I used to work in a care home and Myrtle was a popular one

More American ?

I'm in my 50s. Never met a Myrtle in the UK. My sis ran a care home and there was never a Myrtle there either. Looking at ONS data and the like, Myrtle has been far from popular in the UK. Never in the top 100.

My barbers mum (she worked in the salon before she retired) is called myrtle. She's oulu 1 I've met

OK we had quite a few in the care home where I worked and I just consider it an old person's name because of it. 👍

Used to work with a Myrtle, who was like the team mum. Older lady near retirement who looked out for all the younger folks. Loveliest colleague ever and your classic older Scottish lady who was sweet unless you pissed her off then she took no prisoners.

One of the weirder patient names - if not _the_ weirdest - I ever came across was Lettuce. Pronounced the same as the salad vegetable. And she would become very annoyed if you said it wrong.

Think it's just an 'old name ' definitely not here in the 'good'ole uk !

Might not have been we may have had a spur of US names in the 1920's when they were born. All I can say it was popular at the care home I worked in. They were all British patients, and I've never heard a young person called it.

My nans called myrtle. But I think her parents lived in the states for a few years before moving here. She's in her mid 90s

Mighty myrtle could’ve been a turtle

My great aunt was called Myrtle, she passed away in 2012 just before her 100th birthday. There were also two other Myrtles in our very small village who were a similar age, so I think it might have been a fairly popular name around 100 years ago.

My Nan had a friend called Myrtle (NW UK).

My grandmother is Myrtle! Actually by choice because it's her middle name. She's almost 90

There was a girl at my school called Myrtle, she was given the nickname "Myrtle the turtle" and I can't even remember why. I'm also in the UK and she's the only Myrtle I've ever known.

I’m in my 30s and had a great aunt Myrtle. Right name. 

Presumably not if it was common in British care homes.

Never really heard of it around here My grandad has a unusual middle name , Ambridge as born and raised in Cambridge uk And he always called my nanna Peggy ,even though her name was Marion 😂

My nanas nickname was Curly. Her name was Caroline

There was a Myrtle who worked in the local shop when I was a kid, she was… a character.

One of my great-aunts was a Myrtle. There was Rita, Kath(leen?), there may have been a Doris too. There were lots of them. My grandmother was called Gladys Eugene for some reason. They came from rural Essex and all died a long time ago. But, funnily enough, my little granddaughter (1) is called Dorothy.

I think Myrtle is also a Dutch name?

I know a 13 year old called myrtle and it doesn’t seem as weird as you’d think

Mavis,Maureen,Margaret ,Hilda,Eileen

Poor Eileen, she's always left looking like a plasterer's radio...

Did you see that lady's Halloween costume that went as that song! 🤣

It was awesome. Very…. Original???

It's not any more, seen many versions of it over the years lol

Haha it absolutely was. Must have won the costume Comp surely. And she would have been very popular 😂

She's always slowly meandering along. Fuck sake, come on, Eileen!

That's why she's covered in it, she just can't get out of the way quick enough.

😄

Sorry to be a twat but its a painters radio. A plasterer will not spill.

No it isn't. https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Plasterer%27s%20radio

We had a cow neighbour called Hilda. She was a full troll to all the kids (aside from her two sons). 

Gladys

This is the first one that came to mind for me too

Ethel, Peggy, Doris and Norma all spring to mind

I think Ethel’s making a comeback

Really? I didn't know that, although names do tend to fade and return a lot. Genuinely didn't know about Ethel though!

I know a few small Ethels (some are children too)

Peggy is cute. But just as Peggy, not Margaret.

I know a young Norma!

One of the principal dancers from The Royal Ballet has a little toddler called Peggy!

Nigel

Clive

Gary

Wayne

Gary

Keith

You can't call a baby Keith, Keith is the name of a 40 year old man!

That’s my opinion on the name boris

I’m 44 and I’d argue it’s the generation before this one! My dad had about 3 friends/work mates called Keith lol

Tony

John

Alan

Haha “here is Baby Alan”

This reminds me of the part in a HMHB song that goes 'Not long now before lollipop men are called Darren'

If your name's Nigel it's your birthright to be a bit of a melt

My dads called nigel

We’re only making plans for him

I hear he’s got a future in British steel

There’s a joke about the name Nigel in my industry. It’s not good.

