How about Deirdre?

I named my daughter Willow Jean. My middle name is Ann and I have another daughter with the name Lydia Lorraine.

I’m African American, and I’m thankful my parents gave me a “normal” name (Andrea). Ask anyone who works in HR and they will tell you they do look over the resumes with “ethnic” names.

I have a daughter named “Laurel”, and a young woman I met recently thought that was a boy’s name. Had a hearty (Hardy) laugh over that one!
I had an uncle (actually a second cousin, but much older than me) nicknamed “Vien”, prounced “VEEN”. His real name was unbelievable, and he was a junior to boot. His daughter was named “Vienna”, I always thought that was nice, AND it put a stop to the silly name.

Maybe , You don’t hear them anymore . That doesn’t mean no one does. I have no idea why journalists and editors this headline style ,but it not insults reader’s intelligence, but casts doubt on that of the writers and editors.

I recently helped deliever a baby named Tahnaqueahnshanda. If it takes you four attempts to spell it correctly for the registration, maybe it might not be a good idea

WOW!!!! I jus happened on this site an strted readin posts my name is Tivalee would n e one like to guess my race by lookin at my name I mean were passin judgment so y not huh?am I smart,dumb fat skinny black white poor rich judge me by my name.

MY G .Grand mother was named “Jemima ” passed down to the family but missed us….but found itself on a bottle of syrup ….

I don’t agree with this being a racial discussion. I have worked in schools for many years and have seen some ridiculous names in every race! Jeh’pur-dee, jurnee, and don’t forget that there have been people naming their kids Hashtag! If you want your child to be respected as they get older and not get made fun of for all of their lives…….don’t be a moron and really think before you brand these children as a laughing-stock for the rest of their lives!! Unique is one thing, ridiculous is another!

Wow! Get a grip people; this is what’s wrong with America! We are all from different cultures, have different beleifs, religious and non religious but we are all human and have no right to judge somebody by a name!! Or anything else for that matter. It’s called tolerance and acceptance of who we are and the difference we have! In the end everyone’s S*** stinks, we all have a purpose and put our pants on the same way so…what’s in a name?!! That’s not for us to judge!
Peace Out!

Here are some thoughts on creating your own variation or spelling of a name. Firstly, it looks as if the parents are uneducated and don’t know how to spell properly. Secondly, a person with a “unique” name may have to spend an entire lifetime telling people how to properly pronounce the name. Thirdly, it’s obvious what you are doing, trying to be unique, and because everyone else is also trying to be unique, no one really is. Fourthly, in a decade or two, the unique name will be just as odd and unattractive as some previously popular names are now, maybe even more so. Need I go on?

a name is not just a word. unfortunately, labels do represent value. name’s = label = value. choose a name that fits. honor the name given to you

Just don’t let your kid’s initials spell something unfortunate.

I am a white woman and I believe it doesn’t matter what you name your child if you truly love the name you naming him or her. Having a unique name is an advantage for me in the world. I love the unique aspects of different people. People don’t have the right to judge someone because of their name it’s not that persons fault they have it. I embrace the unique people and names!!!! Shows creativity!!!

I am African American and I think xelle was right. Many black people tend to name their kids ethnic names. I have two boys and there names are Preston Alexander and Blake Miles. My motto has always been that names should look great on a resume.

Are you people listening to yourselves?!? Sad and rediculous. It is no wonder children do not know how to act or behave anymore. Smh! Pitiful.

