Looking for dusty, dusty names that 'scream' old lady!

[name_f]Ermentrude[/name_f] is wonderful! [name_f]Ermine[/name_f] is interesting, too. Thank you

[name_f]Gladys[/name_f]
[name_f]Ethel[/name_f]
[name_f]Beulah[/name_f]

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Ahh, so fun!!

[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_f]Dinah[/name_f]
[name_f]Heloise[/name_f]
[name_f]Dora[/name_f]
[name_f]Lavinia[/name_f]
[name_f]Euphemia[/name_f]
[name_f]Norma[/name_f]
[name_f]Arlene[/name_f]
[name_f]Sybil[/name_f]
[name_f]Bonnie[/name_f]

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[name_f]Edna[/name_f]
Wilmoth
[name_f]Maude[/name_f]
[name_f]Oma[/name_f]
Almetta

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sorry, a lot of these are repeats!

ethel
edith
marjorie
jemima
doris
henrietta
harriet
winifred
prudence
lucinda
alma
irma
beverly
carolyn
dorothy
greta
twila
peggy
georgina
virginia
glenda
bertha

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@NameLover2020 The holy trinity of wonderfully frumpy names :slight_smile:
@kiomkio [name_f]Dinah[/name_f], [name_f]Arlene[/name_f], [name_f]Euphemia[/name_f] and [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] are wonderful, thank you!
@somemelodioussonnet [name_f]Oma[/name_f] and Almetta are fascinating, thank you!
@may.rose Loving [name_f]Virginia[/name_f], [name_f]Peggy[/name_f], [name_f]Bertha[/name_f], [name_f]Glenda[/name_f], [name_f]Irma[/name_f], and [name_f]Henrietta[/name_f], thank you!

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[name_f]Mathilde[/name_f]
[name_f]Ina[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
[name_f]Henrietta[/name_f]
[name_f]Philomena[/name_f]
[name_f]Muriel[/name_f]

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[name_f]Agatha[/name_f]
[name_f]Alberta[/name_f]
[name_f]Beulah[/name_f]
[name_f]Blanche[/name_f]
[name_f]Darla[/name_f]
Dora/Doris
[name_f]Edna[/name_f]
[name_f]Eudora[/name_f]
[name_f]Ethel[/name_f]
[name_f]Frida[/name_f]
[name_f]Geneva[/name_f]
[name_f]Geraldine[/name_f]
[name_f]Gladys[/name_f]
[name_f]Irma[/name_f]
[name_f]Jolene[/name_f]
[name_u]Kay[/name_u]
[name_f]Laverne[/name_f]
[name_f]Leona[/name_f]
[name_f]Lorna[/name_f]
[name_f]Mamie[/name_f]
[name_f]Marjorie[/name_f]
[name_f]Maureen[/name_f]
[name_f]Mavis[/name_f]
[name_f]Myrna[/name_f]
[name_f]Myrtle[/name_f]
[name_u]Pat[/name_u]
[name_f]Peggy[/name_f]
[name_f]Phyllis[/name_f]
[name_f]Prudence[/name_f]
[name_f]Roberta[/name_f]
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_u]Shirley[/name_u]
[name_f]Thelma[/name_f]
[name_f]Thora[/name_f]
[name_f]Verna[/name_f]
[name_f]Wilma[/name_f]

(Sorry for any repeats!)

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[name_f]Mildred[/name_f]
[name_f]Gladys[/name_f]
[name_f]Linda[/name_f]
[name_f]Cynthia[/name_f]
Mary-Grace
[name_f]Rosa[/name_f]
[name_f]Consuelo[/name_f] / [name_f]Consuela[/name_f]
[name_f]Conchita[/name_f]
[name_f]Antoinette[/name_f]
[name_f]Minerva[/name_f]
[name_f]Henrietta[/name_f]
[name_u]Dory[/name_u]
[name_f]Dorcas[/name_f]
Luvina
[name_f]Marylou[/name_f]
[name_f]Ellen[/name_f]
[name_f]Arlene[/name_f]
[name_u]Abilene[/name_u]
[name_f]Eileen[/name_f]

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@Natawa I love [name_f]Ina[/name_f]! I also like [name_f]Mathilde[/name_f]
@elanorelle Ooh… I’m liking [name_f]Geneva[/name_f], [name_f]Irma[/name_f], [name_f]Laverne[/name_f], [name_f]Thora[/name_f], [name_f]Verna[/name_f], and nice simple [name_u]Pat[/name_u]!
@janeybaby I’m really liking Mary-Grace, [name_u]Abilene[/name_u], Luvina, and [name_f]Antoinette[/name_f]. [name_u]Dory[/name_u] is also lovely

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Albertene
Edith
Alberta
Amildred pronounced am-mil-dred
Elvene
Verna

