Martha? Thoughts please!

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Bunders99 · 16/10/2012 02:06

We both love the name Martha, but I've had some mixed reactions. Some people telling me it's just too old fashioned, even dowdy. Help! Our son is Ned which we think sounds great with Martha. Our other names are Daisy, Poppy, Betty, Kitty, Matilda and Florence. I'm due in 9 days so all thoughts really appreciated!

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foofooyeah · 16/10/2012 07:07

Love it.

chickydoo · 16/10/2012 06:57

It is quite popular in London.
Ds has 2 Martha's in his class & there are 2 in the class below.
It is quite pretty though.

sillymillyb · 16/10/2012 06:54

I love it! In fact love all your names :)

Bonsoir · 16/10/2012 06:33

Clearly, you like maids' names! Martha isn't the worst of those!

SavoyCabbage · 16/10/2012 06:21

I like it but I do think it has a downtrodden/dowdy connotation because of the bible story. It's a bit scullery maid-but so is my dd's name and I don't give a hoot as its 2012.

Anste · 16/10/2012 05:41

Martha is lovely.

armedtotheteeth · 16/10/2012 04:44

I know two little Marthas. I think it's lovely and not at all old-fashioned or dowdy - I'm actually quite surprised people said that. Stick with it!

Kincardine · 16/10/2012 04:15

Martha is a lovely and classic name and I'd have chosen it for one of my daughters if my surname hadn't started with 'M'. Too much alliteration.

Instead we went for Alice and Honor.

SoggyMoggy · 16/10/2012 03:56

Martha's a lovely name.

Longdistance · 16/10/2012 03:42

It's my middle name, and I love it. I would have called one of my dd's it, but felt strange using my middle name.

frantic51 · 16/10/2012 02:09

Martha is lovely! But then so are your alternatives, with the possible exception of Betty.

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