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ara_cale
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"Old Lady/Man" Names
ara_cale
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I posted once before about the names of the ladies and gentlemen I play dominoes with at the community center but since then we've gotten some new people. All of these people are 65+.
Ladies:
Rita
Julia
Alice
Toby (We actually have two of these)
Suzette
Iris
Barbara
Roxanne
Camille
Aldeen
Gentlemen (There aren't as many men):
Robert
John
Wayne
Leon
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Re: "Old Lady/Man" Names
Interesting post!
Ladies:
Rita- meh, not a fan.at.all as a formal name, it's ok as a nn. I don't think it's one of the names that have made the cross over.
Julia- So classic!
Alice- I'm really liking this these days, especially over the more modern Alicia and Allison.
Toby (We actually have two of these)- So odd that there's 2. I definitely think it's a boy name.
Suzette- cute! I can't convince DH of this though he's much more ok with Susanna.
Iris- of all the flower names, this is my favorite. Violet is a close second.
Barbara- I feel like this name is so dated.
Roxanne- I've never met a young Roxanne, so I don't know how I feel about it on a baby or child.
Camille- Nice!
Aldeen-
The boy name Alden with an extra "e" thrown in? Never seen this one for before!
Gentlemen (There aren't as many men):
Robert
John
Wayne
Leon
They're all so very classic. Though I think Leonardo is what most people would go with these days and I don't see Wayne becoming really popular. Around here it and it's sound cousin Duane or Dwayne are popular middle names for those born between 1960-1980.
(read it. you know you want to.)
anderson . september 2008
vivian . february 2010
mabel . august 2012
Coming out of lurking...I know someone who has a four year old named Roxanne and they call her Roxie. I'm not a fan of Roxanne, but Roxie is a cute nn for it.
Those are my favorites too! Also, Alice the person is so sweet that it's making me love the name even more. I'm trying to convince DH that we should use Alice instead of Abigail for our phantom future daughter, though I think I'm losing the fight.
I REALLY like Iris, never heard it before your post. DH and I are struggling on possible girl names.
We are actually using Wayne as a MN, its my FIL first name. So its more of a family purpose, but aside from that I still really like it!
I'm not sure if Toby is short for anything for either of them. I will have to ask the next time I see them.
I like...
Julia - my name
Alice
Camille
John
Leon - family name
Thanks!
I'm not sure, I'd never heard it before either. It's pronounced like All-dean or some people say it more like Al (like you can call me Al)-dean. Maybe I'm spelling it wrong, but like I said, I've never seen it before either.