Sheila, Lorraine or Glinda?

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I know these names are unconventional but I was thinking they might be nice. I was originally going to go for Sheila or Lorraine (Lorrie for short) but after watching Wicked I’m thinking maybe Glinda would be fun!

I agree Lorraine is the best - and is it not Rainey as the nn?

But there have been a suspicious number of these threads lately. I know Mabel etc have come back but I really don't think the world is ready for the Brendas, Lindas, Sheilas and Shirleys etc that are being tabled recently. Is this not just a "whyever not?" kind of provocation?

Lorraine isn't actually that bad, but Glinda? Really? And Sheila?

Well I'm one of the names! 😞

They’re unconventional for a reason - they’re all hideous.

Lorraine? I think it's ok actually...

My dad had three chickens called Doris, Edna and Peggy. Great names for slightly eccentric farm animals 😁

Really bad, all of them.

What about Gladys, Vera, Phyllis, Freda, Wilhelmina or Bertha.

My last set of chickens were Agnes, Enid and Mildred

If you want to do unconventional
but NICE go for Vivienne. I know a gorgeous little baby called this and it’s fabulous. Called vivi for short.

Ah you’ve knackered it now.

Vivienne! Ooh I like that!

They wouldn’t be my choice but last year I had a Linda in my Reception class. Taught several of her siblings and remember when Linda was born and thinking, “why, oh, why?”. But now Linda suits her name and is quite quirky, so I like it. If you’ve got your heart set on them then go for it. Your child will grow into a name. My favourite out of your suggested names is Lorraine - shortened to Lorri on all but official documents.

How about Gloria? I bloody love the name Gloria. I am coming round to Glinda as well. I see shiny when I think of that name

Me too. I can't believe how despised my name is. Makes me feel a bit crap.🥵

Have you considered Pauline? Or Jackie?

Or Bunty?

When I was born in 1972, my dad really wanted to call me Lorraine. I’m eternally grateful that my mum put her foot down and refused.

I like Lorraine, but prefer Laurie or Lorna. I like Linda too (there was a thread on that recently)! I don’t think you can go with Glinda though!

They're all terrible.

Most names are despised on here.

Other than Glinda, which is too linked to the Wicked film, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with the names. Just probably a few years too early for a revival.

MN hates my name as well (not one mentioned on this thread so far!)

another name I was thinking of was Greta perhaps, or Alison maybe? They’re perhaps a tad bit less controversial?

I can’t speak for anyone else but for me it’s not that they have an awful sound or association, just that they’re very ‘of their time’ and it’s hard to imagine any of them for a baby.

I like Sheila. Time it was resurrected 😆

Not to put a downer on it, but the first thing I associate with Vivienne is that drag queen who died of a ketamine overdose earlier this year.

No neither