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So, lately the hubs and I have been realizing how much we love those 80s and 90s names... possibly because it makes us long for childhood/teendom once again, but possibly because they are gems?
We'll see.
In any case,
1)How usable do you think these 80s/90s gems really are?
2)Any great/horrible memories associated with a name in particular?
Megan
Tiffany
Whitney
Amy
Lindsay
Brooke
Danielle
Sabrina
Monica
Holly
Shannon
Angela
Tanya
Amber
and...
Kristin / Kristen / Kirsten / Kiersten / Kristine
Cory
Philip
Shane
Keith
Chad
Cody
Travis
Tyler
Patrick
Seth
Marcus
Joel
Jared
Shawn / Sean
Aaron
Ryan
Brian
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"How wonderful it is that no one need wait a single moment before starting to improve upon the world." -Ann Frank
Mama to my "bright star" Clarisse Bituin and Wife to a seksi bulaklak, Julius. Mahal na mahal from our little family to yours!
We'll see.
In any case,
1)How usable do you think these 80s/90s gems really are?
2)Any great/horrible memories associated with a name in particular?
Megan
Tiffany
Whitney
Amy
Lindsay
Brooke
Danielle
Sabrina
Monica
Holly
Shannon
Angela
Tanya
Amber
and...
Kristin / Kristen / Kirsten / Kiersten / Kristine
Cory
Philip
Shane
Keith
Chad
Cody
Travis
Tyler
Patrick
Seth
Marcus
Joel
Jared
Shawn / Sean
Aaron
Ryan
Brian
______________________________________________
"How wonderful it is that no one need wait a single moment before starting to improve upon the world." -Ann Frank
Mama to my "bright star" Clarisse Bituin and Wife to a seksi bulaklak, Julius. Mahal na mahal from our little family to yours!
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They are all usable. Dated does not equal unusable.
The only ones I like or love are Amber, Patrick, Jared, and Aaron.
I particularly dislike Lindsay, Brooke, Cory, (what the hell is this? I don't get it), Cody, and Joel.
I have to admit that some of these I might like more if they hadn't been so popular at one point, like Brian and Ryan. Now they elicit an eyeroll, because I just think, "How typical."
The only ones I like or love are Amber, Patrick, Jared, and Aaron.
I particularly dislike Lindsay, Brooke, Cory, (what the hell is this? I don't get it), Cody, and Joel.
I have to admit that some of these I might like more if they hadn't been so popular at one point, like Brian and Ryan. Now they elicit an eyeroll, because I just think, "How typical."
This message was edited 9/3/2014, 5:56 AM
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Megan - I honestly can't stand this name, especially spelled this way. Ever "Megan" I've met is unpleasant. I know girls named Meagan and Meghan and Meaghan and Maegan who are perfectly pleasant people, but every Megan I've known has left an unpleasant taste in my mouth.
Tiffany - I strongly dislike this one as well.
Whitney - Don't really have an opinion here. I don't like it, but meh.
Amy - I can't get into this name. It's so overly cutesy, and seems to only fit the preschool teacher type (my preschool teacher's name was Amy, which could be related).
Lindsay - I can't stand it. So overdone, and very prone to kre8yfying. I went to high school with a Lynzi and a Lyndsey.
Brooke - I used to like it, but now hate it due to personal associations.
Danielle - It's sweet. Not my taste, but I haven't known a Danielle that hasn't been lovely.
Sabrina - I love it, but I'm afraid it won't lose its "teenage witch" associations.
Monica - I like it, but it would be weird seeing it on a child nowadays.
Holly - I like it.
Shannon - One of my favorite 90s names.
Angela - It's alright.
Tanya - I wouldn't consider this an 80s/90s name -- it peaked in the 70s and was steadily declining in the 80s. I don't like it regardless.
Amber - I want to like it, since I like the sounds and the color, but I knew a girl as a child who I absolutely couldn't stand.
Kristin / Kristen / Kirsten / Kiersten / Kristine - Neutral on all of them. I've never been a fan of "Kris" and "Chris" names.
Tiffany - I strongly dislike this one as well.
Whitney - Don't really have an opinion here. I don't like it, but meh.
Amy - I can't get into this name. It's so overly cutesy, and seems to only fit the preschool teacher type (my preschool teacher's name was Amy, which could be related).
Lindsay - I can't stand it. So overdone, and very prone to kre8yfying. I went to high school with a Lynzi and a Lyndsey.
Brooke - I used to like it, but now hate it due to personal associations.
