What do you think of Maureen?

[maureehair]

What do you think of Maureen as a girl's name? It's listed on Mumsnet's Baby Name Finder.

[jkklpu]

prefer Maura and Margaux

[maureehair]

We met a young American girl named Maureen and I was quite taken with it.

[sugardumpling]

Maureen? oooooh she's cheap....sorry couldn't resist

[mazzystartled]

I think I quite like it
Still got middle aged connotations though

[melpomene]

Sorry, but I really do not like way it sounds. IMO the 'Mau' sound is harsh and not very appealing. I prefer Marie or Marina.

[lovemybabyboy]

I like it.

[CuppaTeaJanice]

I can't imagine a Maureen not wearing a tabard. It's a name I associate with cleaning/dinner ladies.

[aWitchForLifeNotJustHalloween]

Maureen's lovely. But please don't call your baby after her. Sorry.

[Pingpong]

Oh no it's baaaaad!
I don't like any of the een ones, Maureen, Doreen, Eileen, Noreen. Kathleen is probably the best of a bad bunch but much prefer Katherine anyway.

[zebramummy]

no no no no

[ja9]

eugh.

[Pyrocanthus]

I like Maura better.

[LyraSilvertongue]

Any name ending in -een is terrible in my opinion.

[LyraSilvertongue]

You'll be suggesting Brenda next

[ja9]

(and i think any name with 'au' in it sounds awful - maud, audrey etc bleurgh)

[Pyrocanthus]

Even Laura?

[Kbear]

Maureen, give us a hand down here in the bar love.

Copyright Harry Enfield.


Maureen is a legend, think of all the famous Maureens.... er Lipman, Mlove, er....

[victoriascrumptious]

Maureen smells of poo

[MaureenMLove]

Bastards! You're all bastards!!!

[SparkyfartDust]

yep,I'm with cuppateajanice. Maureen will always conjure up a comfortable,tabard wearing, curly permed lady for me.

lol at 'pest control officer' as most likely career for Maureens.

[MaureenMLove]

AND I haven't got a tabbard either!!!

[SlartyBartFast]

those blokes moustaches?

nah, too many adverts for Maureen.

[viennesewhirl]

If you're going down that path, just go the whole hog and call her Maude.