Alternative to Mavis?

[sweetiepie1979]

My mothers name is Mavis, but don't know about calling baby that. I need something similar, Meabh/mave not an option, we already have one in the family. DH thought Mabel? What do people think of that? Is it a bit wacky? I don't want to be funky or wacky with names really...

I've gotta admit I chuckled when I thought you were actually thinking of naming her Mavis, but I think it's a name I could easily get used to on a young'un. It's certainly not out of step with the other granny-chic names around right now.

In reference to Mavis meaning 'song thrush' :
Melody
Carmen
Caroline
Chantelle
Clio (originally pn cly-oh but clee-oh much nicer :P)
Lyric
Odelle/Odele/Odella/Odelia
Ronni
Shiri

Robin
Ava/Avis/Evelyn (from same root as Mavis)
Tori
Wren

I'd go with Ava :)

Has anyone said Maude? Or Maggie?

I like Ava but it reminds me too much of Hitler. Thanks for all the lovely suggestions! Im still pondering on Mabel.

I bet you any money Mavis is an uber cool name in 2 years. Be ahead of the curve. Or go for Mabel.

Ignore Telsa, she has some evil agenda (possibly).

Your said yourself that your mother even dislikes the name, she'd probably slap you for inflicting it on her grandchild.

I'm going to have placards printed that say Savis from Mavis.

My dd middle name is mae after my grandma mavis. Ias that an option. She suggested tbe spelling.

Mae ia pretty and rather underused as a first name. Unfortunately it has become an overused middle name.

Maebh - pronounced Maeve (irish version)

Anything is a good alternative to Mavis

I guess Maisie and Marla I like

Um, can't you just use Mavis as a middle name?

Evelina, Ava, Eveline, Maeve

I have no evil agenda. I never in my life thought Ethel, Enid, Edith, Nora, Brenda and so on would be fashionable again, and they are! Round my way anyway.

Eve Ava Mae Maude