First Names you would never call your baby? (wife, older, suggestions)

[JerseyGirl415]

Originally Posted by MoonBeam33

What on earth is wrong with Cordelia????

IMO it's horribly ugly. Of course people are free to disagree.

[Mightyqueen801]

Originally Posted by MoonBeam33

What on earth is wrong with Cordelia????

I wonder if Ophelia will catch on now with the popularity this past year of the Lumineers song.

[elyn02]

Originally Posted by CraigCreek

"Fabreez" might have really been intended to be "Fabrice", a perfectly good French female name, though little used nowadays. Was "Pushy" a nickname? Was "Amen" really intended to be "Amin", a Middle Eastern name that's usually pronounced "Ah-MEEN"?

But I have no idea about "Person"!

Unless it was supposed to be "Pierson", or "Parson" (which would also be an odd choice)...

You know, I didn't consider those alternatives mostly because I am not familiar with names of different cultures, but your explanation could very well be a good possibility.

[CraigCreek]

Originally Posted by JerseyGirl415

IMO it's horribly ugly. Of course people are free to disagree.

( Re: "Cordelia"))

One of Anne-with-an-E Shirley's dearest childhood wishes was to be named "Cordelia".

"Delia" is a pretty nickname, and "Cordelia" has a regal sound to it, although it's definitely old-fashioned (but in a nice way).

On the other hand, I like "Robert" a great deal, but strongly dislike "Roberta". No idea why.

[CraigCreek]

Originally Posted by Mightyqueen801

I wonder if Ophelia will catch on now with the popularity this past year of the Lumineers song.

Nice name, unless your surname is "Legg"

[jlawrence01]

Originally Posted by CraigCreek

( Re: "Cordelia"))

One of Anne-with-an-E Shirley's dearest childhood wishes was to be named "Cordelia".

"Delia" is a pretty nickname, and "Cordelia" has a regal sound to it, although it's definitely old-fashioned (but in a nice way).

On the other hand, I like "Robert" a great deal, but strongly dislike "Roberta". No idea why.

Cordelia was the oldest (and only loyal) daughter of Shakespeare's King Lear.

I kind of like it.

[mainebrokerman]

i like victoria....not a fan of vicky

you dont see many norma's around anymore either..



im seeing a lot of emma's around........ if thats come back around,,,,how bout the hatties, mildreds, and gertrudes....we had an old neighbor named gertie......

[CraigCreek]

Originally Posted by mainebrokerman

i like victoria....not a fan of vicky

you dont see many norma's around anymore either..



im seeing a lot of emma's around........ if thats come back around,,,,how bout the hatties, mildreds, and gertrudes....we had an old neighbor named gertie......

I know three Normas, all of whom are baby boomers. Hattie is usually a nickname for Harriet - which has not made a comeback, despite Harry/Henry being on the rise.

I expect we're more likely to see little Trudies and Millies, rather than Mildreds and Gertrudes. In these cases, the nicknames are a lot more appealing than the formal names.

[luzianne]

All the names I thought were old lady names when I was growing up are what people are naming their daughters now. Those are names I NEVER would have named my kids.

[saibot]

Originally Posted by luzianne

All the names I thought were old lady names when I was growing up are what people are naming their daughters now. Those are names I NEVER would have named my kids.

I know, right? We are all conditioned by our era, and I completely understand that people who are 20+ years younger than me have different images of some of these older names, but when I hear a young mom calling her toddler "Matilda" or "Lucille" or "Oscar," I can't help cringing a little bit. Heck, when I was growing up, one of the archetypal drab, stodgy, unpopular names was "Hannah." I couldn't believe how popular that one became.