[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

One has to be careful how you name your child anymore. My Great-grandfather had a good name 150 years ago. His Great-great-great gransdon was given the same name. I would NEVER name a child that name in today’s world.

Years ago, names like Percival was a good name, but no longer, and my Great-grandfather’s name was worse in today’s culture.

[catfish1957]

I am a genealogist, and can give several examples. One good seasonal favorite of mine is the name Ebenezer. If you have an Anglo background, I'd say the odds are better than 50-50 that you have an ancestor by that name.

Guy in the 19th century named Dickens kind of changed the frequency of the use of that name.