What do you think of brenda?

[kenandbarbie]

It's a family name I always hated and discounted, but I said it aloud today and it is growing on me. Thoughts?

No! Just too old fashioned.

Not one of my favourites.

How about Bronwyn? Or Brogan?

Belinda is lovely....

I think it's ok but many don't. I like Brian too.

Best not go there

In our house Brenda is a nn for a cooked chicken.
Tracey is the Christmas turkey!!

I live old-fashioned names but Brenda is atrocious, sorry.

Sound like that slightly older woman who's a complete wagon that every office seems to have. (We have such a Brenda).

Victoria Wood in Dinnerladies

Of course you might just be ahead of your time and in 30 years people will be worrying about little Brenda being one of five in her class

But still no

Nooooo!

Awful... truely awful...

I think 'nice tabard, Brenda'.

It's my mums name and I think she'd have been horrified if we'd used it for either of our dd's I do like Brennie and Brenna though!

What about Breanna

I like it

I want to love it as it's unusual and pointedly unfashionable, but I just don't like names beginning with B very much. I do prefer it to any of the similar names suggested and I think if you like it you should go for it. She will become her name, as they all do. I am picturing a little Brenda and it just seems really cute.

It makes me think of Victoria Wood’s character in dinnerladies, and Julie Walters’ classic line:

“This is my daughter. Born on Christmas Eve - so we called her Brenda!”

I'm not a fan, but if you love it go for it! But it doesn't sound like you love it

Who's Fat Brenda? Is she an off-screen character on Coronation Street or have I made that up?

Nickname for the Queen. Not meant kindly.

I’m surprised to see all the “frump” comments - I associate it with slightly dated American glamour, no doubt because the only Brenda I’d have come across was on television, the girl twin in Beverly Hills 90210! To me, it’s the same vein as Jessica or Samantha or Jennifer. So funny how we can have completely different impressions. Anyway, I’d obviously think it fine to use, and a lot better than some of the comeback names I see lauded on here like Edith or Maud. It has something going for it - easy to spell and pronounce, known but not overly popular, would travel easily in other languages... I am clearly in a minority though!

It's my middle name and to be honest not one in overly fond of. I definitely would not choose it for any of my children

terrible name! My mum had a friend 50 years ago with this name and it was awful then.

For real?

OP is surely trolling us