Ethel?

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What are your thoughts on the name Ethel?
Is it too old fashioned?

Reminds me of elephants. No idea why.

I love Ethel ❤️

Definitely nicer than Gwendolyn/Gwen/Gwendoline.

My son age 10 has a friend called gwendolyn personally I don’t like it. Ethel is beautiful trendy 2020 name.

I much prefer Gwendolyn. Ethelis so frumpy.

I suppose NN Effy is ok.

Much prefer Edith tho. Or Alice. 🤨

It was on my list it got a very mixed response

I'm not a massive fan of old-lady-chic names (other than Iris. I love that) but I think Ethel fits perfectly within that genre. It has a pretty nickname in Ettie and the whole name sounds good - a strong sounding name without sounding harsh.
Gwendolyn just reminds me of the awful character in Mallory Towers.

Ethel is really scraping the barrel of old-lady names, second only to Edna (my mum's name which she hated). All these poor poor 21st century little girls...

You did ask, sorry.

MIL is Gwendolyn, always Gwen. Meh.

My first thought was no but as I said it a few times it grew on me. Gwendoline is frightful however.

Don't look Ethel! (Showing my age!)

What about Edel?

Reminds me of the GLums and Ron Glum’s “Why Eth?” etc

Ethel sounds so old, what about Beth (Bethany, Elizabeth)?

Gwen sounds ok, but I prefer Wren.

Personally I don’t feel the World is yet ready to have scores of little Ethel’s running about again 🙈

Please no.
And I had a wonderful granny named Ethel. It should remain in the past.
Lily Allen has one I believe.

It's on the same lines as Mabel, Beryl, Edith, Agnes, etc. Old lady, yes. Chic? No way.

I'm sure I've read that when researchers study the effects of going through life with an unpleasant name, Ethel is one of the ones they use. (Others include Mildred, Gertrude and Bertha.)

Awful names.

Prefer Gwendolyn to Ethel

I really don't like it. It makes me think of something acrid-smelling that's listed on the side of a chemistry set.

I'm sure I've read that when researchers study the effects of going through life with an unpleasant name, Ethel is one of the ones they use. (Others include Mildred, Gertrude and Bertha.)

^^ This. Also include Beryl and Maude.

Sorry, truly dreadful.

Utterly hideous. Along with Ada, Mave, Dorothy, Edith, Margaret, Mabel and Gladys.

I really can't see any charm in either of those names, sorry. While Iris, Ada and Violet, of a similar vintage as Ethel, have re-surfaced and work well, Ethel just seems drab to me.

Gwendolyn is way too frilly and fussy for me. Interestingly this was confirmed in the recent series Malory Towers based on Enid Blyton books: Gwendolyn is the fussy, stuck-up girl. Well-named on Blyton's part! I do think Gwen, Gwenllian and Gwenno are rather appealing though.

I much prefer Esther and Edith, which have a similar but less clunky vibe. Gwendolyn is OK, Wendy could be a good nn.