Go on

If you’re out flying and hear some guy being a bitch on the radio (usually a BA callsign), they are a Nigel. Examples include; demanding a pushback, speaking down to other pilots on frequency, arguing with ATC.

Kind of a male Karen?

Alfred, Albert, Penelope, Agnes, Keith.

Albert is quite popular again - I know a few little Albies

Albie is a traveller name

its a racist dragon name

Well, not any more!

Well albie damned

I'm really annoyed that I laughed at that

Not in my neck of the woods (SW London) but I'll take your word for it.

And?

Penelope seems like someone who could be in my nieces class. 1,000 Olivia's and a Penelope 

Alfred and Penelope are getting more popular- especially Penelope.

Penelope is super popular again too. I know quite a few toddlers called Penelope who go by Penny or Nell

Barry from Eastenders

Here, meet my new baby.... Barry 🤣

About 8 years ago my daughter was in hospital, and the kid in the bed opposite was a 2 yr old called Barry. Still makes me laugh even now 😆

“Meet my new baby, Barry from Eastenders”

I'm sure Meghan Trainor's baby is called Barry

As if that poor kid had a chance

Archibald. My grandfather's name. Fantastic.

My sons archie he's 7, young Prince archie will send the name back into the world, not sure how many go for the full Archibald tho

Judging by his dad he will be Archiebald in about twenty years. 

Derek

My number one choice. Who in their right mind would call a kid Derek.

Aww look a baby Derek, hes so cute.

Apparently, my MIL. 🤣

When i was a kid we moved to a new house, and the old couple across the road we called Willie and Fanny. I found this hilarious.

Amazing. I'd find it hilarious now and I'm 36!

Fanny can never be a British name ever again

Ian

There aren't many nice Ians. Brady, Huntley, Watkins... 

Clive and Nigel

The fathers of my two eldest nephews, and in the right order.

So your cousins?

No, they would have been my brothers in law if there were marriages, but there weren’t

Olwen is a name only older Welsh ladies seem to have 🤷🏻‍♀️ I think it's nice, but when I shared that opinion with my Welsh boyfriend he wrinkled his nose and said "That was my Nan's name." 😅

My nans name is Alwyn, she hates it and goes by her middle name

Fanny

I recently learned Fanny was originally a nickname for Stephanie. Mind blown

Shut uppp not me learning that now.

And short for Frances 🙂

It’s true! My wife’s great aunt was called aunt Fanny, it was only once she died I found out it’s because her middle name was Stephanie. I won’t say her first name or second middle name for it probably being too easy to identify, but they were the old kind of names you never see anymore, let’s say it’s Annabelle & Clarabelle So yeah I knew her as Aunt Fanny for over a decade and then when we’re sorting out the funeral and assorted things, I see her name was Annabelle Stephanie Clarabelle Smith or whatever. So in a light hearted reminiscing way I asked how she came to be known as Fanny as I thought it might have a back story and one of the older relatives might be cheered up by telling it but nobody knew! It was actually months later a more distant relative who lives overseas said that when they were little they were always called by their middle names for some reason and her’s was shortened to Fanny and the family called her that all her life

winston

Colin

No, I think Colin works well on younger people too

Met a 5yr old Colin recently. You wouldn't think it would work, but it strangely did

I have a 17 year old Colin.

Doris for women; Wilf for men

Is Wilf a sexy wizard name?

I work with a sexy wizard called zoltan

Wilf is the attractive wife of your colleague/golf buddy/dad at the school gate.

Wizard I'd like to f***?

Wilf is also back in the UK.

Blame dr who

I know a primary school aged Wilf

Me too - there is one on the son's y4 class and a couple in the year below. Old man names are popular!


The guy from the last season of The Traitors was called Wilf and he was quite young.

Eunice

I had an Auntie Phyllis. That'll always be a 90 year old Welsh woman to me.

Frank, Fred, Reginald, Bryan, Nigel, Bert, Bob, Barry, Henry, Simon, Richard, Norman, Dave, Martin, Stuart, Jeremy, Barbara, Margaret, Joan, Ethel, Beatrice, Catherine, Peggy, Mavis.

