Maureen

[balletnotlacrosse]

Heard a woman in the park calling her dd (aged 4-5) by this name yesterday. Not keen myself, but is it due a revival?

Now that's a name that doesn't deserve a revival!

No

Wow. Maureen!? All our children are going to be calling their DC Joanne, Tracey and Nicola you know.

Maureen is from my Mum's generation...women who are in their 60s and 70s now...so I am waiting for the Joans, Jeans and Dots to appear.

I actually like Joan though.

Love Dot

My mum's name. Chosen by my nan whilst my grandad was away at war. He came back, nan introduced him to his new daughter Maureen, and he said "I'm not calling her THAT" so she's known as Chris - middle name Christina. She hates Maureen.

Heard an Audrey of around 3-4yo bring called in the park the other day.

I know a three year old Audrey! Only one though, not a wave of them.

Maureen is pretty bad but I suppose it's that generation's version of Mabel or Ethel.

Audrey is cool though.

Maureen isn't a goer for me.

Audrey sounds dreary.

I do like Aubrey for a girl. Yes, I know its a boys name but it sounds feminine!

DD's principal's DD is called Audrey and she is about 13/14 yo

Both Maureen and Audrey are pretty bad, some names need to stay in the past.

I like it if spelled Máirín (in Irish in other words) even though there is little or no difference in pronunciation. I like Audrey too.

Really dislike Noreen, Aideen, Doreen, etc, though.

I know a toddler Joanie.

My generation is all susan, Linda, Alison, Carolyn, Gillian, joanne, helen, Tracy and Michelle.

Boys were Graham, Peter, Phillip, Colin, Christopher, Ian, Andrew, Gary, Steven, Neil, Keith.

All of which sound really boring to me. Some of them could make a comeback I suppose but not many!

In terms of ' old lady names' I think we have probably run out now'

I know of a Dolly, Ruby, Nancy, Iris, Ivy, Daisy, Ida, Ava, Peggy and a Betty!

Oh God, I really hope not, its my middle name - why Mother why?

And are you happy for her nn to be Mo? Just saying'...

interestingly over the past week 'Jean' and 'Joan' seem to have passed the MN test of acceptability. Jean/Joan/Maureen are not really my idea of a suitable name for a child but that's mostly because I have pensioner aunts with those names.

I like Máirín, Éidín, Nóirín but not the anglicised versions.

It's not a name I think is due a revival... But as a pp said, there is a whole thread of people on here talking about how much they like Joan and Jean. IMO Maureen is in exactly the same category so no doubt there will be people who vastly prefer it to anything top 100!

Similar to Maureen is Margaret- wonder if that will come back into favour?
or Brenda?

I have a four year old Audrey. She has two Dots in her reception class.