Wow , I hope Teagan is spelled right. This name is Irish and means beautiful

What’s in a name? Our name does not determine who we will become, who we are now, or what we are. What we achieve, for good or bad, however, can become associated with a name in some people’s minds or in certain circles. It is up to us to “make a name” for ourselves. Hopefully the name our parents give us will be a positive influence in this. We can let it be a stumbling block, or a stepping stone. Even a plain, easy to say & spell name can turn out to be a stumbling block for some. Why do you think so many celebrities reinvent themselves with snazzier names? As far as these name and education “studies” sited go, it’s amazing what statistics will tell you when you have a goal in mind at the beginning of a study. Sadly, many, many times statistics aren’t even used and applied in the proper way. At least that’s what my Biologist husband who has loads of expertise with statistics and data modeling tells me. Me, I’m just a retired Navy health care provider with a daughter named Nerissa – Greek for “born of the sea or sea nymph.” Her father, my first husband, is a retired Sailor too. My name – Sherry. Easy right? Wrong. Very few people spell it correctly. Last names, forget it. Parents, just give your children the foundations they need to make something of themselves to get an education, whether it be from college or a good trade school. Teach them to be thankful in all things, to be honest in all their dealings, to always be willing to serve others, to hold themselves accountable to making right choices, to avoid greed, to choose a healthy lifestyle, to treat others with the same respect they expect to be treated, to hold their heads high despite whatever circumstances life dishes out, to love fully and unconditionally, to avoid harboring hate and grudges, and if so inclined, pray always, especially for their “enemies.” These are the things that will make their name mean more than just the “baby book” meaning. They will be remembered for the good in the world. Isn’t that what we all want?

Tell Ruthie Hawkins that when “its” is a possessive, it does NOT have an apostrophe. “It’s” is a contraction for “it is.” We do not write “hi’s” :”her’s” “their’s” for “his”, “hers”, or “theirs.”

I get it i pick a name for my little girl and look at all the spelling for it and picked the lest common one and know i wish i hadn’t because no one ever says her name right it”danica” but we pick to spell it “danicka”

Prudence Mable Myrtle Thelma Nancy Betty Pearl Martha Cora Hestor Maude Donna Bessie Margaret Marjorie Doris Mildred Shirley Francis Jean Janine Matilda Millicent Hazel Violet Cora Lavinia Ethel Edith Isobel

My all time favorite girls name….Le-a. I kid you not some woman in the US named her daughter that. She stormed the school one day to inform the girls teacher…the DASH is not silent.

We are in America if anyone hasn’t noticed. It is white America no matter if we have a biracial president. If u have a name that’s not English origin at some point u will be asked about your name get over it. I’m black and my kids are biracial….Isaiah Malik and Nessiah Victoria. I didn’t give a damn about what the American government would think about my babies name or anyone else.

Choosing a good name is very important. In Biblical times they named their children names representing aspects of their character. Check out Hosea for example his wife a prostitiute named Gomer. And God told him to name his kids some crazy names as example to Israel for turning away from Him. Whatever you choose make sure it has a good meaning! Like me for example I am Esther – superstar! Lol

Mothers and fathers should give very serious considerations to the names they give their child, especially since they are the ones that don’t have to go thru life with a difficult moniker! Reading some of these posts, I can see who has the ego trip, the mothers/parents!!!

Surely everyone here with any common sense knew what Xeyelle meant. My mother-in-law is a school teacher who had a child named La-a. Pronounced Ladasha. I kid you not. Another set of twins were named Orangejello and Lemonjello. This is what she was referring to. I am all for unique, but this is just wrong.

No need to put an apostrophe after the numbers ….1900s ….plural not possessive.
1900′s – no
1900s – yes

FRANCES anyone named Frances besides me

how is madeline on here? it’s SUPER popular these days!

I agree with one point here..I have to call people in for interviews sometimes and wonder what in the world someone was thinking when they give their kid a name that is so unique you can’t even pronounce it. It makes it hard because you don’t want to offend them by saying it wrong. I wouldn’t say this is by any means confined to one specific ethnicity. My last name is walls and have to spell it ALL the time for people and they still say it wrong. So I don’t think it matters sometimes. My daughter though is half black and I named her Liberty, which I thought was unique and meaningful and hopefully easy to spell!

