Names never to return?

Chewbacca Vera is already back as is Edna,Ada and Hilda

Agatha, Mildred, Gertrude, Ethel and Percy, Herbert, Cuthbert, Harold

We had a Hepzibah in the family too, Jalima, known as Aunt Eppie.

Can't say I'm keen to see Agatha, Gertrude or Reginald reappear. I do think certain older names are better than some that are given to children now.

anniebach your OP reminded me of a comic strip from my childhood - 'Lettice Leaf, the Greenest Girl in School'. I think it was in Girl magazine. Of course these days Lettice would be an entirely different character from what she was back then.
My father's name was Dunstan, although his older brothers were George, Dick and Joe. He was given the name because when he was born they thought he was blind. St Dunstan is the patron saint of the blind.

My Dad was called Septimus, his father and grandfather both had that name too, when my brother was born he said he would make damn sure that he never had to bear it! and named him Duncan, I have a Sidnonia and a Keziah in my family tree.

My daughter when she was expecting, was going to call the baby Walter if it had been a boy. Thank goodness they got a Florence instead!

My mum's names were Ethel Bertha Rose - my dad's Percival Archibald! I think perhaps only Rose will survive as it is quite a pretty name. My daughter, called Jane was Jane long before she was born, and the name offended everyone in the family because it was so plain. She loves the name, can't be shortened.

We always used to call our goldfish Cuthbert

Badenkate you won't believe this but in our pond we have a very fat goldfish also called Cuthbert

I know 2 baby Wilfreds and a 4year old Frank who still hasn't grown into his name. We have a young (not yet 2) Atticus in the family but I think that is just posy and not revived.
My mothers name was Clarissa, a name not likes by anyone in the family. We have traced it back in family records as far as 1787. It seemed to be in every generation sometimes being Clara.
When my GD2 was born it was realised that it was the birthday of SiL's late mother, she had died when he was young.
They decided her name must be included, to my horror it was Mona ( now will that ever come back). When M rang his father to tell him of the birth and the name, he said that in fact she was only called Mona, her real name was Clarissa so it is back in the family and 14 year old is saddled with it as a third name.

Some of these old names are lovely, aren't they? Not too sure about Norman or Stanley, though Norman is so historic in origin, isn't it?

I had a Gt Uncle called Rupert Orlando. His brother was Sidney Chandos... As for names that don't seem to be coming back into fashion, how's about Horace? As another Gt Uncle was called.

I suppose Lettice might make a comeback as Lettitia.

Way upthread dj made a comment about poor thing to a baby Jennifer. Sorry dj I've just fallen in.

My mum was called Ella which lately has become more popular and my dad was Frederick.

I had a ballet teacher named Lettice. She used to teach with her sister whose name I have forgotten. They were, in retrospect, a double/forerunner of Hinge & Bracket . My MiL was named Gladys. I suppose in the early C20 it was a popular name although I can't for the life of me understand why! Winifred is another horror which comes to mind - apologies to any Gladyss or Winifreds .......

My neighbour has just had a new granddaughter and she is called Lettie, suppose that's a shortened version of Lettuce/Letitia.
My niece's new daughter is Gracie (she has son called Oscar) which is a name that seems to be appearing more.
Nephew has two young sons, Reggie and Teddy.
I cannot imagine Doris or Gilbert being used today but you never know and sometimes have to be careful what you say or how your face looks when names are told lol.

The name Mabel was mentioned upthread. Well, on TV this coming Monday, Dr Robert Winston is presenting an update on Child of Our Time. Amongst the now teenagers, are the triplets Alice, Mabel and Phoebe, beautiful 16 year olds.

My mum's name was Ethel and she hated it. She was known by her middle name which was entirely acceptable even now. The only time she was referred to as 'Ethel' was on her gravestone and even then, her usual name was also engraved.

Thanks Auntieflo I must watch that.

I do love looking at the changes in names. Both my mother and her mother were called Phyllis and I sort of hope that doesn't come back but both had pretty second names, Emily and Daisy, which feel quite up to date.

In the 1920s there seemed to be trend to nicknames that stuck. I had an Uncle Bunny (Claude), an Uncle Mike (Victor) and an Auntie Girlie (Evelyn) and Dad was called Dodee. Mum was neither called Phyllis or Emily but Peggy!

Further back we have a bit of the family who all had biblical names Boaz, Ruth, Aaron and Moses and then, for no apparent reason (the King?) George. I do feel he was the lucky one.

The name that surprised me most when doing the bit of the family history I have managed to do was Susan. It is much older than I had thought and is quite recurrent in our history.

Talking about Girlie reminded me that my Dad was called Boydie throughout his life although his given name was Stanley Thomas.

My parents were Mary and Frank and I know small children today with those names.

When my DGS 2 was born, a friend told me of a little boy born to her cousin called Zachariah Bartholomew! I suppose Zack is quite common these days, but Bartholomew, well I haven't heard of another. I know a Matilda and a Stanley and Sally but I've never heard of a Hilda either. I had a great aunt Ettie, but never knew what it was short for. My nephew's daughter is Phoebe, that's a really pretty name.
Godfrey may be out of fashion now.

DH's cousin has a new baby GGD named Prudence, not one you hear very often.
It's a fact that however unusual the name it becomes the little person and they do grow into it.
We had a girl at school name Lettice, she spent the whole time she was there telling everyone it was pronounced 'Le Teece' but she preferred to be called Letty which is what she became to staff and girls alike.

My auntie was called Venus. Her sisters were Elsie, Ivy and Alice - all popular again now. My mum's name was Ada. My granddaughter is now Ayda-Rose.