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austenreader85
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I need uncommon old lady names
austenreader85
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Last night after my most recent post I double checked the popularity of our list and also checked name nerds and I think all of them are really enjoying the old lady boost. Some of them are too popular. So I'm open to reconsidering names that we might have passed up. For example, we liked Amelia and would call her Millie after DH's nana. Her name is Millicent but we didn't like it very much. We're definitely recinsidering that now. Give me your uncommon old lady name recommendations.
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Re: I need uncommon old lady names
Dorothy (Dottie)
Florence
Mildred (Millie again)
Frances
Louise/Louisa
Ruth
Gertrude (Gertie or Trudy)
Harriet (Hattie)
Helen
Maris
Gillian
mm 2/17/11 * dd born 4/20/12 * bo 1/3/14 * edd 1/21/ 1/15
Theodora
Aurora
Agnes (I love the NN "Aggie" for a little girl for either Agnes or Agatha)
Agatha
Esther
Etta
Beatrice
Helen
Matilda
Harriet
Hazel
Florence
Alice
Lucy
Caroline
Claudia
Beatrice
Olive
Aurelia
Nadine
Isadora
Luella
Camilla
Heloise
Mabel
Gertrude
Pearl
Rose
Vera
FWIW, I think Millicent (Millie) is really cute!
Some other suggestions:
Rose
Sylvia
Mary
Sheila
Linda
Debra or Deborah
Harriet
Barbara
Ethel
Judith (Judy)
Frances (Francie)
Elizabeth but calling her Betsy
Agatha
Susan
BFP#1 11/12/11 ~ No heartbeat 12/12/11 ~ D&C 12/19/11
BFP#2 3/25/12 ~ Heartbeat 141 4/16/12 ~ No heartbeat 4/25/12 ~ D&C 04/30/12
BFP#3 7/16/12 ~ EDD 3/26/13 ~ It's a BOY ~ DOB 2/26/13
Greta
Clara
Louisa
Johanna
Vera
Danica 10.22.10 | Milo 12.23.12
My grandma's name is Esther Ardea. Her mother was Fannie Mae, and sisters were: Bonnie Jane, Hazel Lee, Mora ??, and Beatrice Rose.
I know an adorable little girl named Selma! Love it, and it was also a great aunt's name.
We considered Matilda, Amelia and Gretchen (not all that "old lady, tho)
Other names from my family tree.... Helen, Ellen, Leta (my grandmother), Lydia, Iva, Jean, Zelda, Linda, Vivian, May
We're naming DD2 Tallulah (ranked #1719 in 2010....I need to find the "Beyond the Top 1000" for 2011....), NN Tilly or Lulu. Other uncommon old lady names:
Pearl
Garnet
Coral
Maude
Blanche
Heloise
Jemima
Clementine
Doris
Linda
Trudy
Lola
Verna
Millicent is my favorite old lady name! I've always thought it is one of the most gorgeous names ever.
Check out my namelist, I have a lot there.
There's also:
Harriet
Hattie
Henrietta
Ines
Agnes
Agatha
Noreen
Irene
Colette
Billie
Opal
Dorothy (Dottie)
Dolores (Dolly)
ETA: Maude, Fern & Blanche -- LOVE!
BFP #2 - 3/2/13 * DS1 - BORN ON EDD - 11/13/13
BFP #3 - 11/7/14 * DS2 - BORN ON EDD - 07/21/15
I love pp suggestion of Agatha and Colette. I love Agatha, but DH gives it a big thumbs down, so I named DD's favorite stuffed bear Agatha, and we call her Aggie Bear.
Also what about Donna or Constance?
DS1: Quinn - 10.22.10 and DS2: Cole - 01.18.13
My daughter is named after her 2x great grandmother Daisy - I love it but with the popularity of Mazie these days i feel like it has lost some of its uniqueness
I also love Ruby, Lucy, and Hazel
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It's a girl!
Ruby
Hazel
Sylvia
Vera
Dorothy (Dot/Dottie)
Ruth/Ruthie
Pearl
DD1 is Edith (Edie).
I also love: Hazel, Ruby, Grace, Eleanor (Nora), Anna, Clara, Lydia, Caroline, Audrey, and Margaret (Maggie). Some of those are more popular than others.
Evelyn - this was our runner up for our DD
Victoria
Here are the most common names for the geriatric population around here
Vera
Francis
Edith
Loretta
Ora Lee
Glenda
Priscilla
Vivian
Eleanor
Lucille
Mozelle
Alma
Una
Clara
Marianne
And Dorothy is always a good one.
My grandma's names are Lois / Elsie
My H's is Norma / Eileen
My great grams was Viola ...I love this name. (pronounced Vi-ola like violin)
But we may put a spin and a lil greek-ness to it and pronounce it VEE-ola
BFP #2 11/6/13 - EDD 7/14/14 - blighted ovum discovered @ 7w - natural m/c @ 10w3d
BFP #3 5/25/14 - EDD 2/1/15 - Hoping this is our 2nd little owl
A/S findings: Baby is a girl! EIF found on heart
but maternit21 came back neg for chromosome disorders!!