Danielle - It's sweet. Not my taste, but I haven't known a Danielle that hasn't been lovely.
Sabrina - I love it, but I'm afraid it won't lose its "teenage witch" associations.
Monica - I like it, but it would be weird seeing it on a child nowadays.
Holly - I like it.
Shannon - One of my favorite 90s names.
Angela - It's alright.
Tanya - I wouldn't consider this an 80s/90s name -- it peaked in the 70s and was steadily declining in the 80s. I don't like it regardless.
Amber - I want to like it, since I like the sounds and the color, but I knew a girl as a child who I absolutely couldn't stand.
Kristin / Kristen / Kirsten / Kiersten / Kristine - Neutral on all of them. I've never been a fan of "Kris" and "Chris" names.
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I am considering naming a baby Sabrina. I don't mind double-takes (Kinda like them)... and our daughter is named Clarisse (Clarice) so maybe it will fit.
In any case, I like a lot of your assessments, since they mimic mine. I adore the name Amber for it's beauty, but it seems that I have never met an Amber who was A)nice and B)classy.
Lol on the Megan. I guess all I have known who were stellar people spelled in Meghan too.
In any case, I like a lot of your assessments, since they mimic mine. I adore the name Amber for it's beauty, but it seems that I have never met an Amber who was A)nice and B)classy.
Lol on the Megan. I guess all I have known who were stellar people spelled in Meghan too.
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They're all usable, imo, although not by me, except maybe Patrick.
I like Megan, Holly & Angela, although not being from the US they don't sound 80s/90s to me - Megan spans all ages in Wales, Holly is in the charts now and all the Angelas I've met have been over 50. I've never met anyone from the UK with the K-names you list, but I like Kirsty, which was popular here at round about that time, and Christina, which charted in the 1940s and 50s.
Ryan is the only one of the boys' names that's 80s/90s to me, and Patrick & Philip are my favourites. Brians and Keiths here are grey-haired - can't imagine either of those on a young adult!
I like Megan, Holly & Angela, although not being from the US they don't sound 80s/90s to me - Megan spans all ages in Wales, Holly is in the charts now and all the Angelas I've met have been over 50. I've never met anyone from the UK with the K-names you list, but I like Kirsty, which was popular here at round about that time, and Christina, which charted in the 1940s and 50s.
Ryan is the only one of the boys' names that's 80s/90s to me, and Patrick & Philip are my favourites. Brians and Keiths here are grey-haired - can't imagine either of those on a young adult!
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I think they're all usable, but some are more dated than others.
I like Megan, Amy, Brooke, Sabrina, Monica, Holly, Kristine (prefer Christine), Philip, Shane, Cody, Patrick, Seth, Joel, and Aaron.
My favorite girl name in the 80s was Danielle, and I'm positive any boy of mine born from 1992-1995 would have been named Cody Steven. I still like Cody, but my love for Danielle has fallen by the wayside. I find it very dated now.
Aaron is in my top 3 today. I don't really see it as an 80s/90s name. It has never been out of the top 300, and it has been in the top 100 since 1968.
I like Megan, Amy, Brooke, Sabrina, Monica, Holly, Kristine (prefer Christine), Philip, Shane, Cody, Patrick, Seth, Joel, and Aaron.
My favorite girl name in the 80s was Danielle, and I'm positive any boy of mine born from 1992-1995 would have been named Cody Steven. I still like Cody, but my love for Danielle has fallen by the wayside. I find it very dated now.
Aaron is in my top 3 today. I don't really see it as an 80s/90s name. It has never been out of the top 300, and it has been in the top 100 since 1968.
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Megan - I like Megan. I think it's pretty and it's not too gimmicky. It's a real name.
Tiffany - This, on the other hand, I despise. It is the ultimate in tacky.
Whitney - I like this best of the boys names on girls of the 80s set. I still don't like it.
Amy - I like Amy. I consider it classic. It's not exciting but it's perfectly fine.
Lindsay - It's a nice sound but it's so trendy and insubstantial.
Brooke - Nah. I like Brooks for a boy.
Danielle - Never have liked this. Daniella is ok.
Sabrina - This is an 80s/90s name? I think it's ok, but not even close to a favorite.
Monica - I guess I didn't realize this was an 80s/90s name either. It's ok.
Holly - really dislike. I like Molly and Polly way more.
Shannon - I find this offensively hideous, though I know some great ones.
Angela - Yuck, so cheesy.
Tanya - Too slick.
Amber - I hate this name almost as much as I hate the name Brianna. It is about as downmarket as you can get, imo.
and...