Many of the comments I’ve read are so misguided and sad. You do not need to conform to anyone’s standards. As time goes by in the U.S. or any country for that matter, it becomes more multi-cultural and tolerant of other cultures. Albeit slowly. (I.E. a melting pot) Many typical names are not even English. I’m not saying racism is even remotely gone, but this issue is an extension of it. Racists are not the only ones who play a role in racism, those on the receiving end do as well. Conforming to racist ideals will not get rid of racism. Employers will discriminate against you on so many levels before and after meeting you. I hope those of you that want to give your children “regular” names also teach your children to “talk white”, and live in predominately white well-to-do neighborhoods. As your zip code can also be a giveaway of your race. Why don’t you have them paint their skin white while their at it too? To use the word regular to describe names us just utterly disgusting. I hope that when you are conforming to “societal/racist” norms you don’t lose sight of who you really are.

All American names have their origins in other cultures. Most typical names are actually Hebrew, Latin, Sanskrit, Arab, or African. Please for your own sakes study linguistics and anthropology.

I think it’s funny that you guys want to give your kids normal names. I’ve been in classes with a couple kids with the exact same name. First, middle, and last.True Story! I was in a class with at least 3 Jessica’s before. I know plenty of people with “regular” names that hate them and go by other names. Not to mention kids always make fun of names no matter how typical. Regular names are forgetable. Unless you want your son to be known as Black Aaron. An interesting movie to watch is “10, 000 Black Men Named George.”

And by the way. Why not teach your children to be entrepreneurs and create their own opportunities? Why not encourage them to get into fields where they are so indispensable that it doesn’t matter what their name is? Like engineering or the medical field. Interesting to note that the most educated immigrants in the U.S. come from India and Nigeria with many working in the afformentioned fields.

p.s. I have an uncommon name. It is Latin, as in Roman. It has become somewhat more popular recently, but still is rare. It is not spelled as it is pronounced but interestingly enough most people pronounce it correctly. I have a friend named Cecilia and her named is mispronounced often.

Goodness, this is my first time checking out the MommyNoire site and out of three articles that I have read, most of the subsequent comments turn into racial debates that have nothing to do with the article. And here I thought I could find some reprieve from the trolling on MadameNoire..pfffff

My grand-daughter due in May 2013.. Her name will be, Monica Kimberly!

you women are ridiculous on here, this was an article about names and you are all picking at race,education and grammar. instead of being rude why don’t some of you make helpfull comments. I think landyn is a great name. my name is Marjorie spelt very normal and my whole life I have had to pronounce it and spell it for people. its at the fault of the person trying to write/say the name.

Lost my interest after click #2. I shouldn’t have to burn through my data plan to reload ten pages because you guys want extra click through counts. I won’t be back to your site.

Thought I would see Beverly on the list. I’ve never met another Bev.

It’s = it is. Seriously. Every time.

Who ever thought an American President would have a first name of Barack? I’m waitng for an American President with the first name of Bertha; truly a vintage name. The rest of these names have just been retired from use.

My name is Patience and I am constantly asked to spell it… an actual WORD from the dictionary. Very annoying! Other than that I love my name…

My daughter’s name is Tamara and she constantly had to correct people on the pronunciation, Ta-mar-a not Tam-ra. Just a I’m Cynthia try people always try to call me Cindy. I’m used to correcting people and they are right, it won’t kill you.

Wow…people can be so mean. It’s mostly sad that it’s becoming less and less surprising when topics like this rapidly dissolve into insults and arguing. Who cares what someone’s name is? What does that have to do with the person themselves, let alone how it’s spelled truly effecting their personality or actions. It’s meaningless.

I made up my daughter’s name by combining my name with another that was way overused (in1983), with a middle name from my best friend. Her name was unique when she was born: Jessilyn Rose. Within five years I began to hear the name Jessilyn used all over the west coast, spelled several different ways. Now she is 30, and proud of her “different” name, even though there are probably thousands of young women with this name by now. Unique doesn’t always mean weird or unusual. Sometimes it means a new trend.

