RetroMum1
Fri 10-Feb-12 18:46:29
Thoughts on Queenie?
I love Queenie, we are in south east London and I love that she would have a sense of relevant local history to her name.
There are a lot of the old fashioned names coming back around here like Dolly, Mabel, Ethel and Maud so I don't think it would be that out there and I really do like the idea of her beng able to tell people about the history of her name.
fatsamsgrandslam
Fri 10-Feb-12 18:48:33
I quite like it. Very apt in this diamond jubilee year.
Shoutymomma
Fri 10-Feb-12 18:50:57
Dear gawd, no. Mabel is pretty, as is Elsie, if you want old fashioned.
kerala
Fri 10-Feb-12 18:51:15
I like old lady names but this is taking it a step too far I think.
Petrean
Fri 10-Feb-12 19:01:35
Sorry but I think it's absolutely horrendous! Was it even a real name or a nickname in 1930-50s?
LaFilleSurLePont
Fri 10-Feb-12 19:01:48
It's ghastly. Very 'Knees up Mother Brown'. It's not a name I'd care to live with. But then I think the others you listed are horrid too.
mynameis
Fri 10-Feb-12 19:04:43
It's my nans name as she's 88. She has never liked it and has always used her middle name.
I think it's gorgeous to be honest 
tummytickler
Fri 10-Feb-12 19:14:30
I love it! I want to use it (or Plum) for a nn for Victoria (if I ever have 12 children to name!)
PopcornBiscuit
Fri 10-Feb-12 19:15:39
It's no worse than Dolly, Mabel, Ethel and Maud.
SingingSands
Fri 10-Feb-12 19:16:21
Er, reminds of the old lady in the Adrian Mole diaries!
SparkleSoiree
Fri 10-Feb-12 19:16:29
Elizabeth is still a very beautiful, timeless name and would still serve the same purpose?
dawn1967
Fri 10-Feb-12 19:31:08
I think it's quite cool and very individual. Would work as an adult too. Love it!
It was never a name in it's own right- always a nickname. And you can't possibly use it in a Jubilee year- you just can't!
PopcornBiscuit
Fri 10-Feb-12 19:35:39
People are always recommending Quentin on here, so I can't see why not Queenie
i quite like it
what name was it a nickname for? or just a nickname like 'princess'?
EdithWeston
Fri 10-Feb-12 19:36:24
When I was very small I knew a lady, who seemed very old, who was called Queenie. She was lovely, so I have good associations with the name.
If you want a regal name for 2012: Regina, Virginia, Gloria, Raine, Jubilee?
NotYetEverything
Fri 10-Feb-12 19:40:55
I like it, but only as a shortening for Elizabeth. You would need to stay in London... I like Mabel and Maud too (always think of the Worst Witch though!)
It was a pet name for Victoria originally.Presumably later for Elizabeth too.
Regina is my secret fantasy name. I would love to use it <wistful>
PopcornBiscuit
Fri 10-Feb-12 19:43:38
Cyrene means "sovereign queen".
