Old lady names.......

[Babylove502]

I really like old lady type names.

My favourite is Elsie (I'm thinking Elsie May)

Also on the list is

Olive (olly for nn)
Ethel
Mabel
Iris
Millicent
Bessie.

Other names I like are

Delilah or Lila (Rose as a mn)
Cedar
Willow
Alyssa (Lissy for nn)
Orli
Phoebe

Let me know what you think?Are they all silly or do you like any of them.I quite like the idea a name that can be shortened or have a good nn!

Thanks

I love the name Audrey.

Ede (or is it Edie?)

Mabel my all time fav girl's name

also like
Audrey
Delphine (Delphi)
Maude

think PHoebe is fairly common
Alyssa is a bit wet

Mabel my all time fav girl's name

also like
Audrey
Delphine (Delphi)
Maude

think PHoebe is fairly common
Alyssa is a bit wet

ooh no-one has said my choice for db3 should it be a girl

Mavis

ohh I work with a Mavis (she's about 35?) gorgeous name, love it

Hi
I love 'old lady names'.
my dd's are Iris and Pearl. Names for next dc are
Myrtle
Jean
Hilda
Winifred
Peggy
Joan
Margaret
Bess
Mildred
Mary
Morag
Frieda
Louis a
Euphemia
Juniper
Sally
Prudence
Priscilla

I think there are a few more that slip in and out of consideration, but my mind has gone blank.

Hilda, Jean and Myrtle are top of our pops at the mo!

Mabel and Maude are nice
dp's 90 year old nan is called Lilian we used this for dd1. Also have a Martha. I love old names !!

JESSIE! really due a revival (my Gran's name) and dd2's middle name (first name Rachel after dh's gran!).

A great statement. My Gran used to say, though, before she died "I wish I had a better name to gie that bairn" - but as her middle name was Adam in a family tradition kind of way, Jessie was it!

Adelaide
Constance
Clemency

Somebody on here was talking about Rita the other day. Sweet.

I have an Esme, which is quite old lady. At least, I know an old lady of nearly 100 called it.

Bloody hell, it's early isn't it?

Freda and Mabel were on my final "list" but DH just didn't get it at all, hence Olivia.

My granny's were Florrie and Connie which I think are really pretty.

DD has a lovely friend called Edie.

I love Myrtle, Pearl and Betty. DH wouldn't have any of these though. Gah.

I like Olive, Iris, Bessie

Or how about :

Edie
Connie (Constance)
Elvie
Pearl
Sylie
Lydia

sorry, that was meant to be Sylvie (not Sylie - that's just a "silly" name )

Alice
Winifred
Edith

winifred - winnie - lurvly name

Elsie was my first choice for a girl but I have 2 boys

I like Iris, Violet and Edith too

how about Florence?

I know a little girl named after her Gran called Coral..

I love it and it really suits her

ooooh all these pretty names are making me think perhaps it's time for another!!!

Florence
Coral
but I'm really warming to Audrey.

I love love love Elsie - not keen on May as middle name though.

Also like Olive & Mabel.

From your second list I only like Delilah.

Constance is nice too - there's one at DS's nursery who goes by Connie.

Here are a few more:

Ade
Kaye
Peace
Doris
Ivy
Mona
Rosemary
Edna
Mary Jane
Olga
Margery
Maureen
Renee
Irene
Violet

Most frequent old ladies' names I came across recently: Kathleen, Beryl, Margaret, Joan, Lilian, Eileen.