Ethel?

[courgettetrees]

Good Saxon name

Difficult to say if you have a lisp.

I don’t love the grandma-ish names

It's my dhs favourite name! I like it but vetoed as it reminds me of the mean girl from The Worst Witch haha.

sorry but no.

Ethel is the elephant in Hey Duggee or the owner of Willy in EastendeEs 😂

Love it.

Not for me , I really am not a fan of all these old lady style names that seem to be having a bit of a come back recently. Ethel seems very much one of those names

Prefer Elsie to Ethel.

Ethel is nice.

I like it but it does make me think of the old lady in eastenders

Prefer Edith with nn Edie, or Elsie or Esme

Ugh, horrible name.

Awful imo

Objectively it does have a nice sound, but the old lady and comedy name associations are just too strong. Edith?

Yikes it's horrid...and that's from someone who loves Vera!

Mabel

I really dislike it

Love! Do it. ❤️

I think it sounds lovely and I don't understand where the negative connotation comes from (I didn't like it almost instinctively until I really thought about it after seeing someone name their baby it on a TV show). I think people associate it with elderly women but I don't see why that's a bad thing and loads of vintage names are making a comeback

I love the meaning too. 'Diminutive of Etheldreda, from the Old English name Aethelthryth, meaning noble and strength.'
Such a strong name, but with softness too. It'll never be widely used but for me that's a plus point. There are oodles of the traditionally 'pretty' old lady named. Pick a shrewish one! And your daughter will make it her own.

Love it!

Love it. Wish I’d called my dd that.

I don't like it at all, sorry.
We're not living in Saxon times.

I can see the appeal. I like its ancientness. But it really does have an old lady vibe that I'm finding hard to overlook.

Has a slightly 'under parlour-maid' feel, but if you like it ...(shrug)