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Give me your best old fashioned/old lady names

Knottie1431899811Knottie1431899811 member
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We love older, more obscure names. I think we are close to being set on one for DD (due in 3 weeks), but since I started posting on name boards I've come across a few that are new to me. I'd love to hear what you've got!

As an example, a friend of mine had two great aunts (sisters) named Marvalene and Arvazene. I probably don't have the balls to use those names, but I still love them. I'm looking for similar, but maybe a *teensy* bit less kooky.

DS is named Jasper.
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Re: Give me your best old fashioned/old lady names

  • MamaWren919MamaWren919 member
    These aren't "kooky," but I love Rosalie, Rosemary, Cecelia, Lorelei, and Nora.
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  • wassuphoeswassuphoes member
    Zelda
    Lenore
    Lenora
    Doris
    Ethel
    Gladys
    Veda
    Marjorie
    Agatha
    Agnes
    Dorothea
    Beatrice
    Cordelia
    Etta
    Florence
    Frederica
    Geraldine
    Henrietta
    Mabel
    Maeve
    Maude
    Harriet
    Lucinda
    Millicent
    Matilda
    Minerva
    Priscilla
    Wilhelmina
    Sybil
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  • gonetotheseagonetothesea member
    LOVE Jasper!

    My great grandma's name was Novella, and I think it is awesome.

    Other old lady names I love:

    Maeve
    Maybelline
    Cornelia
    Marjorie
    Mabel
    Clementine
    Millicent
    Octavia
    Priscilla
    Zella 
    Wilhelmina
    Agnes
    Margot / Margaux 
    Alma
    Maude
    Prudence
    Martha
    Viola
    Azalea
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  • leahmary82leahmary82 member
    Aster
    Adaline
    Adelaide
    Beatrix
    Cirella
    Cordelia
    Emmaline
    Evangeline
    Estelle
    Harriet
    Imogene
    Irene
    Lucille
    Maude
    Marcella
    Opal
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  • MagFranklin13MagFranklin13 member
    Agnes
    Ada
    Ida
    Arlene
    Irene
    Iris
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  • NotISaidtheCatNotISaidtheCat member
    I had a great-great-aunt Alameda....
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  • MixedBerries88MixedBerries88 member
    Gladys (don't use that, that's just mean)
    Minerva
    Gloria
    Ethel
    Doris
    Blanche
    Claudette

    EDD for #1: 3/19/17
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  • mattandloramattandlora member
    edited May 2015
    Some from my family / DH family:
    Mary
    Rose
    Eileen
    Margaret
    Irene
    Phoebe
    Ruth
    Lois
    Mary
    Elaine
    Vera
    Nora
    Della
    Eva
    Aida
    Hester
    Flora

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  • Dannylion24Dannylion24 member
    Mavis - this name was brought up in another post and I love it!
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  • emaddockemaddock member
    I love Augusta, Marjorie and Mabel
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  • cattlebridecattlebride member
    Dh has aunts named Imelda, Celine and Inella. They were very unique names and ladies.
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  • erinnlouerinnlou member
    Ingrid
    Darlene
    Earlene
    Edith
    Rosalie
    Gretchen
    Astrid
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  • Knottie1431899811Knottie1431899811 member
    Thanks everyone! These are all awesome suggestions! I especially love

    Vera & Veda
    Marjorie
    Mabel
    Zella (wow awesome)
    Imelda & Inella (omg also awesome)
    Astrid

    Zella, Cirella, and Inella were new to me. They reminded me of Sidra. Anyone heard of that name before?

    Thank you for all the feedback. DH and I spent the evening talking through all these ideas to make sure we truly like our #1 choice above all others. And... we do! :-) I'll share on a new thread.

    I need to become a writer so I have a way to use all these names without *actually having to keep giving birth!
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  • kes21615kes21615 member
    Marilyn
    Carolyn
    Caroline
    Evelyn
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  • carolyn219carolyn219 member

    Oldies from my family:

    Ida

    Mella

    Lucille

    Priscilla

    Mary

    Ruth

    Eva

    Myrtle

    Rose

    Velveen

    Talitha

    Denitha

    Martha

    Grace

    Elizabeth

    Rosemary

    Edna

    Alice

    Katarina

    Fanny

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  • holli0801holli0801 member
    My grandmother was Eileen. I love it and hope to use it some day!
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  • erodgers024erodgers024 member
    I love Mabel, Georgia, Evelyn, Edna, Betty, Melinda, Josephine, and Lila
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  • 4N6s4N6s member
    Irene. Etta. Ida. Anita. Frances. Nora. Mabel. Hazel. Willa. Clara.
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