Old Lady Names

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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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[poespretty.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad this got posted bc I've been obsessed with 'old lady' names lately.

Mary & Margaret are my grandmothers' names & I like them both.

Matilda (I just may name my unborn daughter this but I don't know yet)
Eleanor
Evelyn
Alice
Amelia (I always think this is an old lady name bc it was the name of my grandma's sister... this is what I named my first daughter)
Tess
Iris
Josephine
Violet
Virginia
Tabitha
Eliza
Caroline
Beatrix

I'm on the fence about astrid & adeline today.