Kristin / Kristen / Kirsten / Kiersten / Kristine - I like Kirsten best of these and Christine best of this overall genre of name.
Cory - kind of wimpy.
Philip - perfectly nice. Didn't know this was 80s/90s either.
Tiffany - This, on the other hand, I despise. It is the ultimate in tacky.
Whitney - I like this best of the boys names on girls of the 80s set. I still don't like it.
Amy - I like Amy. I consider it classic. It's not exciting but it's perfectly fine.
Lindsay - It's a nice sound but it's so trendy and insubstantial.
Brooke - Nah. I like Brooks for a boy.
Danielle - Never have liked this. Daniella is ok.
Sabrina - This is an 80s/90s name? I think it's ok, but not even close to a favorite.
Monica - I guess I didn't realize this was an 80s/90s name either. It's ok.
Holly - really dislike. I like Molly and Polly way more.
Shannon - I find this offensively hideous, though I know some great ones.
Angela - Yuck, so cheesy.
Tanya - Too slick.
Amber - I hate this name almost as much as I hate the name Brianna. It is about as downmarket as you can get, imo.
and...
Kristin / Kristen / Kirsten / Kiersten / Kristine - I like Kirsten best of these and Christine best of this overall genre of name.
Cory - kind of wimpy.
Philip - perfectly nice. Didn't know this was 80s/90s either.
This message was edited 9/2/2014, 2:55 PM
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Starred the ones I personally like.
Megan - kind of a mom name in my view, but I know a couple of Megans under 10
*Tiffany - I don't see why this should not become as classic as Diana.
Whitney - ugh. okay as a boy name now
*Amy - seems like more of a standard to me, not so dated.
Lindsay - too dated.
Brooke - pretty sure this is not totally out of fashion yet, like Megan or Alison.
Danielle - not too dated. Daniela is more fashionable now, though.
Sabrina - ? I have never thought of this as a fashionable enough name that it would become dated.
Monica - eh, a very dated style. 60s-70s style even.
Holly - still hip
*Shannon - kind of a momname but still usable.
*Angela - like Danielle, it's not too dated but has more fashionable forms.
*Tanya - gone.
Amber - should be gone.
*Kristin / Kristen / Kirsten / Kiersten / Kristine - Kristine is the only one that I think still sounds up to date enough to give to a baby. There were SO many girls named these in my high school (class of '89, California).
Cory - still usable. Corey Hart, lol. Kinda seems like a girl name.
Philip - older than 80s isn't it? still usable, classic
*Shane - alas, this is a statement now. I have a weakness for Shane. A friend of mine named her son Shane in the 90s
Megan - kind of a mom name in my view, but I know a couple of Megans under 10
*Tiffany - I don't see why this should not become as classic as Diana.
Whitney - ugh. okay as a boy name now
*Amy - seems like more of a standard to me, not so dated.
Lindsay - too dated.
Brooke - pretty sure this is not totally out of fashion yet, like Megan or Alison.
Danielle - not too dated. Daniela is more fashionable now, though.
Sabrina - ? I have never thought of this as a fashionable enough name that it would become dated.
Monica - eh, a very dated style. 60s-70s style even.
Holly - still hip
*Shannon - kind of a momname but still usable.
*Angela - like Danielle, it's not too dated but has more fashionable forms.
*Tanya - gone.
Amber - should be gone.
*Kristin / Kristen / Kirsten / Kiersten / Kristine - Kristine is the only one that I think still sounds up to date enough to give to a baby. There were SO many girls named these in my high school (class of '89, California).
Cory - still usable. Corey Hart, lol. Kinda seems like a girl name.
Philip - older than 80s isn't it? still usable, classic
*Shane - alas, this is a statement now. I have a weakness for Shane. A friend of mine named her son Shane in the 90s
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Megan: Always disliked this name. I think it would fit in with the Caitlins and Liams today, except that it got the jump on them and will now seem dated in comparison.
Tiffany: I like this name a lot but there is no denying it very quickly acquired a downmarket image that is now pretty firmly entrenched. I sure wouldn't mind seeing a little Tiffany.
Whitney: This is my youngest SIL's name, she was born in 1989. I think it's very nice. Less dated than Brittany which I also like.
Amy: Blah. This isn't even really what I think of as an eighties name, because I've known or heard of Amys from my daughter's age to probably sixty.
Lindsay: Hate it, it just sounds weak and whiny.
Brooke: Very nice, especially as a middle name. Seems to still be fairly popular.
