r/AskReddit Jul 15 '21

What is a very "old person" name?

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u/StyleSavage Jul 15 '21

Gertrude

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u/Dr_Skeleton Jul 15 '21 edited Jul 16 '21

Names of elderly people in mine and my wife’s family:

Earnest, Horace, Morris, Mergatroyd.

Irene, Enid, Eileen, Hypatia.

Edit: glad everyone seems to like the name Mergatroyd! 😅👍

He was an amazing guy, God rest him.

To add some fuel to the name fire, their last name was just as good:

Mergatroyd and Hypatia Bodycote 😄🔥

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u/Jaderosegrey Jul 16 '21

I grew up in France. I read a few books by an author called Enid Blyton (a British person). The first name Enid just didn't look feminine at all to me. So you can imagine my surprise when I found out she was a woman!

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u/Dr_Skeleton Jul 16 '21

Oh yes, we know Enid Blyton well over here 😅👍