Help me find a retro-ish name!

[BunnyLebowski]

Not Jean

I'm 6 weeks pregnant with DC2. Just playing around with names

If baby is a boy he will most likely be Frank after my granda.

A girl is more difficult! DD is Cassie and we love her name. Not on the dreaded top 40 list but wacky not wacky either.

I like straightforward, pretty but non-flowery names with a retro feel.

I love Betty (and Betsy) but stupidly named the dog that not anticipating any more babies!

What do we think of my current favourite, Cherry? Not to everyone's taste I know but I'm in love with it right now .

I also like Dulcie, Violet, Maggie (my father would disown me for Thatcher) and Ivy and I like Dahlia but DP doesn't.

Any ideas?

Don't like marine. Dolly nice as nickname, call the dog dolly and the baby Betsy?

Oh I see!!! Ok, we'll Violet defintley a strong name!!

Meg or Josie?

Iris
Rachel
Lilith
Stella
Annette
Mary
Martha
Edith

How about Bunny? [ grin] I adore Frankie.p

Linda Lyn or Lynne
Beverley
Joanne or Joanna
Brigitte or Brigid
Glyn or Glennis
Sadie
Lydie or Lydia
Alex or alexandra

Primrose... Is frilly though?
Susie..love it, know a 4 year old and a grown up, suits both.
Theodora ...Teddy?
Vivian
Valerie
Audrey...too cute!

MillyMollyMandy?

ppeafruit sorry but Pauline. Seriously?

I read a book with an Adith in it, loved the name :)

Also love Ada.

Harriet (hattie)

Lottie, violet, April, pearl, ivy... love flower & nature names!

Please don't use Lucy ...soo boring....when you have all these fab ideas!

How about Sandy or Roxy? Grease is the classic 1950s film.

Rose? I think Rosie is very frilly but Rose is very pretty and strong.
Ada
Vera
Iris

Audrey? Cute?!

Sorry if i sound scornful, just names such as Pauline and Audrey are, to me, very middle aged and retro in a not-good way.

Ohhhh I think a little Audrey is fab!

Agree with Gideon. Not loving Pauline and Audrey type names.

Rose is gorgeous but is DD1's middle name after my aunt!.

Sandy and Roxy are a step too far .

Pauline is better than a fat old lady name like Ada Gideon's

Spoil sport

Not keen on Ada or Ida.

Ivy though is gorgeous.

Ivy Katy is a fab name

Genevieve
Gertrude
Hattie
Mabel
Prudence
Judith
Sally
Marion
Enid

Of course I'm not dissing fat old ladies Like my ex MIL name of DOLLY

Mattie
Libby
Willa
Mona
Trudy
Billie
Judith
Nina

Libby is gorgeous.

My DD's name has been mentioned a few times on this thread. I never knew we were considered retro! How cool! :)