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To ask for your ideas on goofy girls names?

114 replies

CharlotteK9 · 06/05/2023 22:30

For example: I love the boys name Percy. It a lovely name but feel like it has a certain goofiness to it.

I can’t think of any names like this for girls. Anyone, any ideas? TIA

OP posts:
Cactusprick · 06/05/2023 23:18

Ginny

BonnieLisbon · 06/05/2023 23:19

Velma Dinkley from Scooby Doo

Cactusprick · 06/05/2023 23:20

Agnes

pandarific · 06/05/2023 23:20

I love Dinah

Twoshoesnewshoes · 06/05/2023 23:20

Crystal
dottie
Dylis
Gladys
charly
daisy
Betsy

i really can’t stand the name Percy, yuk

mastertomsmum · 06/05/2023 23:20

SecretsIWouldNeverTell · 06/05/2023 22:31

Doris

Hmm, to me old lady on Coronation St

uncomfortablydumb53 · 06/05/2023 23:23

Dottie
Betsy
Kiki

Ifionlyknewthenwhatiknownow3 · 06/05/2023 23:24

Hattie
Also, there was a very famous American female TV chef way back in black and white telly days. Racking my brains but can't remember her goofy name. Who was it?

VeryQuaintIrene · 06/05/2023 23:25

Ethel
Fanny

gabsdot45 · 06/05/2023 23:26

Luna

TakingTheCake · 06/05/2023 23:26

Zooey

mastertomsmum · 06/05/2023 23:27

BloodyInternetWeirdos · 06/05/2023 22:45

Esther

My grandmother, born in the 19th century, anglicised her name to Esther as an immigrant to the UK circa 1906. Spool forward six decades and my 10 yr old brother got to choose between Alison, Esther or Elaine - ie popular, ye oldie woman or slightly irregular. Everso glad it wasn’t Esther or Alison

Ifionlyknewthenwhatiknownow3 · 06/05/2023 23:28

VeryQuaintIrene · 06/05/2023 23:25

Ethel
Fanny

Thankyou, that's it
Fanny. Fanny Cradock

mastertomsmum · 06/05/2023 23:29

IbizaToTheNorfolkBroads · 06/05/2023 22:47

The name is Lettice

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And, unfortunately, there is a Boris Johnson offspring with this name

SootspriteSearcher · 06/05/2023 23:31

I'm having a bit of a chuckle at people up in arms about you possibly naming a baby one of these names. I hate to break it to you all I have looked after many children with names on these lists! And some wackier ones!!

For me goofy/old fashioned girls names
Betty
Bessie
Dilly
Penny
Patricia
Suzie
Mary
Maggie (Margaret)

mastertomsmum · 06/05/2023 23:33

Ifionlyknewthenwhatiknownow3 · 06/05/2023 23:28

Thankyou, that's it
Fanny. Fanny Cradock

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Look her up, she’s really scary

Rightnowstraightaway · 06/05/2023 23:59

Oh dear, my favourite two names in the world are in this thread!

How about Hilary?

Wisterical · 07/05/2023 00:02

Dorcas

Wallawallakoala · 07/05/2023 00:06

Mavis

FartVandelay · 07/05/2023 00:08

Cressida

Idtotallybangdreamoftheendlessnotgonnalie · 07/05/2023 00:10

Daisy, Flora, Mitzy, Heidi, Layla, Patsy, Susie (Sooz)

CSIblonde · 07/05/2023 00:15

Muriel, Matilda, Mabel, Betty, Hetty, Lottie. (Percy is v old fashioned rather than goofy, so the above are in that remit) .

Zoeyclash · 07/05/2023 00:27

Iris
Edith
Polly
Violet

Regholdsworthswaterbed · 07/05/2023 00:32

Bunny
Tilly
Bunty
Fanny
Frannie
Basically silly posh nicknames