My name is Lynne and my whole life I’ve had it misspelled. I received my college diploma in the mail from a so-called top-notch university. Yep — there it was: “Lynn” on my diploma. I’d say to parents — save your kids the irritation and go with a commonly spelled name.

This has got to be one of the most poorly written “articles” I have ever read. Does anyone proofread?

Look at all you busy-bodies, passing judgement on names…YOU are the problem, not the namers.

Well my name is ralohn im 22 my daughters names are raylynn and rayven and yes we are black there named after my grandfather Raymond o presley
he was the first black officer that move to detective and private investigator in Minneapolis Minnesota and when my girls get older and they ask were or how i thought of there names im gone tell there just that!! Your named after a great man

Betty? Rita? Florence? Colleen? Shirley? Linda? Dolores? Mmmmm

I’d say Roseanne Barr has a lot to do with why the name Roseanne isn’t any higher on the list anymore !

I don’t know if my name is vintge…. But you Coryn isn’t a common one and its commonly spelled Corrin.

Like “hers” and “theirs” the possessive word “its” has no apostrophe. “It’s” means “it is” and that is its only meaning.

Leona was my grandmothers middle name and now it;s my niece and my daughter middle name. I almost made it my daughters first name but Brooklyn Leona sounded better then Leona Brooklyn. Ann is my middle name.

i hate that i have to hit page after page just to read one paragraph. cant it all be on one page? its annoying and will keep me from reading more articles on this page.

I don’t know where you got your info on Madeline, but I know A LOT of Madelines under the age of five. It is ridiculously popular. Everywhere you turn, there is another Madeline.

The general conclusion that I have come to (and it has been proven by posters here and by people in general) is that people are closeminded and awfully stereotypical. Providing children with “unique” names is giving them a hurdle in the hiring process that many aren’t able to overcome because of HR individuals that have their heads up their butts. If you were to review a list of the CEOs of the Fortune 500 companies, the top earners are, consistently, those with common names (the names being boring might just be correlated and not the cause, but if I can remove one obstacle on my child’s path to success I would be more than happy to do so). Note that common has to be ugly or plain. Maybe having a common name indirectly provides children with an inner desire to stand out on their own merit vs. those who stand out on the merit of their name?

I can think of a lot of other vintage names for girls. Annette, Marian, Beatrice, Gail, Janice, Rhonda, Amelia, Christine, Christina, Clare, Esther, Maureen, Irene, among many others. I like all of them better than so many of the names used today. Two in particular that I find just plain irritating for some reason are Madison and Bella – maybe it’s because they’re both so overused.

Click on “Unpopular” and it takes you right back to “VIntage” Messed up website.

I got the double wammy as a child. My dad went out drinking with his friend and they both came up with a “unique” name for me when I was being born. Then, as I was born late in the year, I was entered into Kindergarden as soon as I was age eligible to begin school. I was always the youngest in my class and vastly outnumbered by children older than me at a time in a childs life when name and age are key in socializing with other children. I was deemed an easy target for bullying and got into trouble as a young boy for acting out and beating down other children. And do you know what? Even today as an adult I get the same treatment from other adults during hiirings and promotions. So, when I hear that parents want to make their children unique, I say thats nonsense. Its themselves they want to make unique for the immediate gratification of bragging rights about their new baby’s name. In my case it was alcohol laying the foundation of what I would be facing my entire life. Where other parents “drunkeness” comes from with some of these names is just as bad.

When I see a name obviously misspelled, I assume the person does not know how to spell.
Mostly black parents, spell their children’s names differently. They”sound” them out, with different letters. A lot of people ask me how to spell my name, Virginia. Stupid?

