What's your mum called?

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Thinking about the cyclical nature of names - those that I used to think of as awful 'granny names' when I was younger - Florence, Edith, Mabel etc - are wildly popular now.

I wonder what the equivalent names will be for our grandchildren and great-grandchildren?

My mum is called Christine (I am in my mid 30s).

Veronica

MIL is Barbara

I'm 32, DH is 45

Dotty!

Mum is Janet. MIL is Diane. I'm 33

Mum is Catherine, born in 1950s, her sister is Helena.

MIL is Jane, born in 1940s.

My DDs have their names as middle names.

My mum is Patricia. She is 60 and hates it. Mil is also in her 60's and is called Pamela. She hates her name too! I've had to promise them both we wont ever name any of our kids after either of them suits me fine. Both these names are grim imo.

Maureen - I'm mid 40s. She hates it!

My much-missed DM was Jennifer and this will be my daughter's middle name. I've just realised this could become a bit of a tradition, as my middle name is Kathleen, which was my mother's mother's name.

Karen she's 53. Popular name in the 50's don't think it will make a comeback, I Can`t imagine a baby called Karen. MIL is a baby 65 year old Veronica...which I quite like.

• opps shouldn't say baby in front of 65!

My mother is Alice, goes by Alison (hates her name, was named after a horrible relative). She is in her 40s.

I'm 50. DM is Brenda (shudder), MIL was Sheila.

Mum called Pamela (Pam) - I'm 60 - but she has never liked her name.

Im 50 though my name has been mentioned 6 times already
Mum is Avril and MIL is Eileen

DM is Sylvia (64) MIL is Susan (56) I'm 31

Teresa. I'm 38.

I don't think my mums name will ever come back in to fashion...
It's Edna Priscilla
on her behalf

Oh do we have to put our ages?
I'm 23

My mum was Ruth too she was born in 1923.
I am the age of most of your mums and I am Val(erie)

My mil was Sybil

DM is Ann - (67) and MIL Monica (78). I'm 39.

Mum was Hilary
MIL is Linda

Jessie known as Jess, NOT short for Jessica. She was named after her aunt.

My mum is called Else (pronounced El-Sah). My MIL is called Vivienne. If I have a girl I would like to call her Amelia which is OH's grandmothers name.

Mum (59) - Anne
Mil (72) - Doreen

Not saying but strangely if she's Hillary Diana, Mil is Diana Hillary, and they were born in the same year.