Favourite 1930-1960 names?

Girl Names
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[name_m]Hi[/name_m]! What names make you think about 1930-1960s right away?

Thanks!

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Not necessarily my favourites, but these came to mind immediately for 1930-1960

Helen
[name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f]Barbara[/name_f]
[name_f]Shirley[/name_f]
[name_f]Norma[/name_f]

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I have quite a few.

Wilma
[name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Carla[/name_f]
[name_f]Christine[/name_f]
[name_f]Dolores[/name_f]
[name_f]Paula[/name_f]
[name_f]Geraldine[/name_f]
[name_f]Kathleen[/name_f]

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I like [name_f]Geraldine[/name_f], [name_f]Elaine[/name_f], [name_f]Barbara[/name_f], [name_f]Norma[/name_f] and so many more. Actually I really like names from that time

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Patsy
[name_f]Gloria[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Hilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Frances[/name_f]
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f]

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Margaret
[name_f]Maggie[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] (No offense berries!)
[name_f]Karen[/name_f]

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My grandmothers, great-aunts, and their friends:

Vivian
[name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_f]Eileen[/name_f]
Noni (short for [name_f]Winona[/name_f])
[name_f]Linda[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
Dormae
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_f]Cynthia[/name_f]
[name_u]Sandy[/name_u]
[name_u]Beverly[/name_u]
[name_u]Pat[/name_u]
[name_f]Irma[/name_f]
[name_u]Joan[/name_u]/Joanie
[name_f]Nancy[/name_f]
[name_f]Gloria[/name_f]
[name_f]Maxine[/name_f]

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Linda
[name_f]Susan[/name_f] & variants
[name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Karen[/name_f]
[name_f]Theresa[/name_f]
[name_u]Jean[/name_u] & variants ([name_f]Jeannie[/name_f], [name_f]Janelle[/name_f], etc)
-[name_u]Anne[/name_u] names ([name_f]Marianne[/name_f], [name_f]Joanne[/name_f], [name_f]Leanne[/name_f] etc)
[name_f]Lynne[/name_f]
[name_f]Patricia[/name_f]
[name_f]Laura[/name_f]
[name_f]Diana[/name_f]/Diane
[name_f]Joy[/name_f]
[name_f]Amy[/name_f]

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Maxine!!

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I like [name_f]Nancy[/name_f] ( I think that’s from this era)

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Off the top of my head:

[name_f]Gwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Lois[/name_f]
[name_u]Joan[/name_u]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f]
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f]Irene[/name_f]
[name_f]Maxine[/name_f]
[name_f]Diana[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u]
[name_f]Judy[/name_f]
[name_f]Judith[/name_f]
[name_f]Jeannie[/name_f]

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Beverley
[name_f]Kathleen[/name_f]
[name_u]Joan[/name_u]
[name_f]Maureen[/name_f]
[name_f]Aileen[/name_f]
[name_f]Valerie[/name_f]
[name_u]Marie[/name_u]