The Names are changing

[egglady]

I kind of got this idea from the OB/GYN site about names. It seems that at the LTC facility where I work we have suddenly gotten more than our share of Dorothy's!! I have 6 on my hall of 42!! Plus there are 4 more in the building. (and 1 staff with that name). About 10 years ago, we had a whole bunch of Edith and Mables!! What are some of the common names you are seeing?

Thought this might be fun!:wink2:

[nightmare, RN]

Now we get Mwyfanwy, Gwynneth, Blodwyn, Glyn or Glynmor, Meredith and Hwyel.

Nice one Sharrie,now you've got the rest of the World confused!:lol2:

[CT Pixie, BSN, RN]

Yeah in about 40-50 years there will be a run of Jennifers, Ambers, Ashleys. Not only that, those Ambers, Ashlyes and Jennifers will have tattoos and piercings LOL

[justrissy]

Ray, Roy and Robert are our most popular 7 of the all on the same unit, 2 in the same room, all in rooms 8-16 in a facility of 47 people. Much easier to call them by their last names (mr smith, mr jones etc) too many R's it can get confusing!

[joshuaha]

And in 50-60 years expect a whole lot of Josh's! Seems like every 20 something year old guy has that name

[MisterSimba, BSN]

And in 50-60 years expect a whole lot of Josh's! Seems like every 20 something year old guy has that name

Yourself included? :nuke: Must be because it's a nice name!

[joshuaha]

Yourself included? :nuke: Must be because it's a nice name!

It is my name! Thanks, I think it is a pretty good name as well :nuke:

[XB9S, BSN, MSN, EdD, RN, APN]

Mwyfanwy? Can you do a pronunciation of that one for me! I've tried and my tongue gets tied up lol

Mwuhh fan wee

Didn't think about pronunciation sorry

[husker_rn, RN]

While in nursing school one of my psychology professors { who is also a well known scholar reseaching names } said that names seem to come in cycles and the names we find " ugly " will become appealing to another generation down the road.

[RNperdiem, RN]

The Diane, Phyllis, Shirley and Dorothy crowd will be followed by a lot of Lindas, Pams, Susans and Sharons when my parents' generation ages. When my turn comes there will be a facility with every other resident named Stacy, Jennifer, Kim, Michelle, Nicole.

You can often tell a woman's age by her name.

[CT Pixie, BSN, RN]

My name is often associated with women who are my mom's age (60's).

I went through all of my schooling (kindergarten thru high school and college) never having aanother student with the same name as me. Although at least one or two teachers each year had the same name.

My sisters name is also often associated with women who are my mom's age and my sister also went through her schooling never having another student with the same name, and yes, she too, had at least one or two teachers each year with the same name

My oldest daughter has a very unique Italian name. I have never heard her name before in any generation from my Mom's down to my daughters, BUT while walking in the mall when she was a toddler I said her name and an older (much, much, much older) Italian woman looked at me and said "yes?" It happened to be her name and a very popular one when she was young and in Italy.

My younger daughter has an "older" name but I spell it differently and I didn't use the whole "proper" name. I put the nickname for the name on her birth certificate. Using this as an example (not my daughters name). Named Vickie, not Victoria. So people assume her "real" name is Victoria when she says her name is Vickie. We are forever saying nope not Victoria, Just Vickie. I tease her and tell her I'm going to get her a shirt that says "Just XXXX"

[Valerie Salva, BSN, RN]

Watch out for the flood of Britneys, Briannas, Devons. Morgans, Nevaehs, and so on in 70-80 years.

[PBAJS]

Watch out for the flood of Britneys, Briannas, Devons. Morgans, Nevaehs, and so on in 70-80 years.

:yeahthat: Nevaeh = Heaven spelled backwards.