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What do you think of the name Ivy Margaret Pritchard?

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AndyPritchard69 · 09/01/2022 20:25

Ivy was on the list as one of my top baby girl names. I picked out Margaret for the middle name, baby girl is due this week. Any thoughts on what you think of this name?

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frenchfancy81 · 10/01/2022 00:02

Makes me picture a lady in her 80s

frogsbreath · 09/01/2022 23:55

It's a really lovely name, and you love it and it has meaning for you. Use it x

Purplecatshopaholic · 09/01/2022 23:54

Oh dear, sorry op but it’s terrible on every level. Awful first name, awful second name, awful together, and awful initials. Sorry, but you did ask..

BeefSupreme · 09/01/2022 23:48

@Peakypolly

Imp would be such a sweet nickname as well Smile
What’s sweet about calling your child a demon?
Skeumorph · 09/01/2022 23:45

I much prefer Iris to Ivy - much more elegant.

SittingOvation · 09/01/2022 23:44

@toastofthetown

Sounds fine to me, if a bit dull. Ivy is the 6th most popular name in England and Wales at the moment, and it blends in with other popular names like Evie, Ava, Isla so a bit uninspiring but not a bad name. I like Margaret.

I don’t know why so many posters think it sounds too old. It’s one of the most popular names in the country. Sometimes Mumsnet can be a bit behind on name trends though.

I think it's the combination with Margaret that makes it sound so old-fashioned. If it was Ivy Willow or Ivy Grace or something it would sound a lot more current.
Skeumorph · 09/01/2022 23:44

Very headmistress.

Imp is a great nickname though!

It’s strange. I quite like all the names individually but together they’re a bit heavy and prim.

SittingOvation · 09/01/2022 23:39

I was surprised to see this thread was in Baby Names as I thought it must be about some retired MP that I hadn't heard of.

As PPs have said, it's fine for an old lady but I really don't like it for a baby.

ErrolTheDragon · 09/01/2022 23:28

It sounds like the sort of name someone's mum would have had when I was a little girl (Ivy and/or Margaret). And I'm 60 so....

toastofthetown · 09/01/2022 23:27

Sounds fine to me, if a bit dull. Ivy is the 6th most popular name in England and Wales at the moment, and it blends in with other popular names like Evie, Ava, Isla so a bit uninspiring but not a bad name. I like Margaret.

I don’t know why so many posters think it sounds too old. It’s one of the most popular names in the country. Sometimes Mumsnet can be a bit behind on name trends though.

Kitkat151 · 09/01/2022 23:25

Ivy is fine....I don’t like Margaret

HollowTalk · 09/01/2022 23:19

Really awful. It sounds like an 85-year-old who is very prim and proper.

canary1 · 09/01/2022 23:18

A character in Agatha Christie novel?

JacquelineCarlyle · 09/01/2022 23:15

I think it's lovely!

SaltedCaramelIcedLatte · 09/01/2022 23:13

Awful

Undertheoldlindentree · 09/01/2022 23:13

Imp isn't really a great combo of initials. Handy if she's in the Imp six at Brownies. Not so great if you live in Lincoln....

DPotter · 09/01/2022 23:12

The name sounds like one from A Miss Marple book. Now don't get me wrong I love Agatha Christie books , just wouldn't name my daughter after a character in one of them.

Margaret has potential and lovely nicknames, but Ivy not so much

PattyPan · 09/01/2022 23:00

Lovely choice! Margaret is so underused nowadays.

Itchylegs · 09/01/2022 23:00

I like it. Ivy is really sweet. Could be Ivy Peg ...

manseymoo1987 · 09/01/2022 22:59

I like ivy but could you change the middle name to Margot (like Margot Robbie)- I love that name. Even Maggie is better than Margaret

Bortles · 09/01/2022 22:54

Maybe Maggie instead of the full Margaret or Greta?

Daisy829 · 09/01/2022 22:46

I love it. Think it’s a really strong name. Congrats on the imminent new arrival

Redshoeblueshoe · 09/01/2022 22:43

I think it's lovely.

Luckingfovely · 09/01/2022 22:43

Very old fashioned. Are you naming an 80 year old?

rambleonplease · 09/01/2022 22:37

I don't like it all together tbh. Ivy is quite nice. But not Margaret, I just think of Thatcher! But I am really not a fan of old fashioned names.

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