"Old Lady" names which should never see the light of day ever again

[MrsSchadenfreude]

In my opinion. I give you:

Ethel
Enid
Edna
Doris
Maud(e)
Hilda
Ena
Elsie
Gladys

Nora
Dorothy
Madge
Pat

Edwina

Dulcie
Matilda
Esme
Cordelia
Virginia
Tabitha

Maureen....can you imagine looking down at cute newborn, "hello ickle Maureen".

That's funny, because I love Dulcie, Matilda, Esme, and Cordelia, tanleigh. Virginia's ok, but not Tabitha.

I know a baby Edith and a baby Mabel. I quite like Hilda and Alfwin as names, but fortunately I have had my children so won't be imposing such unpopular names on any babies!

Gertrude. It was my Granny's name and she hated it - thought it was old fashioned even then (she would be 103 if she was still with us) When my sister was born, in 1973, my parents toyed with Trudy as a name and Granny wouldn't have it - too much like her name and therefore hideous.

Can't see that one making a comeback.

Her sister was Beatrice, which I love. Poor Granny got a rough deal...

Cordelia is nice. A bit too posh to go with my last name, but it would be lovely for a baby.

I know a very young Geraldine- I was most surprised!
I know a little Gertie too, but I love that as it reminds me of ET.
I know a wee Maureen and a Diane too.

I don't know anyone under the age of 60 named Eunice...

triplets - whats wrong with the name Zoe and why do people think its a modern name? I love it - it`s a saints name (two saints actually I think) and has been used for thousands of years, and is even used in the New Testament (in original Greek) in the context of eternal life - so ten times more classic than the old lady names IMO!!

Or have I misunderstood you?

love all the old lady names. dd's name has been mentioned above a few times, favourably thank goodness.

my favourite old lady name is PEGGY. i wanted to call dd Peggy (my nan's name - she is Margaret Olive, shortened to Peggy), or Pearl.

don't understand why you'd want to start a thread listing the names you don't like though, kinda vicious. each to their own and all? i'm glad so many people have expressed the opposite opinion!

it'll be the next generation starting in about 10 yrs when those other names will come back - the ones babies were named in the 50s. Linda, Karen, Susan etc. Then Olive and Alfie and Iris will look dated and a bit dull... and so it goes...

Fanny, Zillah (although that does grow you) & my friend would say Maureen. .

Beverly
Tracey
Sharon
Karen

I do not like these and won't be sad to see them completely fade:

• Margaret
• Edna
• Mabel
• Gertrude
• Ethel
• Beryl

Bertha
cousin just named poor dd Lily Bertha

Oh God, yes, Eunice has to be the worst.

Eunice is awful, I agree!

The names Sharon, Tracy, Karen - they all seem to be about 20 something year old names, maybe 30 ish!! But I cannot imagine a grandmother Tracy - definitely Mabel, Maude, Millicent, Audrey, Edwina - who would EVER call their child Edwina -ewwwwwww!

Not too keen on Winifred. (Apols to anyone on here called Winifred Or Agnes (although that is curiously ok if one is French).

choosyfloosy, I am so happy to hear that :)

Heh...my nan, mum, and 2 aunties names have been mentioned on here. My mum's quite a few times!

Gertrude was always used by my friend as I when we played at being old ladies. It was the most hideous name we could think of at the age of 8

as and

How about all those flower names?

Lavinia (is it a flower, sounds like one)
Primrose
Delia
Petunia

Oh, Daisy and May are quite fashionable I guess...

Beryl and Pearl make me shudder. I know there are a fair few little Pearls now, but all I can think of is that old witch in Last of the Summer Wine who was even worse than Nora Batty.

Bridget-awful awful name

I don't think these are coming back anytime soon:

Lavender
Dulcie
Freda
Mildred
Fanny
Wilma
Irma
Effie
Irene
Hazel
Beulah
Maxine
Tammie
Joy
Crystal
Regina
Jill
Brenda
Wanda
Glenda
Vanda
Rhonda
Anita
Michelle
Sharon
Tracy
Susan
Lisa
Karen
Sheila