neville, Philip, Bradley, Paul, Trevor. Christopher, Raymond, Erik, Peter

Jean, Joan, Lorna, Barbara, Denise, Faye, Shirley, Irene, June, Audrey, Lynette, Glenys, Pamela, Beverley, Jennifer, Lorraine

[Me+him+bub]

My son is a Jonathan, have never met one in my life! but I HATE! the name John,

[Marley&Me]

I love Isabel or Isabella. Maybe it's because I'm such a Twilight freak

[Astrid]

Of course I like Evelyn and Margaret Soft spot for Phillipa (was second choice for DD2), but I think it will be quite popular now due to Miss Middleton.

[PumpkinZulu]

I love my son's name - Peter.

Same My dad was Peter and DD would have been a Peter too.

[Michelle71]

DH and I chose names that ended up being from the 1800's LOL We have an O scar, L ily and G eorge