Ida Maxine? Too Old Lady?

I decided that I’m going to be looking at ALL middle names for Ida since I’m not sure if I love any of these Hebrew middles with it.

Hebrew middles I like:
Ida Elisheva
Ida Nechama

Others:
Ida Maxine
Ida Mirren

Is Ida Maxine too old lady? How do you feel about the others? Any other suggestions?

I would follow your instinct to choose something currently popular to update [name_f]Ida[/name_f].

[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Maren[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_u]Brooke[/name_u]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Valerie[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Miriam[/name_f]–this is more vintage, but I think it works.
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_u]Sage[/name_u]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_u]Meredith[/name_u]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Juliette[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Snow[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Heather[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Willow[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_u]Juniper[/name_u]
Ida Vivian

Personally I think [name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Maxine[/name_f] is really cute! But [name_f]Maxine[/name_f] never sounded that old-lady to me.

maybe…

[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Katherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Raizel[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_u]Yael[/name_u]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Adira[/name_f] (not for everyone, but I love alliteration)
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Athena[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Zenobia[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Marcella[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Mairead[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Maebh[/name_f]

I don’t think [name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Maxine[/name_f] is “too old lady”, I actaully think it is fresh. I think all of your combos are lovely actually.

[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Maxine[/name_f] actually feels sleek and sweet

[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Maxine[/name_f] is cute. And… well, old lady names are IN anyway! See below for [name_f]Edith[/name_f] [name_f]Viola[/name_f] in my top five. :wink:

Here are a frickload of more suggestions:

[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Blanche[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Bree[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Cecily[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Cleo[/name_f]/[name_f]Clio[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Clover[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Fern[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Gillian[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Gretchen[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Guinevere[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Gwyneth[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_u]Hero[/name_u]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_u]Hilary[/name_u]/[name_u]Hillary[/name_u]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Jessamine[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Juno[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Lois[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_u]Marian[/name_u]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Maribel[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]May[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Millicent[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Minnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Nell[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Patience[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Persephone[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Pilar[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Polly[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Roxanne[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Sally[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Salome[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Suzanne[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Sybil[/name_f]

I also second these aforementioned suggestions:

[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Maren[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_u]Brooke[/name_u]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Valerie[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Miriam[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_u]Sage[/name_u]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Snow[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Heather[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Willow[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_u]Juniper[/name_u]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_u]Vivian[/name_u]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Katherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Raizel[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_u]Yael[/name_u]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Maebh[/name_f]

[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Maxine[/name_f] is great! I do still think I prefer [name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Miriam[/name_f] though :slight_smile:

I like [name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Maxine[/name_f].

[name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Maxine[/name_f] is cute! I don’t think it’s old ladyish at all

I think it’s a bit too vintage for me to use personally, but that it’s very sweet - ‘old lady’ names are fresh again anyways!

Oooo I hadn’t thought of [name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Raizel[/name_f]!

I do love [name_f]Miriam[/name_f]!

I love [name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Maxine[/name_f]!

I think it’s a great combination [name_f]Ida[/name_f] is very vintage and [name_f]Maxine[/name_f] to me is a bit fresh and punchy.