There's been a lot of baby talk going on around here as a lot of people I know have either discovered that they're pregnant; are about to give birth, or have given birth. My own cousin announced her pregnancy last weekend, and she's due to give birth around Christmas to a baby girl who she's going to call... Hazel Rose. How beautiful is that?
It got me thinking about names. Like clothes, names go in and out of fashion all the time. The Emilys, Sarahs, and Kates will always be en vogue; the Edies, Alberts, and Arthurs will become trendy again every so often. And then there are names that will probably never be used again. I can't see anyone calling their kid Boadicea or Marmaduke for example!
But there are a lot of really lovely names out there which for some reason people don't seem to use any more. And a lot of the names of my classmates which were REALLY popular at the time just aren't so popular anymore: Sharon, Tracy, Karen, Gary, Robert, Roy...
Which names have you not heard in a long time? Which ones do you hope will make a comeback? And which ones do you think will never return? (Remember to be nice!)