My name is Somer(pronounced Summer) Take it from someone w/ a “uniquely” spelled name, it sucks. From always wanting things like the little personalized license plate for my bike, to having EVERY BLEEPING PERSON call me So-mer(even though no1 mispronounces somersault or Somerville). Some relatives still spell it like the season and I even had a teacher ask me on the 1st day of 11th grade Spanish class “what did the nurse at the hospital not know how to spell?”, mortifying me while all the kids thought it was the funniest thing ever! I have thought about changing it but it was my late father who wanted it spelled that way(and btw named my sisters Jennifer & Nicole-thanks dad!) so in honor of him I keep it, and continue 2 suffer.
Ps: what is with ppl spelling my husbands name ERIN, when he is clearly a man and spells it AARON? R we spelling them both ways for either sex or are ppl that stupid?

hey, my name Ummabana and im
white. my nick name is ana. my parents were hippies

my husband had grandparents name Ola Fay, Buck, and Edward Oswald.

Wow, there seems to be a lot of animosity on a page about baby names…. If we’re naming babies, shouldn’t we be coming from a happy place when reading this article? My name is quite unique. Dacia. I have had to spell, spell again, pronounce, and pronounce again my whole life. But you know what? I wouldn’t change my name for anything. I don’t understand why so many people get mad at having to spell or pronounce their names – aren’t there so many worse things in the world than having to correct someone on your name? And if you think my first name is bad, it doesn’t hold a candle to the difficulty of my last name. I wouldn’t have it any other way. It’s a great ice breaker when meeting new people, and I’ve received compliments on how different and beautiful my name is my whole life. Raise your kids to be proud of who they are, and their name won’t even matter.

Why couldn’t we have had the option of just reading this on a list? so slow to load…frustrating

*DISCLAIMER: If my comment offends anyone, please don’t take it so personally. Besides, the truth should never be considered ‘offensive’.
I’ve never, in my almost four decades on this planet, heard of so many odd first & middle names for females in a modern country in the 21st century, as I have living in the SOUTHERN United States… Plus, the double word first names (for girls AND boys!) are rampant here. They never shorten it to just the first word in public, not even their close friends & family..& no one else should try to, either! Appearance/image is often times everything to many southerners.
I’ve heard (omitting capitalization here): mary elizabeth, mary grace, mary claire, mary linda, mary catherine, sarah katherine, sarah grace, anna katherine, anna grace, anna claire, catherine anne, emma grace, emma catherine, laura elizabeth, laura katherine, lacy jane … UGHH! Clearly, the list could cont. for miles… & Surnames as first &/or middle names for girls in the south I’ve heard thus far consist of: ayers, ames, blake, townsend, landon, reed, ainsley-(maybe it’s the pretentious sounding undertone–but that one really annoys me!), blakely, kinsey, rangeley (yuck!),tinsley, henley, greer, mckinley….
Besides not liking the conformity & commonality of it, I also simply don’t get it. But then again– I thought ‘The Stepford Wives’ was just comical/horrific science fiction…That is until I moved to the south & discovered it’s not fiction at all. It is REAL.

esther, opal, estelle, bernice, hazel, paulette, maxine, bertha, priscilla, marion, gladys, peggy… now there’s some names you just don’t hear anymore… I don’t know who writes this stuff, but they need to do better research

My name is Marica but everyone always sees it and thinks it is Marcia in school i always spelled it Marika and people would usually get it right i used to hate having to tell people how to say my name but i got used to it. My mom named me after a really close family friend as a surprise to her she loved it but told my mom she should have spelled it with a K also because she had the same issues as a child but to this day besides her i have only known one other person by that name (spelled with a c just like mine) she was a Russian exchange student in high school. it is nice to have a unique name but it also sucks sometimes… when i am at any place that asks for my name (like restaurants and coffee shops…..) i always give them my middle name, you really can’t screw up Rose.

Well, I’m pregnant right now,and have decided my baby if it is a girl will be named Lillian Lee. I think it is classic and cute. My name is Danielle, but have been called Dani for as long as I can remember. I have also seen a babies named Merconium and Placenta , poor kids. For those that don’t know what Merconium is, it is the name for the first poop a baby takes.

