Probably not Adolf.
How about Gaylord?
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Dutch names.
Truitje Fiep Toos Wies (my grandma) Pleun Fons (my uncle) pronounced Funs in South Limburg
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Perhaps not as old as requested but
Ronald, Marianne, Cynthia, Evangeline, Melinda, Caesar, Magdalena, Betty, Rosetta, Balthazar, Thadeus, Lazarus, Otto, Bartholomew, Miranda
I went to school with most of the names on that list. Not picking on you, just feeling old. 😆
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I think Millicent and Winnifred would be cute because you can shorten them to Millie and Winnie
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I’m fond of “Gwendolyn” but I’ve never met or even known of one, to my knowledge.
I knew a Gwen in college, but it wasn't short for Gwendolyn. Just "Gwen".
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I know a 10-year-old Agnes! And also a 40s/50s-ish Agnes (I can’t guess adult ages well).
Maybe it's regional, then?
The only (non-fictional) Agnes I can recall is Agnes Moorehead from Bewitched. Guess it hasn't been a popular name around me for some time.
I always liked the name Woodrow, but I hate the nickname Woody, so it's a bit of a wash.
Evelyn as a man’s name, if you want to be really old school.
My great grandfather's name was Hilary. My nan wasn't entirely impressed when I mention it was a girls name as a kid xD
True. And on the same note, I've known more men named Kelly than women.
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Bartholomew
May and June. I feel like there's a lot of younger Aprils but the other two month names seem like old lady names.
Can confirm. I know several Aprils my age or younger, but no Mays at all, and no Junes younger than 70.
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Any common ancient Roman name. Not enough "imuses" or "cleses" suffixing names.
Kolanakimus Huskerclese
A classics professor goes to a tailor to get his trousers mended.
The tailor asks: “Euripides?”
The professor replies: “Yes. Eumenides?”
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My wife liked the idea of Eleanor if we had a girl, I never liked it, but luckily we had a boy, so we didn't have to cross that bridge.
At work, we named the old, decrepit copier Opal in an effort to humanize it and get people to treat the old girl with more love and patience.
Zebulon -- traditional Biblical name. Maybe still used in Israel, but not many Americans have used it since the days of Zebulon Pike (Pike's Peak) and Zebulon Vance (Civil War era NC governor).
He's teriyaki flavored!
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I work with a Burl (short for Burlin) and he's probably pushing 70...haven't seen any Horaces around lately, though. For a lady, Constance.
Dick
Edna.
No capes!
Edna sounds like the Karen of the 20th century
Worse. Ednas were Karens that became managers. Even if they weren't manangers...
Have you heard the phrase "Do you want to speak to the man in charge, or the woman who knows what's going on?"?
That woman was Edna.