Quirky "Old Lady" Names!

[Disney1818]

We aren't expecting but we are planning to start TTC again next month! I've just been looking through cutesy girl names and I've gathered a (very) short list of favorites!

Which of these is your favorite and what is your opinion of each name?

-Mabel
-Olive
-Betsy
-Daisy
-Rosie

*also... None of these names are popular at all where I live. Are they popular where you live?

Feel free to leave any other suggestions!!!

 

[viii]

I like Mabel the best.

None of the names are super popular in my town but I know olive is getting trendy.

 

[Buffyx]

I love Rosie I mostly see Rose as a MN, so it'd be awesome as a first name for a change!
Olive is becoming really popular, so I guess it depends on how original you want to be.
Daisy is OK, but I knew a dog with this name. Mabel & Betsy are not my style.

 

[Disney1818]

I know Olive is popular in other countries but not in the US at all! People here have never even heard Olive as a name and I mostly get a "what??!" reaction when I mention it to people. Lol

I got most of my names from top 100 lists in other countries, so that's why. I'm not worried about it being too trendy or popular because it isn't here!

 

[Buffyx]

In that case, I love Olive
But Rosie is probably my favourite.

 

[MUMOF5]

I like Rosie, Daisy and Betsy in that order

 

[steph.]

Daisy is my favourite followed by Rosie (although I prefer Rose nn Rosie).

Now because you asked for opinions on each name...
Mabel and Betsy sound like something you would name a cow Sorry
Olive I am not keen on but there is nothing wrong with it

 

[emyandpotato]

I like Olive the best. Also love Daisy and Mabel. Not heard any of them used IRL. Betsy and Rosie aren't for me but they're still very cute.

 

[SarahLouisiee]

In the film The Help someone is called Mabeline and I really love that name. And the shortened Mabie

 

[NellyLou]

I love old lady names! From your list, Olive is my fave. Then Rosie, Daisy and Betsy. Not a fan of Mabel because I went to school with Mabel and she was not nice.

 

[Boo44]

Love old lady names

I adore Mabel it is so pretty. Then Olive and Daisy. Rosie is ok and Betsy I'm not a fan of

Rosie and Daisy are common/popular names where I live, I know multiple girls/babies with those names. Mabel I know one baby and Olive and Betsy I don't know of any. The other old lady name I know of is one toddler called Nora

 

[staralfur]

I love 'old lady' names. My favourite off of that list is Daisy by a mile. I think Rosie is cute, too. I don't hear Mabel very often but I think it could grow on me.

Olive is nice, though if you're looking for something not too trendy, I think it's too close to Olivia which is super super popular everywhere right now.

I don't like Betsy at all. There are some old names that I really can't picture on a baby/child/young adult no matter how hard I try and this is definitely one of them.

 

[Kirsty3051]

I love Betsy! As for popularity, I'm sure every other girl born in the UK is named Daisy or Rosie at the moment - very popular names (in the south west anyway!)

 

[ClairAye]

I like Rosie What about Marianne? I had an old friend with that name who said it was an old lady name lol.

 

[Disney1818]

Thanks for all of your replies! Such mixed opinions, too!

The name combo that I keep going back to is Olive Catherine. We really like Catherine as a middle name for any of the names.

I love Rosie but I would want to use a "formal" name and Rosie as a nn.

I really like the suggestion Mabeline. Though it's a makeup brand... I don't know if that makes it cooler or less usable.

 

[Eleanor ace]

-Mabel- 10/10
-Olive- 9/10
-Betsy- 6/10
-Daisy- 10/10
-Rosie- 8/10

I love your list! Mabel is one of my top girls names but DH doesn't like it . Daisy was on our short lists, as was Rose (very similar to Rosie). I know of 2 little Mabel's and 2 Daisys, all 2-3.5 years old. I know an Olive who is 2.5 years old, no Rosie's or Betsy's.
In case you want a few more suggestions, some names which I think are along the same line:

Charlotte nn Lottie/Lotta
Florence nn Flo/Flossie/Ren
Felicity nn Fliss
Violet
May
Lydia
Emilia nn Emmy
June
Martha
Amity

 

[Eleanor ace]

For a name to shorten to Rosie, I love Primrose.

 

[Buffyx]

For a name to shorten to Rosie, I love Primrose.

Yes! That's a great suggestion

Also I like Olive Catherine. I think Olive goes best with that mn from your list.

What do you think of Marion, Clara or Gloria? They are also along the same lines (to me anyway.)

 

[RubyRainbows]

I work with a Rosemaria, nn. Rose. I like "Rosie" better - my fav choice on your list. I'm not personally a fan of "old lady" names, but I do love Vivienne, nn. "Vivi."

Hmm... other suggestions: Hazel, Pearl, Matilda (nn. "Tillie"), Maggie, Millie, Sadie

 

[SoBlessedMama]

LOVE Olive! I know a Betsy, and she is super sweet, so that is my #2. : )