"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

it is funny:)

my husband is in love with johnny marr, so maybe he is in love with being fed up:o

how pleasant posieparker but no, I have none of those

"Old lady chic is virtually over" what a wonky thing to say. Perhaps some people just like the names and aren't persuaded by a fad, just like a name that happens to fit in with the times. When I was at school there were loads of Janes, Sarahs, Catherines and Claires.

ah :)

I know a little baby Reg. Gorgeous.

We can't all call our children James and Lucy you know.

Isnt Sarah victorian?

I know a dog called Barry. I bet none of you can beat that.

Also, a guinea pig called Alan

No idea, but it was very popular when I was a child...names go in fads.

Sarah is biblical it was my late sisters name --30-

Don't like:
Brenda
Beryl
Doreen
Noreen
Maureen
Margaret
Doris
Phyllis

do like (from this thread)
Maud
Sybil
Agatha

Cannot understand the attraction of:
Ruby
Olive

I know a little Shirley, it actually works somehow!

Predict Daphne, Jean, Betty/Bette and Anne to make a comeback.... thinking 30's/40's chic.

Love most 'old-lady' names - indeed dd has one!
Oddly every female from the last 3 generations of my family has had her name mentioned on this thread(except me).

I wanted DSs to be called Elsie if they were girls. and I know a baby Elsie too. I think it's a lovely name and not really different to Eslpeth, Elsa, Elise etc.

I did have a friend who nearly called her daughter Gladys which I think I would draw the line at, as well as Vera.

and I agree about the 'een names (Doreen etc)

I do like Elsie, Ruby, Ada, Dotty and Maisie.

I think for me it's got to be:

Irene
Enid
Hazel
Hilda
Joan

Eek I quite like Kitty but don't think I could call my little one that!

I love, love, love the name Angela, nn Angie tethersend. I have done since I was quite young and even though DP has a particularly mental auntie Angie it hasn't put me off! I think its just really... cool!!!

I dislike the name Elsie, but only because it reminds me of my old and haggered MIL.

I'm just waiting for the 70s name revival where my name will be tres popular. Trying to convince my sister to call her new baby my name, but no luck :(

Pawmum, we used to have a dog called Eddie

You want your sister to call her baby 5inthebed?

Of course, whats wrong with that?

one of my friends had a dog called Eddie (and another called amy:o)

I have noticed small girls have started to be called my name again and mine was popular in the 60s/70s....

Depends on what you define as an old lady.
Old lady for me means in their 80s and my list would be Edna, Muriel, Elsie, May, Gladys, Hilda, Bertha, Maisie, Joan, Olive, Mavis.

PawMum, a friend of mine had a rabbit called Andrew.

I had a great aunt Beulah, would have loved it for DD, but chickened out!

Edna and Vera

Quite like some of the others, esp elsie
and I actually know a maude and a mabel

I have a Mabel and if I had another dd it would be Posy and ds Humphrey!

My name; Judith.
It really dates me!