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What do you think of the name Bridie Ann Wales?

35 replies

Carolwales83 · 15/08/2021 11:42

Bridie has been my favourite female name for a long time. Ann is the middle name, do you think it flows well? What are your thoughts about it?

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mynameisbrian · 15/08/2021 15:43

unfortunately as a scot 'bridie' is a meat pastry so I would find calling my child it odd. I suppose on reading other comments it would be similar to calling a child agnes as it is very old fashioned.

Anyway for me childs names is such a personal thing so go for what you like

freelions · 15/08/2021 15:40

To me Bridie is very much a familiarisation of Bridget and personally I prefer Bridget

I don't hate it but agree that it sounds quite dated

LadyEloise1 · 15/08/2021 15:34

Bridie 😮
I too live in Ireland and it's a name like Doris, Enid, Gladys would be in UK - an old fashioned, old lady name.
It's nice if it's coming back.

Years ago my grandparents had an old 45 record of the song Come Down the Mountain Katie Daly - I really thought then that Katie was an awful old lady name but it came back into fashion and is lovely. Smile

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 15/08/2021 15:21

Love it. Will she be Bridget or just Bridie.
Without disrespect but I disagree with PP about Bridget being frumpy. To me it sounds elegant and powerful

emmathedilemma · 15/08/2021 12:05

That’s my impression too @Brimorion (uk)

Brimorion · 15/08/2021 11:56

In Ireland, Bridie (generally a pet form) of Bridget/Brigid) is one of the unreclaimed, frumpy, deeply-old-fashioned old lady names. Equivalent of, I don’t know, Gladys? Beryl? My mother is a Bridie, now in her late 70s, and has always hated it. She would be completely baffled as to why anyone would saddle a newborn with it, but perhaps it codes differently in the UK?

StarryStarrySocks · 15/08/2021 11:51

It's very old-fashioned sounding.

Thesearmsofmine · 15/08/2021 11:49

Beautiful 😍

MarkKing39 · 15/08/2021 11:49

I like it

Saucery · 15/08/2021 11:43

I think it’s lovely! I know an (older) Bridie and her surname has a similar sound to Ann - it flows really well together.