One year later... baby!

Nukkepöksy · Post by **Nukkepöksy** » Sat Mar 23, 2013 4:46 am

You guys gave me some great advice about baby names about a year ago. Well, now I'm three months pregnant and we've narrowed it down quite a bit to our top favourites, and want some feedback on one in particular. Here's the original post, by the way: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=59178&start=15.

We're leaving the sex of the baby a surprise, so we've had to pick a name for a girl and a boy. I know our chosen male name is a popular one, so I'm not worried about that. I'd like your advice on the name we're considering for a girl, though. We're quite stuck on Auli, but I'm curious if anyone has any ideas as to why it is SO unpopular right now (according to Väestörekisterikeskus)? Is it only because it's considered a little 'old' now, or is there another reason I don't know about? Thanks!

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Rip · Post by **Rip** » Sat Mar 23, 2013 9:05 am

I don't think there is any particular reason. I might become more popular again in a ten years time when more of the current Aulis become grandmothers (see cases of Iida and Amanda as an example).

Nukkepöksy · Post by **Nukkepöksy** » Sat Mar 23, 2013 2:52 pm

Excellent! I just wanted to make sure there wasn't some famous porn star named Auli, or something else. Thanks!

jahasjahas · Post by **jahasjahas** » Sat Mar 23, 2013 3:51 pm

The previous thread pretty much said everything there is to say about the cyclic nature of naming trends. Names popular in the early 1900's are popular now, but from the 1930's onward they start sounding like "old people's names". Auli is from the 40's and 50's, but doesn't actually sound that bad to me. Maybe it's the shortness that makes it sound more modern than something like Kyllikki or Marjatta.

Nukkepöksy · Post by **Nukkepöksy** » Sat Mar 23, 2013 4:09 pm

Yes, I've never been afraid of 'old people names'. Especially when they have special meaning to you or your family. I considered Aune for a girl at first because it was the name of my mummu. Something someone named CH said in that previous post I wrote, really stuck with me. They said, "(ok... Aune does sound a bit too fresh from the old people's home... so I would personally not go with it, but you adjust pretty quickly your perception of a name when you have a little old-person's-name running around)" That's what it comes down to, for me. It doesn't matter how 'old' the name is; the name has new life breathed into it with each new generation.

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