A Wyoming Singer Wants To Make Old Names Great Again

Pregnant parents, you have a responsibility

Those are words from Wyoming's own Ian Munsick. He's pushing for names you don't hear much to make a huge comeback.

Donald Trump used the phrase 'Make America Great Again' in his presidential campaign, so we should use 'Make Old Names Great Again' in Ian's campaign.

I made a list of the names he mentioned in the video, which was quite impressive, and I wonder how long it took him to come up with the names and make the video.

Then, I went back through the list and counted the number of people I knew with those names and their ages. Interestingly, I know quite a few women with those names, but only one is under 20.

• Gertrude
• Helen
• Dorothy
• Sandra
• Sylvia
• Mable
• Penelope
• Mildred
• Blanch
• Augusta
• Harriet
• Jocelyn
• Ester
• Ruth
• Phyllis
• Genevieve
• Guinevere
• Betty
• Beatrus
• Lucile
• Agnus
• Agatha
• Edith
• Gillian
• Babs
• Claudia
• Carmela
• Buella
• Kirby
• Bernadette
• Colleen
• Matilda
• Josephine
• Judy
• Nancy
• Cleopatra
• Lorraine
• Charleen
• Nadeen
• Sibyl
• Margarita
• Doloris
• Lupita
• Nethotep

Here are the names that belong to someone I know who is still living.

• Helen
• Dorothy
• Sandra
• Penelope (One of my good friends named her daughter Penelope but calls her Penny.)
• Harriet (our fine Representative)
• Ruth (my grandma)
• Gillian (Prairie Wife's Daughter - spelled the same, just pronounced differently)
• Kirby (my last name and Toby Keith's granddaughter's first name)
• Colleen
• Judy
• Nancy
• Charleen

It's interesting how names have changed over the years. They've gone from those listed above to these.

• Allegra
• Odette
• Constance
• Amorette
• Clover
• Apple
• Birdie
• Bronx
• Cayenne
• Fawnia
• Honesty
• Moon
• Ocean
• Pandora
• Blue
• Whisper.

It's funny how times change, and the names change along with it.