Old lady names

[quiet-recluse.livejournal.com]

What kind of names do you think of as being 'old lady names?' My list includes:

Nora
Dot
Clara
Gertrude
Prudence
Joy
Mary
Betty
Ruth
Shirley
Olivia

One of my favourite names is Pearl - someone once told me that it was too much of an old lady name, which was interesting to me because I'd never heard it before and didn't associate it with old ladies at all.

Comments

[thehebrewgod.livejournal.com]

some of these names were waay popular in the '20s, and i love them. and i would never associate Pearl as being an old lady name. When we get older, will our names be deemed as "old-ladyish" sounding?

I adore:
Nora
Dot i have an aunt named Dot, she goes by Dottie on occassion, it fits her personality so well. it's crazy
Clara oh my, like Clara Bow!
Gertrude Gertie. that nickname is my favorite
Betty so cute, and it's rarely used nowadays
Ruth i know a girl named Ruth, but she goes by Ruthie
Shirley like Laverne and Shirley
Olivia i have always adored this name