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Hiā€¦long time lurker on NB but this is my first post!
So Iā€™ve got a category in my list of midcentury type girls namesā€¦Iā€™m aware these are kinda clunky and not to a lot of peoples taste but Iā€™m really drawn to them! Iā€™m getting a kinda ā€˜serious but approachableā€™ vibe from themā€¦like a friendly librarian with a cute cardigan :grinning:

Marcia
[name_f]Janis[/name_f]
[name_f]Marla[/name_f]
[name_f]Frances[/name_f]
[name_f]Ramona[/name_f]
[name_f]Thelma[/name_f]
[name_f]Jill[/name_f]
[name_f]Peggy[/name_f]

Curious to see what vibe other people get from these names? Any other suggestions that would fit in? Thanks!

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They definitely have a sort of dated yet cosy feel :slight_smile:
[name_f]Marcella[/name_f], [name_f]Daphne[/name_f], [name_f]Jeanette[/name_f], [name_f]Beth[/name_f] and [name_u]Beverly[/name_u] sprung to mind

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Oh I love [name_f]Marcella[/name_f], thanks!

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I love this vibe, especially Ramona, Peggy and Frances. The sound dated but in a bright, fun way ā€” ahead of the curve, Iā€™d say :wink:

Maybeā€¦

Suzanne
Wanda
Tessa
Angela
Deborah
Sally
Martha
Valerie
Wendy
Jean/Joan
Corinne
Phyllis
Ellen
Marion
Miriam
Ingrid
Judith
Gwyneth
Mavis
Sylvia
Gloria
Ruth

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Aww I love this listā€¦especially [name_f]Sally[/name_f], [name_f]Martha[/name_f], [name_f]Ellen[/name_f], [name_f]Gloria[/name_f]ā€¦and [name_f]Valerie[/name_f]šŸ˜

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All of them apart from [name_f]Jill[/name_f]. I find [name_f]Jill[/name_f] quite stern and it actually means bitter? [name_f]Gillian[/name_f] is nice alternative though.
Iā€™ll suggest

Rochelle
[name_f]Heather[/name_f]
[name_f]Suzanne[/name_f]
[name_f]Pippa[/name_f]
[name_f]Vanessa[/name_f]
[name_u]Meredith[/name_u]
[name_f]Annabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Carys[/name_f]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgina[/name_f]/Georgie
[name_u]Penny[/name_u]
[name_f]Joanna[/name_f]/Jo
[name_f]Miranda[/name_f]
[name_f]Sally[/name_f]

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Marjorie
[name_f]Jeanette[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_u]Marion[/name_u]
[name_f]Gwendolen[/name_f]
[name_f]Shirley[/name_f]
[name_f]Babs[/name_f]

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Lillian
[name_f]Mamie[/name_f]
[name_u]Joan[/name_u]
[name_f]Winona[/name_f]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]
[name_f]Doris[/name_f]
[name_f]Myrtle[/name_f]
[name_f]Mildred[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelheid[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelaida[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosa[/name_f]
[name_f]Etta[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucille[/name_f]
[name_f]Cindy[/name_f]
[name_f]Roberta[/name_f]
[name_f]Greta[/name_f]
[name_f]Molly[/name_f]
[name_f]Dolly[/name_f]
[name_f]Meg[/name_f]
[name_f]Colleen[/name_f]
[name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]
[name_f]Nelle[/name_f]/Nell
[name_f]Nellie[/name_f]
[name_f]Sallie[/name_f]/Sally
[name_f]Minette[/name_f]
[name_f]Minnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Isadora[/name_f]

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I love many of these names! [name_f]Peggy[/name_f], [name_f]Thelma[/name_f], [name_f]Ramona[/name_f], and [name_f]Frances[/name_f] are great. I donā€™t associate [name_f]Jill[/name_f] as a cosy librarian type, I knew many of them born in the 80s and 90s, all of whom areā€¦not cosy or librarians. LoL It doesnā€™t seem to fit with the rest of the names.

