Muriel

[LarrytheCucumber]

Is it in now? I saw one announced in the Daily Telegraph today.

You're terrible Muriel

It's MARiel

I prefer Margot personally

I was going to say what Mint said.

mariel

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Mil's middle name is Muriel and her boys tease her loads with either you're terrible Muriel or by elongating the muuuuuuuuuuuuuuuriel.

Sorry Larry Derailed the thread with all the Muriel/Mariel stuff.

I don't know if it's in now but personally wouldn't use it as am not a fan of old lady chic. Each to their own and all that. She's probably got sisters called Edith, Dorothy and Maud.

Didn't understand the Muriel/Mariel bit and checked again in paper to make sure I hadn't misread .
DH has thrown the paper away, but the sibling was a boy beginning with M I think.

I'm going to be watching it later....this thread has bought back memories

You're terrible Muriel! Is my only reaction to that name... sorry!

Funny that Mariel sounds quite pretty whereas Muriel really doesn't.

'You're terrible Muriel' would be a constant refrain.

I had a Great Aunt Muriel. And a Gladys and a Flo and an Elsie and a Lily (two actually) and a Lilian.

They are all old lady names but Muriel is the oldest ladiest name.

As in Chandler Muriel Bing?

I hope not.

Have you ever watched Muriels Wedding?

You're dreadful Muuuuuuuuriel!

Its not a name I am keen on. The male equivalent to me is Malcolm.

I see a couple of senior citizens all dressed in beige with sensible lace up shoes in my head when I hear the name Muriel (obviously married to Malcolm)!

Muriel is with Gladys and Ethel; it's not pretty old-ladyish like Lillian or Iris, it's just plain ugly old-ladyish.

i know 2 Meriels. I think it is pretty.

This is my mum's RL given name and she hates it, has used another name since she was 18. She was named for an aunt.

Somehow it should be pretty but just isn't...

I knew a Muriel born in the 1950s when everyone else was called Susan, Janet, Christine, Pamela, Anne etc. She didn't like it.
Sounds from the comments that DT baby might be in a class of her own

Hideous. Very sorry.

My favourite film....as you can guess!

Never known one personally, but I cannot help but not think of her in the film.

Yip I hear it as in the film. In my head it's always in an Australian accent too