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Wendy and Gladys

87 replies

tummytickler · 18/01/2011 20:47

What do you think of Wendy. I am loving it, and it is currently top spot as a nn for our top name Gwendolen.
Do you think Wendy should be a nn, or a name it its own right?
I just love it!

Also pondering Gladys - it has been on our list for a while, but I am starting to love it more I think. It sounds so bright and cheery (obviously!). Trouble is two of my dc's (we have 4 dc's) are called Amos and Iris - is it too similar?

I need twins!

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Borisismyhousespider · 19/01/2011 23:25

lol x posts

Borisismyhousespider · 19/01/2011 23:24

My Nan was a Gladys, she was another 'our Glad' How's about Doris, there's another under used older name!

thereisalightanditnevergoesout · 19/01/2011 23:23

Queenie
Vita
There's a Doris in DD1's class (she's in Year 1).

One of my favourites (which I'll never use now) is Trilby

edam · 19/01/2011 23:18

Wendy always makes me think "house". And wasn't the name invented by J M Barrie? Bit of a suspicious character, I've always thought. Enough to put me off, anyway.

mathanxiety · 19/01/2011 23:13

Blythe?
Una?

mathanxiety · 19/01/2011 22:59

Marjorie basically means the same as Margaret (which is Greek for Pearl and you already have one).

What about Beryl?

MrsvWoolf · 19/01/2011 22:33

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Duhart · 19/01/2011 22:17

OP - Love your DC names.

If you are channelling 1930s, what about:

Eli, Amos, Pearl, Iris and

Cora
Djuna
Frances
Flora
Joan
Judith
Marion
Sadie
Virginia

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Bellagio · 19/01/2011 21:48

IMHO?
No and nooooooooo!
Sorry

Imps7 · 19/01/2011 21:43

I prefer Gladys to Wendy, but not that keen on either tbh. That said there were 4 Gladyses and 18 Wendies born in 2009 - I'm sure they're all getting on just fine and I imagine that none of their families could imagine them with any other name!

What about Dilys as an alternative? Sounds a little less dated imo and is a very pretty name. (5 of those in 2009!)

Khara · 19/01/2011 21:30

My Mum is Gladys. She has always hated it! It was dated even in her day.

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tummytickler · 19/01/2011 21:15

molfin not so keen on Sheila, but do love Shirley

minmooch Not keen on Isla, too popular, super faddy and I already have an Iris, would rather a different initial. Thanks though!

therisalight dh loves Jean, I am afraid it is up and coming and there will be millions in a couple of years though, and this is putting me off - just cannot shake that feeling!

pookamoo - I also love Marigold and Marjorie a lot! Dh not keen on either, I could work on him though - my list is getting longer! No to Ruby, far too popular, we know too many of them but might be a possibility for a mn.

swanandduck I am hoping my baby will grow old and be a mother one day - so it should work fine Grin

Thanks for opinions again.
I am soooooo loving Marigold too!

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molfin · 19/01/2011 20:22

If you are going old school what about Sheila/ My wee gran is a gorgeous beholder of the name.

molfin · 19/01/2011 20:19

I am in the anti Wendy camp - it has no substance. But I also think Gladys is pretty bad. Sorry

minmooch · 19/01/2011 20:06

Isla - think this would go with your other children's names.

minmooch · 19/01/2011 20:05

Isla

thereisalightanditnevergoesout · 19/01/2011 18:41

I think the proper Welsh spelling is Gwladys - but I may be wrong...

thereisalightanditnevergoesout · 19/01/2011 18:39

I think of my Great Aunt Gladys in her nineties and her daughter Wendy. She was known affectionately by her sisters as 'Glad', which is kind of nice, I think.

She also has a daughter called Eunice (but that's on her bc and not what she's known by). She had sisters called Phyllis (my grandmother - I'm now beginning to love this name, though I never thought I would), Joyce and Jean among others.

I'm not sure if I'm ready for a revival of Gladys - you are perhaps more forward thinking than me. I think you could certainly go for Wendy, though - I knew a little Wendy, though personally, I prefer Gwen as a diminutive of Gwendoline.

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Himalaya · 19/01/2011 18:26

How about Mabel?

CabbagefromaBaby · 19/01/2011 18:17

LOL Grin Just stick pins in a cabbage, it's the usual way people do it...

I'm a Susan (well almost) so really we are on a level playing field. I loathe the name Susan.

SacharissaCripslock · 19/01/2011 18:03

No, I think you are right - all Wendy's are definitely evil - just ask my children. Grin

pookamoo · 19/01/2011 18:03

Oh, I know two LOVELY LOVELY Wendies.