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?

[Bakeoffcake]

I love Audrey and Dot. I don't like Maureen though. It's just sounds nothingy. More Een - boring.

[reuset]

I don't think it's quite ready for a revival yet. You still come across the occasional child named Maureen (and names of that ilk) but it's still very little used for new babies.

I do know of two Audreys and one Dorothy off hand though. They seem more ready to become to be revived and become quite popular in a few years

[Totality22]

Maureen - no
Joan - unsure
Jean - I love

[MellieGrant]

Dreadful!

Not very keen on Joan or Jean.

Audrey is more chic because of Audrey Hepburn, and I suspect Dorothy gets the Wizard of Oz/ Judy Garland popularity. But Maureen...

[hidingfromthem]

awful name.
poor child.

[Roomba]

I know an Audrey (age 8/9), an Elsie (10/11) a few Ediths, an Agnes (11), a Mabel (6/7), a Pearl (10) and a Joanie (1) - so a fair few names around which were definitely old lady names when I was a child.

[KoalaDownUnder]

Maureen and Joan are both hideous.

[PuppyMonkey]

It's a no from me.

[IvoryMadonna]

Maureen O'Hara.

It's not a favourite of mine, but I don't think it's horrible.
It seems to be the -een sound ending that's out of favour, although a few names like Evangeline are getting through.

[chaletdays]

It's awful. I also don't like Joan or Jean or Audrey.

[burgatroyd]

Emmeline
Jolene
These are nice een names

[Bellejournee]

I know of a Peggy aged 4/5. I was a little at first, but really like it on her now.

[IsabellaofFrance]

I love Annie and Maggie. Maureen is dreary in my opinion, but not as bad as Doreen

[Rhubarbgarden]

I really like Eileen. I could see that coming back in a few years. I like Marjorie too.

[IvoryMadonna]

I think Marjorie is really pretty. Perhaps it'll catch on via 'Game of Thrones' differently spelt Margaery. I had a great-aunt Marjorie who was known as Marnie.

[PuppyMonkey]

No to Marjorie too.

[IvoryMadonna]

It'll be back, you just wait.

[burgatroyd]

Marjorie is fab! It does sound like margerine though.

[mathanxiety]

I think June is a hot name, with Jane and then Jean following behind. Joan is still languishing in mothballs around here though.

I have not heard of a Marjorie but I can see it having an appeal. If Flora can beat the margarine association, why not?

[balletnotlacrosse]

Jane is a lovely name. It's much more classical than Joan or Jean.

I could see Marjorie and Margaret making a comeback - and there's lots of nice nicknames for Margaret - Meg, Daisy, Margot, Maggie, even Peggy will probably sound really cute to the next generation.

[sweetpeame]

I actually really like Peggy for a little girl!! Full name would have to be Margaret which is a bit boring IMO but has so maybe lovely nicknames as listed above. Far better than Maureen, Joan, Jean etc.

[ShadowSteam]

I think we'll have to wait a bit longer for a Maureen revival.

But I bet in a few years (or maybe decades) it'll start to sound fresh and exciting to a new generation of parents, and then little Maureens will start appearing all over the place.

[NinjaLeprechaun]

I actually really like Peggy for a little girl!! Full name would have to be Margaret which is a bit boring
It doesn't have to be short for Margaret. My daughter was intended to be a Peggy, but we went with Megan rather than Margaret as a full name. Except when she was born she was more of a Megan than a Peggy.
Also, my grandmother was Peggy (daughter's namesake) and it wasn't short for anything.

My best friend growing up was Maureen, I've always liked the name but my main problem with it is that it works directly into Moron for the mean kids.

[mathanxiety]

Me too, Hesterton. Much nicer than Kaitlyn/Caitlin, etc.