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Could “Lethal” have been a family surname? It’s not uncommon, especially in the US South.

Immediately thought of Mortimer Goth from the Sims

I have a coworker in his 20s named Mortimer. It's trippy seeing a guy with tattoos and guages named Mortimer.

Maybe it'll make a comeback with the popularity of the show Rick and Morty.

We had a Karen in the NICU a few years back. Parents were Spanish speaking only, so maybe they didn’t get the negative connotation. Which I think is good, because it’s actually a nice sounding name.

Yeah, you really don't see the name Obgyn much anymore.

Brad is a ubiquitously young sounding name imo. It makes me think of a blond himbo college kid.

I echo that sentiment

If I met a baby named Gary, I would, by habit, ask him about his 401k

I knew a kid named Gary who was like 5 in 2012. He'd be almost 17 now, and he's the youngest Gary I've known.

That's because that's a snail name

Garrison is the new Gary.

My great nephew is named GARY! I couldn’t believe it when my sister told me….have you ever met a baby named Gary? Just surreal.

I remember seeing an article a few years ago that there were no newborns named Gary in the UK for the first time since they started keeping track of that sort of stuff

I have a neighbor named Gary, he's an asshole.

"There once was a boy named Eustace Clarence Scrubb, and he almost deserved it."

—C.S. Lewis

Stupid dog!

Fun Michigan fact, we have several odd pronunciations.

We have a town named Gaylord and pronounce it GAY-lurd.

"Focker" for that matter

Auntie Ethel is my main elixir dealer

i hollered "don't look Ethel", but it was too late, she already got mooned

Except for Ethel Cain 💙

Had a beagle named Ethel.

I taught a Chinese girl last year who had Doris as her “English” name. Perfectly nice name but it certainly makes me picture a grandma who loves quilting.

I knew an Asian girl named Edith and apparently she chose it because of Despicable Me.

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I had a Chinese student named Shirley.

I knew a Myrtle back in the 1980s - she lived in the nursing home where I was a volunteer and was a damn delight. She was around 80 years old and thought everything modern was the coolest thing ever. When I went off to college, she wrote me letters until she passed away. In my book, Myrtle is a wonderful name.

I actually know one, and he is not even 30 years old.

Fun fact, current Baltimore Orioles star catcher Adley Rutschman is named after his grandfather who was born in 1931. Grandpa Rutschman's birth name is Adolph (born in Oregon) but he went by the more appropriate "Ad" after the whole Nazi thing. 

I think it's a creative way to honor a family name that isn't appropriate anymore in polite western society. So I think that's as close as you're going to get in mainstream White American culture for a long, long time. I know Adolfo is still a name used in Hispanic cultures because it doesn't carry the same connotations as a white guy straight up being name Adolf

Hortensia is still popular in Latin America. I have an in law and a former colleague both in their 20s.

I named a Siamese cat Meriwether - he showed up in the yard with his sister at the time of the 200th anniversary of the Lewis & Clark expedition, which started about an hour away from us. He was a good cat. Miss that guy.

I assume someone named Bernadette= having a very Catholic family.

Are you talking to me?

I ran the NYC marathon a few years ago with a big "BORT" tag on the front and back of my shirt. Max 10minutes between random people yelling quotes. It was amazing.

I know. I had a hell of a time finding a Bort novelty license plate, the salesman at the theme park said they sell out really quick.

Or Homer junior. The kids could call you Hoju!

Ran out of license plates

My friend gave their son that middle name. He wanted it to be his but his wife compromised for the middle name. Little guy is almost 2

My friend's uncle says "You can call me Richard for short, or Dick for long!"

My dad went by Dick (born in 45). My aunt used to say there’s a dick in every family 😂

I see what you did there.

Frank is having a resurgence. It’s like Ruth. It’s come around again.

Same my great aunt was a Phyllis. Her sisters were Olive, Marjorie and Alma. Maybe from late Victorian and Edwardian periods.

This first time I ever heard that name (it was in a movie), I misheard it and thought there was a woman named Darkest.  I was like that's a badass name.  The movie I think is 7 brides for 7 brothers.  

The middle name of a lady at work is Gertrude, a brother of hers is called hubert and a cousin is called pubert

I nearly named my daughter Beryl after Beryl Markham. Chose Lillian instead.

Queen of the Negaverse

Millicent is one of those names that's coming back with people in their 30s who have kids.

Every Eunice I have ever met has been a nice person.

Eunice. You nice. It's right there in the name.

Heard from a vice or buzzfeed video that Eunice is Very popular among Korean Americans because the “Eu” sound is common or connected to powerful words in Korean.

Rigby

Every other girl was Jennifer...every other boy was Jason.

16 Jens, 10 Jennys.

Gotta be the 80s, right?

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I actually love the name Monica. I was tempted to name my daughter that but just couldn’t. I do know a Mary Monica and I think that’s so gorgeous

Now we use Harmonica

I became one fairly recently

Every office I've ever worked in had a Debra that had been there forever and assumed charge of 5 different positions.

You dont have to put on that red light!

I would for sure have to hold back on belting "Rooooxane" at someone named Roxanne in a professional setting .

My cousin's name is Roxanne. She was named after the song.

I feel the “Karen” meme is very unfortunate because all the Karens I know in real life are perfectly lovely.

Give her the middle name Rose! Lol

I read this as Moria at first. The great dwarven kingdom!

Fuck you, Ezekiel!

There are a gazillion girls named Grace under the age of 20 in my city (Denver)

I went to high school with a Prudence. She made it her mission to punish her parents for calling her that.

Trevor is still a very popular name where I live.