Betty

[cremepuff.livejournal.com]

Today I met someone named Betty...and she was a 4-year-old girl. For once, I didn't immediately think "old lady name" when I heard it. It was actually cute on her and suited her well.

Do you think Betty/Bettie is due for a comeback? Or is it too old-fashioned?

Comments

[opalgirl28.livejournal.com]

It's adorable, but I'm not sure how it--as a standalone name--would age.

I prefer it as a nickname for 'Elizabeth', and think it could stand a comeback in that form. YMMV, though.

[jeweledvixen.livejournal.com]

I love it. I really like it spelled Bette.

[schexyschteve.livejournal.com]

I like it as a nickname for Elizabeth.

I think those mid-20th century names are going to start coming back in the next 10 years or so. Alice, Matilda, Charlotte, etc. are all pretty popular right now. I could see Linda, Sally, Joan, etc. coming up in popularity soon-ish.

[ghost-light.livejournal.com]

I think Betty and Betsy are both cute.

[imamaryanne.livejournal.com]

I prefer Betsy over Betty, but I still like Betty. I would probably audibly squee if I ever met a child Betty!

[jordle.livejournal.com]

My Grandma's name is Betty Isobel. It suits her but to me it's a grandma name! I'm going to use Isobel as a middle name.

[behindgrey-eyes.livejournal.com]

I think Betty is nice, despite the fact my gran's sister is called that. And I'm not overly fond of that side my extended family :p

That being said I'm a huge 'Sunday' name fan. So I'd have to go for Elizabeth and then shorten to Betty :)

[mirhanda.livejournal.com]

I hope Veronica comes back too then :)

But seriously, I don't care for it as a stand alone name, but as a nickname for Bettina or Elizabeth or even maybe Babette, it's cute!

[so-there.livejournal.com]

you never know. to me Evelyn was like the epitome of old lady names, never would have foreseen the comeback-with-a-vengeance it made. I don't think much could surprise me anymore, regarding old lady names.

[rubberducky1467.livejournal.com]

I had an instructor named Betty this year. She was 30ish and from Africa. It really made the name seem younger. I read something about the 3-generation rule. Where a baby's parents won't name the kid after their parents because their names sound old as do their grandparents. But their great-grandparents names sound cool and young again.

[pixie-bones.livejournal.com]

It's kind of cute, but I don't think it ages well. I see it as more of a nickname.

[purplefog.livejournal.com]

Beti (the Welsh form of Betty, and pronounced the same way) is still popular in some areas of Wales.

[sandtree.livejournal.com]

I think it's due for a comeback because I've really started to like it, and I'm assuming if I've started liking it, other people probably have as well. My tastes aren't that unique. :P