Thoughts on Olive...

[sophiepumpkin]

We have had the name Martha picked for our baby girl, due soon, for a long time. I've recently had a wobble because I've met a few other Martha's and the name appears to be gaining in popularity. I am very taken with Olive but wondered what the consensus is, it seems to be a love it or hate it one. Thoughts on the names much appreciated.

I love Olive, but it would need a really 'light' surname to go with it.

Kinda think Olive And Martha of the name
Ilk. What about Mabel or Nell? I see them as similar names too X

Sorry but makes me think of Olive Oil from Popeye and Martha Stewart but then I'm another who's not into those old fashioned names.

For some reason, I see Olive and Mabel in the same hideously ugly name category. Mabel? It's so horrid.

I love Mabel and Nel but DH thinks Mabel is a cows name and Nel is a good friends baby, it's lovely though.

Love Olive!

Also like Leah, Harriet and Grace. (Jus' saying').

I think it's horrid, sorry. There are so many elegant, classic, and strong female bames out here, why on earth would you name your child after a sludgey green, stuffed appetiser?

Olive = on the busses ( and I'm not ancient).
Martha I like but could never have used as it doesn't go with our surname. It makes me think of the sweet character from The Secret Garden.
I also like Mabel. It was my no. 1 if we had had a girl. OH not quite as fond and Mum thought it was awful name to saddle child with.

Lovely name I think. DD1 middle name. I didn't go with it as a first name in the end because we knew so many Olivia's and it seemed too similar. Have slightly wished I had just done it though!

Olive,on the buses, sorry!

olive from on the buses
olive oil
sludgy green colour
really ugly name

mabel also horrendous sorry

Very cute "baby Olive". Not a name you would hear every day.

www.ciaranbrown.com/images/karenmutinyonthebusesautograph360.jpg

OMG!!!! Hadn't even heard of her. That picture's off putting. Grrr

I love Mabel toooo!!!

It just makes me think of the food (is it a fruit or a vegetable?) olive.

Love it. Considered Olive for DD and didn't in the end but kind of wish we'd gone for it, she's ended up with lovely olive skin too.

I'm sorry but I think it's an awful name and I can't see why it's become so popular. I know of a couple of Olives in the small town we live in.

My first thought is always Olive from On The Buses which doesn't help.

Yep, On the buses. Dislike this a lot. Definitely not a pretty name. In the Mabel, Beryl etc. Group.

What did you go for iwouldgoouttonight? Or anyone else that considered using Olive? Pretty please?!

I've always found it quite an ugly name (and, yes, On the buses always springs to mind). I love Olivia though!

It's my middle name (named after my granny and great granny) but I used to hate it. Too old fashioned and SO much Popeye related bullying in school in the 1980s and 1990s.
But now I'm an adult and my granny is gone, I appreciate the family link and like being named after her and my GG. Despite the recent rise in popularity, if I tell anyone my middle name I still feel I need to "excuse" it by explaining it's a family name.
So that doesn't really answer your question, sorry!

We went for Violet in the end. But considered Olive, Mabel, Molly, Martha, Elsie, Dulcie, Ivy, Edith. Really like them all.

God, Mabel is awful too. What is it with these frumpy dreary names?!

I know of siblings named olive and ivy, really sweet. I love mabel too.

Frumpy and makes you think of an olive, yes. Olivia is lovely though.

Martha would be much better.