Old Lady Names

[sotypical42483.livejournal.com]

What are your favorite "old lady names"? Names that make people cringe and say "ew, that sounds like an old lady's name!!1!!1!" I'm not talking about Rose, Grace, Claire, Emma, Sophia, etc. Those clearly aren't considered "old lady names" anymore.

I hate when people comment and say a name sounds like an old lady's name... why is that such a bad thing?! Odds are whatever that name is, it has a lot more history than some stupid flimsy name like Kayley or Caiden.

I love the name Hazel and after re-reading Jane Eyre, I'm loving the name Jane. I like Frances, Josephine, and Helena a ton, too. I guess those are my top favorites.

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[imyourrapunzel.livejournal.com]

I like Eleanor, Helena, Elsa, Leona.

[krosp.livejournal.com]

Audrey

[serendipitous13.livejournal.com]

Amelia, Helen, Vivian, Fern, Millicent.

[suthnoli.livejournal.com]

I really like Agnes and Martha

[hotchpot.livejournal.com]

Lois
Doris
Virginia
Agnes
Alice
Beatrice
Blanche
Margaret
Harriet
Ellen
Rosemary

[hotchpot.livejournal.com]

Oooh, I LOVE Martha.

[elemmennope.livejournal.com]

In some naming communities I think the old-lady stuff has gone too far. There's a certain amount of pretention is declaring love for Sylvia but hatred for Madison. I'm not sure if I can explain it... and I'm not talking about people in this community who tend to have more current taste overall. But there are people who seem obsessed with liking names that no one else likes... and so they pick the mustiest most out-dated names they can find. I get the feeling it's so when the name really does come back into fashion they can say they "liked it for years" and were so smart and ahead of trends. *eyeroll*

Ok, soapbox city... anyway, the more old-fashioned sounding names I like are:
Vivian, Violet, Ruby, Ingrid, Imogen, Helen, Elsa, Clara, Betsy, Delphine, Alice, Adele (some I don't think are that old fashioned any more, but I know I've gotten/see "old lady" comments on all of these before).

[kati-d.livejournal.com]

Among my favorite names you will find multiple old lady names which basically means the name isnt madison or alexis... but enough of my bitterness..lol

I love Helen, Evelyn and Agnes to name a few :)

[mrsduryee.livejournal.com]

I have an old lady name, which I like more all the time: Rosalie (#66 in 1938) Margaret (in the top 10 SSA list 1880-1939)

I think most names on my top 10 list are old-lady names.
1. Susana (my all-time fave...not that popular ever)
2. Meredith (not very popular ever)
3. Lenora (most popular in 1882)
4. Helena (1881)
5. Clara (#7 in 1885)
6. Eleanor (1920)
7. Corrina
8. Eliana
9. Eliora
10. Addison

[pregosaurus.livejournal.com]

I love Martha.

I think Hazel is gaining in popularity again! I personally know 3 Hazels under 4 years old.

[anapology.livejournal.com]

I like Jane as a middle name for Amelia, AJ :-)

Audrey is considered and old lady name in england, it's pretty popular in the US now.

There areny many old lady names i particuarly like though.

Daphne
Claudia
Esme (people have said this is an old lady name.. i dont agree but i think in england it used to be)

[anapology.livejournal.com]

oh i like more

Violet
Evelyn
Tessa
Flora
Ophelia
Cordelia
Amelia (even though i dont think it's old ladyish)

[queen-mab.livejournal.com]

MYRNA! Pronounced "meer-nuh." Everyone says it's such an old lady name, but I love Myrna. :)

[ellycopter.livejournal.com]

my name is giselle, and a lot of people think that's an old people name.