Makes me wonder what names the nay-sayers like? To me, Ethel is quirky and feminine, fresh and a pleasure to say.
If Ethel was a colour it would be brown. It’s drab. There is nothing nice or pretty about it. It’s on a level with Vera or Maud or Doreen or Barbara. Names that make me think ‘poor child’ when I hear them.
I’m not a fan of vintage names. It’s like a competition to find the worse name possible and name your child it.