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Ooh so fun! A few I think haven’t been mentioned yet…

[name_f]Hepzibah[/name_f]
[name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f]
Eusacia
[name_f]Priscilla[/name_f]
[name_f]Velma[/name_f]
[name_f]Helga[/name_f]
[name_f]Veronica[/name_f]
[name_f]Verena[/name_f]

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[name_f]Paula[/name_f]
[name_f]Bess[/name_f]
[name_f]Sue[/name_f]
[name_f]Janet[/name_f]
[name_f]Doris[/name_f]
[name_f]Velma[/name_f]
[name_f]Wanda[/name_f]
[name_f]Roberta[/name_f]
[name_f]Belinda[/name_f]
[name_f]Opal[/name_f]
[name_f]Minerva[/name_f]
[name_u]Fran[/name_u]
[name_f]Millicent[/name_f]
[name_f]Irma[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgina[/name_f]
[name_f]Glenda[/name_f]
[name_f]Edna[/name_f]
[name_f]Bonnie[/name_f]

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[name_f]Agnes[/name_f] is always the first name that comes to mind when I think of old-lady names!

[name_f]Ethel[/name_f]
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f] (though I do love this name!)
[name_f]Frances[/name_f]
[name_f]Bertha[/name_f]
[name_f]Mildred[/name_f]
[name_u]Joan[/name_u]
[name_u]Jean[/name_u]
[name_f]Colleen[/name_f]
[name_u]Connie[/name_u]
[name_f]Winifred[/name_f]
[name_f]Wilma[/name_f]
[name_f]Phyllis[/name_f]
[name_f]Edna[/name_f]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_f]Eunice[/name_f]
[name_u]Joyce[/name_u]
[name_u]Marie[/name_u]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Margie[/name_f]
[name_f]Elspeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Estelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Irene[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
[name_f]Nellie[/name_f]
[name_f]Nancy[/name_f]
[name_f]Lois[/name_f]
[name_f]Margorie[/name_f]
[name_f]Mamie[/name_f]
[name_f]Marnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Agatha[/name_f]
[name_f]Constance[/name_f]
[name_f]Dottie[/name_f]
[name_f]Dorothea[/name_f]
[name_f]Prudence[/name_f]
[name_f]Priscilla[/name_f]

Plus a lot of names that were female variants of male names: such as [name_f]Theodora[/name_f], [name_f]Frederica[/name_f], [name_f]Alberta[/name_f], [name_f]Augusta[/name_f], [name_f]Henrietta[/name_f], [name_f]Francine[/name_f] … but names like [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f], Georgia/Georgina, [name_f]Caroline[/name_f], [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] don’t scream old lady to me … not sure why though :woman_shrugging: maybe because these are more popular names than the first lot?

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Will try and come up with a few not mentioned …

Inga
Robinette
Georgette
Babette
Paulette
Cornelia
Ondine
Brunhilda
Susan
Suzette
Honoria
Ursula
Ernestine
Eglantine

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[name_f]Sadie[/name_f]
[name_f]Maxine[/name_f]

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@elva I like Albertene, [name_f]Elvene[/name_f] and Amildred! (Amildred is so interesting)
@Emmajai [name_f]Hepzibah[/name_f] is very cool! I also really like [name_f]Helga[/name_f] :slight_smile:
@All.the.names I’m liking [name_f]Sue[/name_f], [name_f]Janet[/name_f], [name_f]Bess[/name_f] and [name_f]Glenda[/name_f]!
@MusicWaves [name_f]Agnes[/name_f] is wonderful. I’m also liking [name_f]Colleen[/name_f], [name_u]Joyce[/name_u], [name_f]Margie[/name_f] and [name_f]Mamie[/name_f]
@Dechen I like [name_f]Eglantine[/name_f], [name_f]Honoria[/name_f] (already a fave!), [name_f]Ondine[/name_f] and [name_f]Ernestine[/name_f]
@Suzannah [name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_f]Sadie[/name_f]!

[name_f]Muriel[/name_f]
[name_f]Prunella[/name_f]
[name_f]Erma[/name_f]
[name_f]Myrtle[/name_f]
[name_f]Ethel[/name_f]
[name_f]Myrna[/name_f]
[name_f]Edna[/name_f]
:slight_smile:

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[name_f]Ernestine[/name_f]. The most old lady name that ever was. [name_f]My[/name_f] dad dated a woman named [name_f]Ernestine[/name_f] when he was younger and we never let him live that one down. :joy:
[name_f]Agatha[/name_f]
[name_f]Muriel[/name_f]
[name_f]Gladys[/name_f]
[name_f]Edna[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosemarie[/name_f]

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[name_f]Effie[/name_f]
[name_f]Beulah[/name_f]

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