Wilma or Mary?

[sleeperinsouthlondon]

Can't decide....

Wilma is frumpy. Martha, Betsy, Mary, Mary Anne?

Mary. Lovely, timeless. Can be a high court judge or a rock star.

Mary. Very sweet, also sophisticated for a grown-up.

Mary. I like Willa or Wilhelmina / Willemina though, as an alternative to Wilma.

I love Wilhelmina too, and Willa and Willow both have a lot going for them. Bit Wilma is in the same league as Gladys and Mavis imo.

Of Wilma and Mary, Mary wins hands down. Come to think of it, Mary would win over a lot of other names if I were doing the choosing.

Willa.

Mary is beautiful. I quite like Wilma too

Delia? if you can get away from thoughts of Ms Smith, it's lovely I think.

Mary. I don't think there are enough Marys around - I only know two under the age of fifty but it is pretty and classic, not dated or an old lady name at all. She could also use Molly and Polly as nicknames if she wanted (think they're originally both nns for Mary as well as Margaret).

Wilma could be cute if you could get away from the Flintstones reference. It is one of those names that will probably become cool at some point once a few more people give it to their DDs. I wouldn't be brave enough to be a pioneer though.

Willow is lovely but I do think it sounds like the child is named after the character on Buffy (not that there is anything wrong with that...we have Cordelia and (Ale)Xander on our longlist...)

My dd (12 weeks) is a Willa, and her official name is Wilhelmina. I also love Wilma. We went for the full Wilhelmina so she'd have more name options when older. Mary is also a great name, a classic and so pretty on a little girl. I think between the two it depends how brave you are feeling, as Mary, while still vintage, is obviously more conventional.

My dd (12 weeks) is a Willa, and her official name is Wilhelmina. I also love Wilma. We went for the full Wilhelmina so she'd have more name options when older. Mary is also a great name, a classic and so pretty on a little girl. I think between the two it depends how brave you are feeling, as Mary, while still vintage, is obviously more conventional.

You're gonna hate me for this, but they're both names used around where I live to describe a woman's parts

Where do you live?

Willa is pretty

God the poor child.

Some traditional names are cool or sweet. They are just old-fashioned.

Theoretically Mary should fit neatly with the trend of vintage names, but somehow it just doesn't. To me Mary is either contrary, has a little lamb or is covering up an illegitimate pregnancy by blaming it on god.

Wilma would be an affliction rather than a name.

Mary is quite nice if I try (very, very, very) hard to put the Holy Mary stuff out of my mine. Would work well in England, less of those pesky Catholic overtones.

I live in the Lake District

Mary - really don't like Wilma (sorry)!

I love Wilma

Mary.

Wilma is not great.

I would be that idiot who would be unable to say 'Wilma', and would have to say 'WIIIILLLMMAAAAAAAAAAAA' instead.

Mary.

By a very, very long way.

Mary Mary Mary.

Mary.