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!

Síle is the Irish form of Cecilia.
Sheila is the anglicised spelling of Síle (not the other way around).

It has the same meaning as Cecilia, which isn’t heaven or sky afaik.

Yes, and I assume in 80+ years Karen, Joanne, Clare, Sally and Rachel will make a comeback, but they’re not names you’d pick at the moment

I think some people commenting are in denial about their own ages!

I knew one Lorraine my age (mid 40s) but that’s it. The Sheilas I know are my mother’s contemporaries or older.

I quite like Lorraine. Have you considered Elaine or Loretta (Lori)?

Exactly! I'm 42 and my DD1(18) joked to me that all my friends are called Michelle or Tracy (true, I know lots my age). But I said that all of HER friends are called Ruby or Olivia or a variant of a "Belle" name.

Lorraine and Sheila are definitely 70s upwards. Never met any my age, not even my sister's age and she's 10 years older than me (52).

I've never met or known of a Glinda in my life, except for The Wizard of Oz/Wicked.

I know pixibell. Just no.

Clare and Rachel will return well before that I reckon. I’m 43 and know tonnes around my age ish, and I’m pretty sure name cycles are a lot shorter than 120 years 😂. Karen, Joanne and Sally will probably be back even sooner.

Lorraine with nickname lorrie or lolly

Actually if I say the name Sheila often enough and picture a sweet baby while saying it, it does start to grow on me.

Lorraine gets my vote if you have to choose one of those.

Glenda?

I hope this is a wind up because I would feel so sorry for a little girl having to go through school with this name. It’s not a new name that other kids would think is ‘cool’. They are embarrassing for a young girl.

Mid century cool coming names in!! I like Sheila, also Linda or Shirley