What do you think of the name Bridie Ann Wales?

[Carolwales83]

Bridie has been my favourite female name for a long time. Ann is the middle name, do you think it flows well? What are your thoughts about it?

I think it’s lovely! I know an (older) Bridie and her surname has a similar sound to Ann - it flows really well together.

I like it

Beautiful 😍

It's very old-fashioned sounding.

In Ireland, Bridie (generally a pet form) of Bridget/Brigid) is one of the unreclaimed, frumpy, deeply-old-fashioned old lady names. Equivalent of, I don’t know, Gladys? Beryl? My mother is a Bridie, now in her late 70s, and has always hated it. She would be completely baffled as to why anyone would saddle a newborn with it, but perhaps it codes differently in the UK?

That’s my impression too @Brimorion (uk)

Love it. Will she be Bridget or just Bridie.
Without disrespect but I disagree with PP about Bridget being frumpy. To me it sounds elegant and powerful

Bridie 😮
I too live in Ireland and it's a name like Doris, Enid, Gladys would be in UK - an old fashioned, old lady name.
It's nice if it's coming back.

Years ago my grandparents had an old 45 record of the song Come Down the Mountain Katie Daly - I really thought then that Katie was an awful old lady name but it came back into fashion and is lovely.

To me Bridie is very much a familiarisation of Bridget and personally I prefer Bridget

I don't hate it but agree that it sounds quite dated

unfortunately as a scot 'bridie' is a meat pastry so I would find calling my child it odd. I suppose on reading other comments it would be similar to calling a child agnes as it is very old fashioned.

Anyway for me childs names is such a personal thing so go for what you like

I thought about a meat pasty immediately too. But, if you like it, go for it.

Lovely.

Don’t like it

Awful, sorry. Old fashioned, ugly name and defo not one that deserves a come back

You'll make it sound like you've given birth to a 75 yr old woman from a small village

I know a 20 something Bridie, standalone, not a Bridget. Honestly she spends her life saying 'Actually no it isn't Bridget' It seems tiresome to me.

My friend is called Bridie in her 30s. Personally I love it!

Is Wales the surname?

I quite like it but her initials would be B. A. W, if you're in Scotland this wouldn't be ideal

Pretty. A lot of the names that are popular now would have been considered terrible old lady names a generation ago. I think Bridie is lovely and you'll be ahead of the curve.

Another one thinking of a meat pastie. Where a first name ends with a vowel sound and the second name begins with one, it doesn't flow well either. Bry Deanne.

I love the name Bridie - I knew a lovely girl by that name when I was at at school in the 70's but doubt I have heard it since - it does sound old but it looks and sounds pretty and is nice to say - Bridie - "like a bride" - what could be prettier!? I'd ignore the resonances from Ireland.

Bridie Ann goes together - Bridie Wales is fine but Bridie Ann Wales not as much perhaps that is just my opinion - it counts for nothing - a one or three syllable middle works best i think - Bryne, Lynn or Wyn have Welsh connections and seem to go well (not that that means anything) - I don't understand why we have middle names - I dislike my middle name and don't even use it when asked to give my full name unless specifically asked for like on a passport - my signature never uses my middle initial - I'd never use it as an alternative to my first name (which I also dislike!)

Paisley Ann Wales goes well - it's not that dissimilar. Maybe Bridie Ann Wales does work if P.A.W does!

So are you expecting or looking for a pen name?

Lovely

I'd kill for a fresh hot bridie right now. If you get a good one they are drool-tastic.

Doris, Enid, Gladys

I think these are due a comeback. Enid is welsh and is pronounced Ennid, not Eenid.

I think Beryl is ok too.

With a surname like Wales, I'd be tempted to use the first name Josephine nn Josie.