traditional names
Time-honored given names
Traditional names are given names that have been established through long use within a culture or family, as opposed to newly coined or unconventional names.
Parents who choose traditional names often value continuity with the past: They went with traditional names—Elizabeth and James—rather than anything trendy.
What counts as traditional varies by culture and era; names once considered daring eventually become traditional themselves.
- nicknamesInformal substitute names
- appellationsNames or designations
- patronymicsNames derived from ancestors
- proper nounsNames of specific entities
- old fashionedNo longer contemporary
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- baby name stylespopular names
- namesgiven names, first names, names, surnames, last names
- namingpersonal names, nomenclature, nicknames, naming conventions, aliases
- common namescommon names, John, Jane, Joe, Bob
- place namesplace names, Peking, Beijing, city names, Bombay
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