How about the name Clara? I’ve always hated being named this. I don’t know anyone else named this. When I was in school in the 70s I was the only Clara.

The names are out of common use, that’s all. I don’t think they’re even all that old. Even the word ‘vintage’ is misleading…it doesn’t mean old at all. It just means ‘of a particular time period’, but you then need to define what that time period is (e.g. 1950s vintage, 19th century vintage, etc.). Most egregious, however, is using the term ‘unique’, which I imagine must be the most overused, misused word on the planet. Unique means ONLY ONE EXISTS. There isn’t any other! Please stop using this word and use a word that means what you mean, such as ‘unusual’, or ‘uncommon’. Some people will roll their eyes at this, but if you’re going to talk about names, which are words with meaning (and important words at that – after all, they are carried by an individual for their entire life), then you need to appreciate what ALL words actually mean!

“it’s” is a contraction of the words “it” and “is” … “its” is the possessive case of “it.”

I wish the internet’s “professional” writers would learn some basic grammar and punctuation, and stop spreading stupid.

I don’t think “unique” means what the author thinks it means.

why have beautiful names when you can pretend you are more important than everyone else in the world and Name your daughter BLUE IVY, SCOUT, BALUBULA, , APPLE, CyNAMMON POPTART, Ringabell. cause those names sound really cool

Dorothy Louise, Michael James, Sean Patrick and Russell William. Guess how old we are?

My name is Mariel. I have actually met one other in my long lifetime. the other one went by the nickname “Mel”. I hated my name for not being easily understood, but now I sign it as a person who can be identified by one name alone.

This is stupid. All of these names are still in the top 100, so they’re still more popular than many other names for girls.

My almost 13 year old is named Tillee; she’s only ever met one person with that name, and the woman was in her early 80′s in 2003.

One of twin daughters name is Nova. She gets it from her great gandmother.

How about “Viola” meaning either the flower of that name or the musical instrument slightly larger than a violin.

Why do you have to have each one of these on a separate page, forcing me to page through them? That takes a lot of time.

My name is Ghislaine (pronounced Jillane) and I have had my ups and downs with this name..I was born in London and my mother found it in a French newspaper..I really love it and have had humorous times with it being mispronounced..Gasoline was my favourite..I have been called Giselle, Jocelyn, Christine..the list goes on..but I really love my name and proud of it…

It says “Joyce” in the Janet item. Also, how about a “View as one page” option?

My name is Joan, I’m 31. Joan is an old uncommon name. Every Joan I’ve met (which hasn’t been many) we’re in their 80′s. I hated my name when I was little. But now I love it. I’m always the only Joan around

I’m Kelli, born in the 70′s. Not “vintage”, but not terribly common these days. My mom thought she was doing me a favor by spelling it with an i instead of a y. After 30+ years, I’ve finally stopped correcting people and allow the misspelling of y. My middle name Nicole seems a lot more used, especially as a middle name.

When I saw someone name their son “Jonythyn” in the 90′s, I knew we weren’t in Kansas anymore.

What a load of poo.

I find it very interesting that Joyce is listed in this article! My 13 year old is named Joyce…after her grandmother.

My other children have unique names as well. They are all either family names or names that are have very special significance to us. One of our children’s names doesn’t even show up on most lists!

Even though they are unique names, they actually make sense…not like so many names today that just sound like total gibberish and have no true meanings.

please let those names die

i’m not going to read your article. would you like to know why? because instead of giving me a list of names to read, you are giving me ten pages to load. this is not necessary, and it is extremely annoying. this is electronic media, not paper. there is no need for one article to have all those pages, especially a list. i could scroll down whatever it is you have on all those pages much easier, and if you hadn’t decided on this stupid format, i would be doing that right now instead of writing this comment.

This article is annoying having to reload a new page for each name. It should have all been on ONE page that you can scroll down on.

I know a lot of people with these names. Including Pamela. They’re not really vintage.

