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Inspired by the "Names that instantly date someone" thread.
What names don't pin their bearers to a certain time period in the 20th Century?
For me, David, John, Paul, Elizabeth, Sarah, and Ann come to mind.
Maybe there is something about certain Biblical names that so deeply penetrates Western culture that they've become timeless
| by Anonymous | reply 36 | June 5, 2020 3:55 AM |
Tom/Thomas
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | June 3, 2020 12:18 AM |
Lucas
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | June 3, 2020 12:20 AM |
Mohamed
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | June 3, 2020 12:21 AM |
Stacey
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | June 3, 2020 12:22 AM |
SharKeisha
| by Anonymous | reply 5 | June 3, 2020 12:22 AM |
Richard
| by Anonymous | reply 6 | June 3, 2020 12:24 AM |
Shirley
| by Anonymous | reply 7 | June 3, 2020 12:26 AM |
José
Luis
Carlos
Juan
Jorge
Sofía
Maria
Guadalupe
Rosa
Isabela
| by Anonymous | reply 8 | June 3, 2020 12:30 AM |
Betty, Felix, Ruth, Penelope, Hester, a...
| by Anonymous | reply 9 | June 3, 2020 12:37 AM |
The hoi polloi like biblical names for boys (Levi, Adam, Noah, Asher...) and faux-romance names they makeup for girls (Brayleigh, Jalynne, Braylyn, Rhyleigh...).
| by Anonymous | reply 10 | June 3, 2020 12:41 AM |
Michael
| by Anonymous | reply 11 | June 3, 2020 12:58 AM |
About 10 years ago I was reading a NY Times article and they have articles from the 1800s on their site. I clicked on one of them and it had birth announcements or possibly death notices. Anyway, I noticed a person had the first name Ivory. I kept clicking through the articles and I also a name Diamond.
| by Anonymous | reply 12 | June 3, 2020 1:03 AM |
Eternity
| by Anonymous | reply 13 | June 3, 2020 1:23 AM |
Edward
| by Anonymous | reply 14 | June 3, 2020 12:06 PM |
r14 I was thinking about names of English monarchs (some of which are also biblical) ... Edward, Richard, James, Henry, William. Interestingly, "John" is one of the most timeless English names and is also the name of one of the least popular English kings.
Of course, we don't see pre-1066 names a lot (Edgar is an exception), although I once worked with a woman whose father was named "Ethelbert"
| by Anonymous | reply 15 | June 3, 2020 12:13 PM |
Classical and timeless?
SineTemporeMary!
| by Anonymous | reply 16 | June 3, 2020 12:24 PM |
Amanda.
It seems more modern, but then every so often you hear of a woman who lived 100 years ago with the name.
| by Anonymous | reply 17 | June 3, 2020 12:43 PM |
ShaDynasty.
LaTrina
Blanket.
Darkeen.
| by Anonymous | reply 18 | June 3, 2020 12:55 PM |
Rolexia
| by Anonymous | reply 19 | June 3, 2020 12:57 PM |
What do you think about “Mary”?
I went on ancestry.com and looked up my family, and I noticed my family had the name Mary every generation for hundreds of years. It doesn’t seem common now, but does it date women?
| by Anonymous | reply 20 | June 3, 2020 12:58 PM |
r20 I would agree "Mary" is timeless
| by Anonymous | reply 21 | June 3, 2020 1:04 PM |
Patek Philippe
| by Anonymous | reply 22 | June 3, 2020 1:05 PM |
William
Jesus
Sarah
| by Anonymous | reply 23 | June 3, 2020 1:11 PM |
[Quote] faux-romance names they makeup for girls (Brayleigh, Jalynne, Braylyn, Rhyleigh...)
A fundie I went to school with gave all of her children names like this. The oldest just had a daughter and named her...Margaret
| by Anonymous | reply 24 | June 3, 2020 1:13 PM |
Huxley
| by Anonymous | reply 25 | June 3, 2020 1:40 PM |
[quote]Maybe there is something about certain Biblical names that so deeply penetrates Western culture that they've become timeless
You really lack a basic understanding of cause-and-effect.
I bet the question of chicken or egg really baffles you.
| by Anonymous | reply 26 | June 3, 2020 1:44 PM |
Do explain, r26. I'm apparently too dense to understand your point.
| by Anonymous | reply 27 | June 3, 2020 1:58 PM |
George
Donta'rius
| by Anonymous | reply 28 | June 3, 2020 2:00 PM |
[quote]Do explain, [R26]. I'm apparently too dense to understand your point.
Exhausting fundie nutbaggery. Are you "just asking questions" OP?
To paraphrase St. Thomas Aquinas: If you understand, not explanation is necessary. If you don't understand, no explanation is possible.
| by Anonymous | reply 29 | June 3, 2020 4:48 PM |
You sound tiresome r29
| by Anonymous | reply 30 | June 3, 2020 5:00 PM |
Richard, Michael, Elizabeth, Ann or Anne
| by Anonymous | reply 31 | June 3, 2020 5:08 PM |
Jesus.
Mary.
And Joseph.
| by Anonymous | reply 32 | June 3, 2020 6:19 PM |
Shitta
| by Anonymous | reply 33 | June 3, 2020 8:38 PM |
Elizabeth
Mary
Caroline
Margaret
Charlotte
Jane
Sophia
| by Anonymous | reply 34 | June 4, 2020 2:49 AM |
Assholera
| by Anonymous | reply 35 | June 5, 2020 2:27 AM |
The 3 categories of timeless (Western) names are: Biblical, Classical, and Saint. Literary names (Pamela) might also be considered timeless but they are modern classics.
| by Anonymous | reply 36 | June 5, 2020 3:55 AM |
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