Danielle: Pretty.
Sabrina: Very pretty and lively.
Monica: Never liked it because it seemed stuck-up and irritable.
Holly: Very nice.
Shannon: My other SIL's name, born in 1984. Another of those names that got popular before Irish was so fashionable.
Angela: It's okay but nothing special about it. I like Angelina better, in fact it's the only angel name I can say I like.
Tanya: Ick. I never did like this one and it's probably the most dated on the list.
Amber: Love this.
and...
Kristin / Kristen / Kirsten / Kiersten / Kristine
Kristen/Kristin is okay but very dated now. Christine is even more mom/grandma and I never liked it much. Kirsten is annoying to me because 1. It looks like a typo of Kristen and 2. It's hard to know how to say it, Keer-stin or Curstin. There's this poor child at my daughter's school whose mother "solved" the question by naming her Kurstyn.
Cory: Not bad but kind of babyish.
Philip: This is more of a classic than anything else. My husband's name is Phillip. I like it.
Shane: Never liked, always reminded me of a sneaky, vandalizing child.
Keith: Total redneck name to me, and very dated.
Chad: Dumb surfer dude who hangs out with his dumb surfer dude friend Lance, and Lance gets all the girls because he has curly blond hair and a big white smile; Chad had problem skin.
Tiffany: I like this name a lot but there is no denying it very quickly acquired a downmarket image that is now pretty firmly entrenched. I sure wouldn't mind seeing a little Tiffany.
Whitney: This is my youngest SIL's name, she was born in 1989. I think it's very nice. Less dated than Brittany which I also like.
Amy: Blah. This isn't even really what I think of as an eighties name, because I've known or heard of Amys from my daughter's age to probably sixty.
Lindsay: Hate it, it just sounds weak and whiny.
Brooke: Very nice, especially as a middle name. Seems to still be fairly popular.
Danielle: Pretty.
Sabrina: Very pretty and lively.
Monica: Never liked it because it seemed stuck-up and irritable.
Holly: Very nice.
Shannon: My other SIL's name, born in 1984. Another of those names that got popular before Irish was so fashionable.
Angela: It's okay but nothing special about it. I like Angelina better, in fact it's the only angel name I can say I like.
Tanya: Ick. I never did like this one and it's probably the most dated on the list.
Amber: Love this.
and...
Kristin / Kristen / Kirsten / Kiersten / Kristine
Kristen/Kristin is okay but very dated now. Christine is even more mom/grandma and I never liked it much. Kirsten is annoying to me because 1. It looks like a typo of Kristen and 2. It's hard to know how to say it, Keer-stin or Curstin. There's this poor child at my daughter's school whose mother "solved" the question by naming her Kurstyn.
Cory: Not bad but kind of babyish.
Philip: This is more of a classic than anything else. My husband's name is Phillip. I like it.
Shane: Never liked, always reminded me of a sneaky, vandalizing child.
Keith: Total redneck name to me, and very dated.
Chad: Dumb surfer dude who hangs out with his dumb surfer dude friend Lance, and Lance gets all the girls because he has curly blond hair and a big white smile; Chad had problem skin.
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They are definitely not the same name with gendered spellings. This site says that Erin is an Anglicized form of Eireann, which comes from Gaelic Eire, meaning "Ireland." Aaron is from the Hebrew name Aharon, which is most likely from unknown Egyptian origin, but may have a Hebrew origin.
I say Erin so the first syllable sounds just like the word "air", and I say Aaron so the vowel in the first syllable is the same as in the word "cat." I don't deny that some Americans pronounce them the same. Some Americans say Ann so that it sounds just like Ian, but that doesn't mean Ann and Ian are the same name with gendered spellings. I'm saying that pronouncing Erin and Aaron the same is not universal among Americans.
I say Erin so the first syllable sounds just like the word "air", and I say Aaron so the vowel in the first syllable is the same as in the word "cat." I don't deny that some Americans pronounce them the same. Some Americans say Ann so that it sounds just like Ian, but that doesn't mean Ann and Ian are the same name with gendered spellings. I'm saying that pronouncing Erin and Aaron the same is not universal among Americans.
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I little girl at my daughter's day care names is Tiffany. I was taken aback when I heard it. She is about 18 mo old.
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were you? because my DH suggested it seriously and I thought "throw-back!", but maybe it would work.
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Ya, she has been in my daughter's about a month, I still feel odd when I say her name. It just feels a bit out of place... but then again I am obsessed with names, so I probably over think it.
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