Thoughts on our shortlist: classic choices or a bit dated?

[delshell]

Struggling to find a name DH and I both like. We have a shortlist of names and would love thoughts or suggestions of similar names.

Some aren't so popular these days but I can't decide if they're still classic or just dated 😅

Flora
Gwendolen nn Gwen
Sarah
Jemima
Mary
Katherine nn Katie

Lovely. I love Gwen.

Lovely list - I love Jemima

only name I think is a bid dated is Sarah

Katie for a little girl is fine but not for an adult.

I love Gwen and Mary. I would have loved a Mary but as I already had a Joseph it was out.

I like Flora.

I love them all, bar Sarah which ai think is a bit bland/dated.

Sarah, Mary and Katherine are classic as you say, though would currently be seen as a bit dated. However will probably come back around in future!

I love Jemima and flora.

not sure what I think of Gwendolyn. It’s quite cool, but just not to my taste.

Love Flora and Gwen

My favourite from that list is Mary. Lovely classic name due a comeback.

Personally, I would say Sarah is dated rather than classic.

I think the others are lovely, I especially like Flora and Jemima and I absolutely love Gwen.

Flora is my favourite.

Sarah is dated although a nice name.
I think Katie is a very 90s/00s shortening of Katherine- I think Kit/Kitty would be more modern.

I love Flora & Jemima (Mima or Jem are really cute nicknames)
Gwen feels very Welsh to me, I like it but would assume you had Welsh heritage.
Sarah, Katherine & Mary are all lovely classics, but as other posts have said feel more dated.
goodluck!

I heard of a newborn called Gwen(doline) only this week. We have a Constance

I really like them all apart from Gwendolyn - I think I had a child’s book where the bully was a Gwendolyn. A neighbour has just had a Mary Elizabeth which I love, and names like Sarah, Martha, Rebecca are biblical and never really go out of style.

What a fab list. I have a baby Jemima so obviously I love that best. Gwendolen is lovely too

I really don’t understand the “dated” thing. I suppose there are some names that have a brief flurry of popularity then sink without trace, but most classic names just carry on. They are classic for a reason.

@CurlewKate , I really don’t understand the “dated” thing.
It's when a name is linked to an age group that is much older.
For example, if you heard the name Darren you would probably not expect him to be a child.
If you would not think of Darren being middle-aged then I don't think the concept is for you.

I like them all.

How about Alexandra, Abigail, Emily, Julia, Rosalind

They’re all lovely! Sarah or Mary would be refreshing on a baby or toddler.

Gwen is best.

Katherine
Mary
Sarah
These are all classics and work. They are much nicer and stronger names than the others.

Flora
Gwendolen
Jemima

These are all pretty wet. I wouldn't want to be called any of these as an adult. They all would be ok as middle names.

LOVE Flora, Sarah and Gwen.

I love Mary! Katherine’s lovely too, but I would go Kate not Katie. My daughter-out-law is Jemima, usually Jem, which I also love. And so does she, if that helps!

Lovely names and certainly not dated.

I like all these except Sarah. My favourites are Gwen, Jemima and Katie - I'd probably choose Katie.