Old [name_f]Laverne[/name_f], why isn’t she dusting off yet.
I always thought [name_f]Laverne[/name_f] was a man’s name.
The only thing I picture when I hear [name_f]Laverne[/name_f] is an old, hunched back woman beating someone with her cane.
I think that [name_f]Laverne[/name_f] is no more “old woman with a cane” than [name_f]Hazel[/name_f] or [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f], which seem well-liked.
I think [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f] & [name_f]Lavender[/name_f] have all been trending here & feel very 2013, just waiting for a celeb to use one.
Who doesn’t love a lovely, lyrical L name or a zippy kooky V?
I think the problem is the “La” has less emphasis than the “[name_u]Vern[/name_u]” which feels hard & I associate as masculine. In fact, the [name_u]Vern[/name_u] sound makes me think of the little person who was in [name_m]Austin[/name_m] [name_m]Powers[/name_m].
I would [name_f]LOVE[/name_f] to meet a [name_f]Laverne[/name_f] though! It is kind of a vintage-fun-diner-waitress kind of name. I would put her in a list with [name_f]Wanda[/name_f], [name_f]Nancy[/name_f], [name_f]Bonnie[/name_f]…but at the same time [name_f]Laverne[/name_f] is more dignified & powerful sounding. Still diner waitressy, but she is probably the shift manager! These names could all totally work right now & be the new vintage, but I don’t think parents are ready…
[name_f]Lorraine[/name_f] & [name_f]Loretta[/name_f] maybe [name_f]Letitia[/name_f] all have a better shot.
[name_f]Laverne[/name_f] just doesn’t sound very feminine to me. The first thing I think of is the old 70’s show [name_f]Laverne[/name_f] & [name_f]Shirley[/name_f]. Not sure she’s ready now (or possibly ever) for a revival. Some things are better left in the past.