Hereā€™s some others that come to mind (sorry for any repeats):

Birdie
[name_f]Shirley[/name_f]
[name_f]Eileen[/name_f]
[name_f]Viv[/name_f]
[name_f]Bev[/name_f] or [name_u]Beverly[/name_u]
[name_f]Ina[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f]
[name_u]Patsy[/name_u]
[name_f]Bea[/name_f]
[name_f]Ellen[/name_f]
[name_m]Brucie[/name_m]
[name_f]Bernice[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Betty[/name_f]
[name_f]Beth[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Pauline[/name_f]
[name_f]Maud[/name_f]
[name_f]Adele[/name_f]
[name_f]Kathy[/name_f]
[name_f]Vicki[/name_f]
[name_f]Doris[/name_f]
[name_u]Connie[/name_u]
[name_u]Lou[/name_u] [name_f]Ellen[/name_f]
[name_f]Carla[/name_f]
[name_f]Carlotta[/name_f]
[name_f]Jeannie[/name_f]
[name_f]Lorna[/name_f]

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@Scottie491 ha come to think of it the only [name_f]Jill[/name_f] I know is in her 30ā€™sā€¦seem to think of it as a sweet old fashioned name for some reason, maybe itā€™s the [name_m]Jack[/name_m] & [name_f]Jill[/name_f] nursery rhyme! :grinning:Ida, [name_u]Patsy[/name_u] & [name_f]Betty[/name_f] are so sweetā€‹:heart_eyes:
@VivienaLunelle123 :heart: [name_f]Lillian[/name_f], [name_f]Mamie[/name_f], [name_f]Etta[/name_f], [name_f]Cindy[/name_f] & [name_f]Dolly[/name_f], thank you
@anon25197097 [name_f]Gillian[/name_f] is pretty, Iā€™d forgotten about [name_u]Meredith[/name_u] as well, one of my favourites!

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Beth
[name_f]Ellen[/name_f]
[name_f]Karen[/name_f]
[name_u]Marion[/name_u]
[name_f]Martha[/name_f]
[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f]
[name_f]Janet[/name_f]
[name_f]Tanya[/name_f]
[name_u]Joan[/name_u]
[name_u]Leslie[/name_u]

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Rita, [name_f]Loretta[/name_f], [name_f]Maureen[/name_f], [name_u]Vivian[/name_u], [name_f]Carolyn[/name_f]

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Ramona I love! The others arenā€™t super my style, but they also remind me of [name_f]Agnes[/name_f], [name_f]Irene[/name_f], [name_f]Susan[/name_f], etc., which I think are nice. (Iā€™m admittedly a huge [name_f]Agnes[/name_f] and [name_f]Irene[/name_f] fan, although they may be a little older than your target age?)

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I second [name_f]Judith[/name_f]. Thatā€™s my name, and I was a librarian with lots of cute cardigans.

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The names that come to mind:
[name_f]Priscilla[/name_f]
[name_f]Joanne[/name_f]
[name_f]Rebecca[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucille[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriette[/name_f]
[name_f]Henrietta[/name_f]
[name_f]Goldie[/name_f]
[name_f]Marilyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Patricia[/name_f]
[name_f]Sharon[/name_f]

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I love [name_f]Frances[/name_f] and [name_f]Jill[/name_f]!

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Oh thatā€™s sweet!! [name_f]Judith[/name_f] is definitely one for the list thenšŸ˜Š

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Oh [name_f]Patricia[/name_f] is a good one! [name_u]Love[/name_u] this with nn [name_f]Patti[/name_f]

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Hmm yes maybe a little older than the rest. I do like [name_f]Irene[/name_f] thoughā€¦it seems sort of serene and dignified :slightly_smiling_face:

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Love [name_f]Irene[/name_f]! Iā€™m claiming her as a family name, but Iā€™ve been a huge fan for a couple years now. :heart: [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] [name_f]Irene[/name_f] is on my list. I could totally see [name_f]Irene[/name_f] as a sister (or middle name?) for [name_f]Ramona[/name_f], [name_f]Frances[/name_f], [name_f]Jill[/name_f], or [name_f]Thelma[/name_f]!