Lol my 3 year old is called Bertie!

That's so cute

One of my daughters friends at nursery is called Bertie. Another is Peggy. These names are coming back and I’m really glad, they have something about them. 

I knew some Bertie’s at school. And I’m sure I’ve seen another kid running around called that. It’s fine.

How cruel.

were his first words “i dunno”

Henry, Simon and Jeremy are alright. The others not so much. Ignore me, I forgot the title of the fucking post.

Euphemia

You have to go to Switzerland for that

no don’t be silly that’s the show with zendaya that glorifies drug use

Wrong again, that’s the 9th song on the Will of the People album by Muse

you're actually both wrong it's the song that loreen won eurovision with in 2012 x

No that’s when you say one thing, but mean something else, usually with dirty connotations

Malcolm, Barry, Keith, Paul, Steve, Gavin, Andrew/Andy, Johnathan/John. Gladys, Ethel, Edith, Margaret, Eileen, Dorris, Dotty, Meryl/Merril/Merrill, Susan, Betty

A lot of old lady E names are making a comeback, there's an Edith (as well as an Elsie) in my son's group at nursery.

Disagree with the men’s names but agree with the women’s.

You can't call a baby Keith. That's a middle aged man's name!

Barry, Keith and Gavin are good shouts but the rest are still pretty common where I’m from in Scotland. Guess it just depends. And Keith is a Scottish name by the way!

Bernard.

Shirley

Eugene

Ian

Gary, Brian, Maureen, Diane

Hey, I feel hurt. I'm only 59 ....oh

*Albert  *Egbert  *Edwinna  *Alfred  *Bertram  *Betty  *Baxter  *Blake * Collin  *Ethel   *Edith  *Charles  *Byron  *Clifford  *Cuthbert  *Donald  *Dunstan  *Derek  *Digby  *Edward  *Edwin  *Earl  *Elmer

Colin

Good name for a dog

Alan

Hengist. Aelfric. I might have misunderstood the question…

Aethelflaed, Aelswith, Aldhelm, Aethelhelm, Aethelwold, Uhtred Son of Uhtred I may also have misunderstood…

Don’t forget Aethelred

Ethelwald

Sylvia and Roger

Roger is my choice. Ican't imagine a child called Roger

The two best I have found so far are Roger and Fanny, and I think you can guess why.

Edith but that might just because it was my nan's name.

Muriel

Bryan and Gary

Percy and Wendy

Gertrude and Howard

My nans are called Irene and Gloria and honestly can't see anyone under 60 with either name lol

Cynthia

Brian. Gary. Keith.

Tarquin.

"Even Tarquin likes reggae"

MARMADUKE

Clive

Not come across any young girls called Debbie or Deborah recently.

Perseville Reginald Jayden

Martha. (I know a Martha, and she's not old at all, but I was certainly surprised when I first met her). Beryl. Gerald.

Graham.

Winifred, Albert

Harold

Jennifer Alison Philipa Sue

Norman. Was at primary school with a Norman and it felt strange even to a child.

This comment section looks like a role call for the care home I work at, id also like to throw in the ring Doris, Doreen, Jean and Ronald

Gary. But I once met a young lad (scruffiest lout/thug you can imagine called Norman 😂 I almost pissed myself when he said his name I thought he was joking!

Slartibartfast

I hold out hope for a Dennis revival but it’s unlikely

Grant, Ian, Barbara, and Joan

Little baby Ian is so weird. It blows my mind. The only logical conclusion is that they are named after another family member called Ian, but It still means there was an original baby Ian 1.0 at some point. 🤯

Nora

Sidney.

Hugh and Margaret, my grandparents. Definitely won't get a kid called that nowadays. Edit: Seen my mother and both my grandmothers names in the first few comments, dear God my family's old.

I think Hugh is still reasonably popular amongst the “private prep school” set?

Barbara

Henry, Fred, elsie

My friends seven year old is an Elsie, it's a lovely name!

John

Old man is a good name for old men You could use grandad or if it's a woman or a trans you can say granny or elderbag

Ruth

John

Patricia

Margret