Ethel...too old lady?

[powderbluerose]

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! :)

I really like it. For me, it was on my short list for dd. But dp said absolutely not, for the reasons people give above.

Just no, there are nicer vintage names out there.

If you want an “Ettie”how about short for Juliette / Minette / I’m sure there are lots of others but I can’t think of them!

I think it's a great name

Ethel is gorgeous.

I quite like it but don't think I'd ever use it. But it may be better as a double barrel name.

I love vintage names but for me its so incredibly harsh sounding, there is just zero softness, grace, femininity at all. Its sounds like nail scrapping across a backboard to me in its harshness.

Ethel is hands downs my least favourite name of the non “unique” variety. Though Dulcie is a close second.

Looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooove Ethel & Ettie :)

There was a baby Mabel a while ago where I work. Also a Stanley. I think the really old fashioned names are coming back now.

It would make me giggle (inwardly!). To me Ethel is a witch or a witch’s cat. She’d have to be really stunning to pull off a name like Ethel. Picture a sort of chubby teenage girl with spots called Ethel. It just wouldn’t help. Etta, Elspeth, Edith,Mabel are all nice if you like old lady names.

Too old-fashioned.

I like it, but dd2 name has been heavily reference through out. Also like Greta, Agnes and Maud,if that helps!

Honestly they aren’t old lady names they are baby names, it does mean that my granddaughter will probably called carol or brenda or something...

My mum is Yvette shortened to Etty

My mum is Yvette shortened to Etty

Etty is nice.

Your baby your name.
But if you want my brutally honest opinion it's a horrible name. (Sorry any Ethel's out there.)
An old work colleague of mine called her child Bethel, which is nice.

It's hideous, I'm afraid.

Ethel is amazing! Love it and names like Edith, Sybil etc (all vetoed by DH sadly) plus she won’t be one of 4 Ethel’s in her class so that’s a bonus

I love it!

Some really harsh comments on here! 🙈 It really doesn't float my boat at all (Ethel, that is. Ettie is an ace name), in fact it's firmly in the "ooooh NO!" camp for me, but I wouldn't be harsh enough to call it "hideous".....

i love it. it is firmly on my list if number 2 ever comes along.

No i wouldn't, definitely old lady name.