Old Lady Names

[claire_joe13]

We cannot come up with a name for our daughter, who is due in [name]September[/name]. I really like vintage names. I love [name]Beatrice[/name], but my husband has vetoed. We are both ok with [name]Felicity[/name], but I don’t really like any of the nicknames ([name]Flick[/name], Fliss, [name]Fee[/name], etc.). Plus our last name is hard to pronounce and [name]German[/name], two syllables. So something simpler is probably better. Some names that I like (but not sure I love) are:

[name]Dorothea[/name] [name]Wren[/name] (nn [name]Dottie[/name])
[name]Felicity[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Henrietta[/name] [name]Sage[/name] (nn [name]Hattie[/name])
[name]Winifred[/name] ?

I also like [name]Faye[/name], but I’d don’t really care for the meaning (fairy).

Please help! Suggestions are welcome and the middle names are just ideas, not definite…

[b_star7]

[name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name]
[name]Esme[/name]
[name]Esther[/name]
[name]Estelle[/name]

[name]Just[/name] to name a few… HTH

[gijanie]

If you have [name]Felicity[/name] and [name]Faye[/name] on your list, what about [name]Fiona[/name]? You seem to like a lot of “ie” nicknames. What about [name]Edith[/name] nn [name]Edie[/name]? [name]Margaret[/name] nn [name]Maggie[/name]?

[hollyrose]

[name]Beatrice[/name] and [name]Henrietta[/name] are a couple of my favourite names, I love them! I also really like [name]Winifred[/name] and [name]Felicity[/name].

[name]Florence[/name]
[name]Clementine[/name]
[name]Elsie[/name]
[name]Nancy[/name]
[name]Olive[/name]
[name]Mabel[/name]
[name]Dorothy[/name]
[name]Minnie[/name]
[name]Iris[/name]
[name]Penelope[/name]
[name]Betsy[/name]
[name]Constance[/name]

[coco_lily]

[name]June[/name]
[name]Ruth[/name]
[name]Hazel[/name]
[name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name]
[name]Grace[/name]
[name]Florence[/name]
[name]Ethel[/name]

FYI… I love [name]Henrietta[/name] “[name]Hattie[/name]”

[bluebell]

[name]Hi[/name] I love [name]Henrietta[/name] (hettie or [name]Ettie[/name]) also [name]Agatha[/name] ([name]Thea[/name]) and [name]Ivie[/name]. I’m trying to convince my husband to let me have [name]Agatha[/name] but I’m not winning

[tawnysaurus]

I really like [name]Dorothea[/name] [name]Wren[/name] (yay, bird names!)
In regards to nn, I actually prefer [name]Dot[/name] to [name]Dottie[/name]. It might be an association thing, but an acquaintance of mine has a little [name]Dot[/name], and it’s like, the cutest.

[lavenderbelle]

I love [name]Felicity[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]! I love the nn Lissy and [name]Lissa[/name] for this.
I also really love the name [name]Faye[/name].
Other Names
[name]Elsa[/name] nn [name]Elsie[/name]
[name]Edith[/name] nn [name]Edie[/name]
[name]Celia[/name]
[name]Agnes[/name] nn [name]Aggie[/name], [name]Nessie[/name], [name]Nessa[/name], Ness
[name]Clara[/name]
[name]Iris[/name]
[name]Ida[/name]
[name]Mabel[/name] nn [name]May[/name], [name]Maisie[/name], [name]Belle[/name], [name]Bella[/name]
[name]Martha[/name] nn [name]Mari[/name], [name]Martie[/name], [name]Mattie[/name], [name]Hattie[/name] or have [name]Martha[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] to use nn [name]Emmy[/name]
[name]Maude[/name]
[name]Ruth[/name]
[name]Vera[/name]
[name]Prudence[/name] nn [name]Prue[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name] nn [name]Georgie[/name], [name]Gia[/name]
[name]Miriam[/name] nn [name]Miri[/name], [name]Mimi[/name], [name]Mitzie[/name]
[name]Tabitha[/name]
[name]Virginia[/name] nn [name]Ginny[/name]
[name]Doris[/name] nn [name]Dori[/name], [name]Dora[/name]
[name]Blanche[/name]
[name]Blythe[/name]
[name]Frances[/name] nn [name]Frankie[/name], [name]Fran[/name]
[name]Flora[/name]
[name]Cordelia[/name] nn [name]Cory[/name], [name]Delia[/name]
[name]Lenora[/name] nn [name]Nora[/name]
[name]Rowena[/name] nn [name]Rowe[/name], [name]Ena[/name], [name]Winnie[/name]
[name]Leona[/name] nn [name]Ona[/name], [name]Lee[/name], Leenie
[name]Cynthia[/name] nn [name]Thea[/name], [name]Cindy[/name]
[name]Cecelia[/name] nn [name]CeCe[/name], [name]Celia[/name]
[name]Edna[/name] nn [name]Edie[/name]
[name]Gloria[/name]
[name]Marietta[/name] nn [name]Mari[/name], [name]Etta[/name]
[name]Sylvia[/name] nn [name]Sylvie[/name]

[ssister]

I love Felicity Pearl! I also think Winifred Francine sounds gorgeous!

