Ethel...too old lady?

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I don’t know why but I really like Ethel. Ettie for short. But I can’t get the image of a cute little old lady called Ethel out of my head! Opinions please! :)

Etta is lovely... if you’d nickname Ethel ‘Ettie’ why not call her that instead? Ettie is lovely and original... I think Ethel is a really old name sorry

Sorry awful. It’s in the same bracket as Vera, Enid, Doris, Phyllis and Beryl.

I love vintage names, but I don't like Ethel at all I'm afraid.

How about Elspeth or Edith?

I like it. But then I like Enid, Phyllis and Vera too!

Not a fan , Just don't like the sound and can't imagine it suiting a child.

Dreadful and my grandmas name to boot, albeit she was lonely!

I loathe and woman names anyway reminds me of boiled sweets, moth balls and lavender

DD has an 'old lady' name, so I may be biased but I like Ethel and I can see it suiting a feisty toddler very well. Ettie for short is very sweet, Etta I'm not keen on, but that is because the Etta I know is a middle aged Jamaican man

Ethel is lovely, as is Ettie. Or another nn could be Effie. I like them all.

Esther nn Ettie?

Edel, or Adele instead maybe. Same name just a variation.

It's horrible.

My opinion might be slightly clouded by the fact that the only Ethel I've known was an absolutely feral, vicious cat.

I worked with an older Ettie though. Not sure for anything. Just Ettie.

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How about Etta, or Greta?

Esme? I prefer Etta to Ethel myself.

I'm not that fond of the Elsie, Edith, Ruby type of names. They remind me of a swathe of great aunts I had. There was a Hilda and a Beattie too.

I like it. I think it's classy. When she's growing up all the great aunts will be called Jennifer, Louise, Catherine etc. So less connotations of it being an old lady name. Work in a care home and the most common name I see is Edna and Joan so... I don't know any ethels. Go with what you like! Ethel is beautiful!

Really bad. I know an Ethel in her 60s and it's really old fashioned for her age group.

its terrible. no just no.

Its a lovely name. Know an older Ethel with sister Iris..both beautiful names.

Ettie short for Juliet/Juliette/Julietta.

I'm not keen on Ethel. Really like Enid :)

Not my bag, love Elsie though.

I hate all old lady names.Ethel/Edith/Maud/Ivy etc,it`s like calling your kid Bertha or Vera or Joan!

I've always loved Ethel.

I am very fond of the name Ethel for purely personal reasons but I do think it's a very sweet name.