You used the wrong “its” every single time. Just thought you ought to know. It was kind of magical actually.

my parents named me Irenda, a name which is not usual. I have been called Linda, Irene, Kendra,Renda, and was sent my certificate announcing that I was a” Hoosier Scholar” ,but they put Brenda! I hated my name as a teen, but as an adult I like it. it always bugs me that people compliment my name and never name their daughter after me???!!

I would say perhaps one reason these names are not in favor as much is that girls are taking boys names [how about Shannon for one]..and also are using last names as first names. PS- I won’t mention Pres. Obama’s mother’s name. And i joke that my grand parents must not have been able to afford middle names as both my mother and father do not have middle names, My sister has Mae as a middle name. I don’t love my name other. Must be a Jewish thing even 2nd gen in US made so-so choice. Say all 3 of my names and it rhymes with my sister’s 3 names!

What about Ida, Minnie, Sadie, Florence?

I actually thought I would find my name on here, given it is rather “old-fashioned” – Jane. When I was growing up, I was unhappy with it, but mostly because of all the Tarzan jokes and the Dick and Jane jokes (obviously, I was born in the early 60′s so those jokes were still somewhat relevant ), as well as “Plain Jane,” “Jane Doe,” etc. Now I really like it. Classic, simple yet elegant. Mom did a good job after all.

Cleopatra and Pocohontas

only two names on the list i would even consider, hattie and willow. my sisters name leona she was given my grandmothers middle name and my grandmothers middle name was her mothers name so it is a family name.

My name is Della after my mom. My husbands last name is Ware. When he proposed he asked me if I wanted to become a state. I thought it was cool. After a few years I started getting really annoyed with the jokes
until I remembered I did this to myself & I love my husband. He has sooooo much fun with it.

Both my first and middle names are on this list: Anne Louise. Oh well, I like being unique

How about putting the names on one page…

These aren’t very pretty names. How about real feminine vintage British names like Nicola, Lillian, Estella, Lydia, Genevieve, Isobel, Rosalie, Chloe, Amelia, Eugenie

I just wanted to read the list. It would take me maybe 10 seconds, but instead, it takes that long to reload each page just to read the next name. Were you trying to be annoying with this?

I remember the classic basketball song Sweet Georgia Brown, used as a trademark by the Harlem Globetrotters, and subsequently as warmup music (whistled) before every college came. Also, Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft sung it on stage in Polish at the beginning of their 1970′s remake of the Jack Benny 1940′s film To Be or Not to Be (performing just before the German blitzkrieg invasion, in Warsaw, to a fictional Polish audience).

I don’t care, I still love the Dorothy I married and the Dorothy who raised her!

I have a younger sister named Pamela Noel and she also named her first daughter Ciera Jalene, I thought that was rather unique.

As a guy, I had to grow up with a girls first name and I can tell you it was not easy. Now I am in my mid fifties and sometimes it still can be a problem. I have done well, but my name did keep some doors closed.

When it was time to name my daughter, I suggested Rebekah Lorraine to my wife. Rebekah is from the Bible and Lorraine is the middle name of an old girlfriend of mine. My wife gave her approval, so we ran with it. My daughter tells me that it has been a blessing for her that her name has not been something really weird and yet not very common.

Folks, when you name your child, please, give them a decent, classic name without a really strange spelling. Also, make sure the given name will not cause gender problems with the companies and people they work with. Today, young people have it hard enough. Why make it worse?

Really? One page per name?

Ashley, Ashley, Ashley ……..
Seems theres BILLIONS!!!
My Lord!!

My middle name is on here. A family name passed down=Louise… My great grand mother had the same middle name

my daughter and I are both Andrea and she has a daughter Evelyn

Hey….where is Gertrude ??

The young Michelles that I know of today (around 12-24 years old), are mostly Asians and Asian Americans. Michelle was the Brittany of its day, it was the hottest name in the 1950′s-70′s. But I always think that the name Brittany is hotter than Michelle, they were born around the 1980′s and 1990′s.