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"Granny" girl's name list!

147 replies

DefinitelyMaybeBaby · 10/01/2021 14:39

Baby girl due in a few weeks and we are getting closer to a name but not there yet! I did post a shortlist a couple of months ago and feedback was helpful so thank you.

(I will caveat this by saying our taste is very much old fashioned names which we know won't be for everyone!)

Middle name will be Juniper with all the first name options.

Norah
Nancy
Mavis
Dorothy (Dot/Dottie)
Winnifred

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Sunbird24 · 10/01/2021 14:43

Doris
Esme
Mabel

lovemirage · 10/01/2021 14:43

Moira
Maureen

Jessmary94 · 10/01/2021 14:44

I like dorothy 🥰 its one of my favourite names for a girl x

BergamotMouse · 10/01/2021 14:44

Norah, Nancy and Dorothy are lovely. Not sure about the others but they would definitely be the type to grow on me.

FenEel · 10/01/2021 14:45

I like Dorothy and Nancy from your list.
I also like Maud, Mabel, Elsie

Lotsachocolateplease · 10/01/2021 14:46

Doris
Ethel
Vera
Maeve
Lillian
Pearl
Iris
Maud
Edna
Betty
Nora

However from your list I like Dorothy

AgeLikeWine · 10/01/2021 14:47

Janice
Maureen
Sheila
Doreen
Shirley
Margaret
Janet
Norma

mistermagpie · 10/01/2021 14:48

My daughter is Iris but we also had Edith, Martha and Pearl as options. Love an 'old lady' name!

VenusClapTrap · 10/01/2021 14:48

Love Nora. Prefer it without an h.

How about Dinah?

Jessmary94 · 10/01/2021 14:49

Another one on our list is Rosella which is quite an old namr x

mistermagpie · 10/01/2021 14:49

Sorry - from your list Nancy is lovely.

TheMarzipanDildo · 10/01/2021 14:49

Rosemary

Ellmau · 10/01/2021 14:50

Florence
Ellen
Mabel
Vera
Joyce
Adeline
Adelaide

Hm2020 · 10/01/2021 14:51

Nancy for me aswel

RosesforMama · 10/01/2021 14:52

I really don't think your daughter will thank you for calling her Mavis. Don't forget she has to live with this name throughout her life.

Nancy, Norah, or Dorothy are ok. I think Winifred is not spelled with "nn".

fabricstash · 10/01/2021 14:52

I love Winifred. My Granny's names were Edna and Freda!

GwendolineWindowlene · 10/01/2021 14:55

Norah or Nancy are both lovely.

missmouse101 · 10/01/2021 14:55

Nancy is nice. Really dislike the others.

NoNarniaBecauseLipstick · 10/01/2021 14:57

Nancy is good.

steppemum · 10/01/2021 14:58

Norah
Nancy
Mavis
Dorothy (Dot/Dottie)
Winnifred

well, I think Mancy and Norah are awful, really horrible names

Mavis - meh

Dorothy and Winifred - fine. (but only because Win is a nice nn)

breadfortea · 10/01/2021 15:00

Love them all, but Nancy Juniper sounds just lovely.

MichelleofzeResistance · 10/01/2021 15:00

Dolly is another short for Dorothy
Ivy
Agatha
Maude
Mabel
Augusta

Echobelly · 10/01/2021 15:02

I like Nancy

Sylvia/Sylvie is a nice 'granny' name as well, I think

zeitgeista · 10/01/2021 15:04

i love dorothy, nancy and mabel.

MessAllOver · 10/01/2021 15:04

Mildred
Aggie