How about these

Anna
Clara
Lena
Dolores
Evelyn
Edith
Edna
Eva
Georgia
Harriett
Ida
Josephine
Laura
Lottie
Mary
Marie
Neomi
Opal
Ophelia
Philomena
Phyllis
Rosalie
Rita
Sylvia
Stella
Thomasina
Vivianne
Valerie
Veronica
Wilhelmina
Wilma
Wilda
Yvonne
Yvette
Zelma
Zita

[emsky]

I love the name [name]Dorothea[/name], and [name]Felicity[/name] [name]Pearl[/name] is gorgeous, and I adore the nn [name]Hattie[/name]. So I’m torn between the 3! (I don’t care for [name]Winifred[/name])

[name]Felicity[/name] feels more modern to me, though [name]Pearl[/name] is vintage. [name]Dottie[/name] and [name]Hattie[/name] are more retro. If that’s what you are going for I would chose [name]Dorothea[/name] [name]Wren[/name] or [name]Henrietta[/name] [name]Sage[/name]. [name]Hattie[/name] [name]Sage[/name] is super cute.

[boyandgirl]

[name]How[/name] about [name]Eloise[/name]?

[raffle]

[name]Roisin[/name] ([name]Rose[/name], [name]Rosie[/name])
[name]Theodora[/name] ([name]Teddy[/name])

A less popular nickname for [name]Felicity[/name] is [name]Effie[/name] which ends in ‘ie’ and is short/simple

[zou_bisou_bisou]

“I also like [name]Faye[/name], but I’d don’t really care for the meaning (fairy).”

What about [name]Kaye[/name]? Meaning: “pure”

[roseymaam]

I love [name]Dottie[/name], but I prefer [name]Dorothy[/name] to [name]Dorothea[/name]. I like [name]Felicity[/name], but I agree that those nicknames aren’t great. If you like [name]Faye[/name], how about using that for a nickname for [name]Felicity[/name]. I also like [name]Felix[/name]. [name]Henrietta[/name] is a great name and I think [name]Henrietta[/name] [name]Sage[/name] is a nice combo. [name]Winifred[/name] is one of my favorite names.

[name]Agnes[/name]
[name]Minerva[/name]
[name]Mavis[/name]
[name]Millisent[/name]
[name]Opal[/name]
[name]Louisa[/name]
[name]Lois[/name]
[name]Fern[/name]

[Chrisco]

[name]Gertrude[/name]
[name]Ruth[/name]
[name]Esther[/name]
[name]Ethel[/name]
[name]Elise[/name]
Wilomena
[name]Dolores[/name]
[name]Dorothy[/name] ([name]Dottie[/name])
[name]Frances[/name]

[kala_way]

What about Lissy as a nn for [name]Felicity[/name]? [name]Even[/name] [name]Faye[/name] could work as a nn for [name]Felicity[/name].

[name]Felicity[/name] [name]Wren[/name] would be my first pick for you.

What about?
[name]Florence[/name] (nn [name]Ren[/name]) [name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Cecelia[/name] [name]Ruby[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name] (nn [name]Josie[/name]) [name]Ruth[/name]

[bre]

Some suggestions:

[name]Ada[/name]
[name]Adeline[/name]
[name]Celia[/name]
[name]Clementine[/name]
[name]Dorothy[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name]
[name]Eudora[/name]
[name]Evangeline[/name]
[name]Gwendolen[/name]
[name]Hilda[/name] (how cute would nn Hilly be?)
[name]Honoria[/name]
[name]Isadora[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Lavinia[/name]
[name]Mabel[/name]
[name]Marian[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name]
[name]Millicent[/name]
[name]Nora[/name]
[name]Rosemary[/name]
[name]Tabitha[/name]
[name]Verity[/name]

I tried to mix the clunky “old” or vintage names that had a bit of sweetness. Perhaps that might get hubby on board?

[erin91]

I usually despise old lady names ([name]Penelope[/name], [name]Clementine[/name], [name]Geraldine[/name], [name]Maxine[/name], Prudences, etc…), but these I actually think is kind of pretty.

PS. No offense to anyone who loves one or all of the names I mentioned above. They are just not my style.

[name]Rosemarie[/name]
[name]Flora[/name]
[name]Clara[/name]
[name]Ada[/name]
[name]Nora[/name]
[name]Antonia[/name]
[name]Cecilia[/name]/[name]Celia[/name]
[name]Cora[/name]
[name]Elsa[/name]
[name]Elta[/name]
[name]Etta[/name]
[name]Evelyn[/name]
[name]Lavinia[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name]
[name]Meredith[/name]
[name]Vera[/name]