I also love old-lady names. I have some great ones in my family: Elsie (you might know her better as Ronald McDonald's #1 reason for a restraining order), Edith, Lela, and Melba.
I know there are other great old-lady names out there, so I asked folks on facebook. I got some GEMS!
I'm naming a future pet Mildred to be sure (see, I'm workin' on my old-lady ways already!).
- Myrtle
- Trudy
- Matilda
- Opal
- Geraldine
- Maxine
- Irene
- Norma
- Gertrude
- Lena Juanita (love Texas old-lady names)
- Tessie Elnora (Texas again)
- Merline
- Eunice
- Doris
- Peggy
- Mildred
- Irene
- Inez
- Corrine
- Bisnette (pronounced Bisnay, which ROCKS)
- Agnes
- Zulu (my Dad's aunt)
- Virginia
- Leota
- Thelma
- Velma
- Maxine
- Pauline
- Ima (who came way before Kanye's Ima Letchoo Finish)
- Velma
- Fidela
- Gertie
- Lizza-Lou (awesome)
- Juanita
- Berthie
- Leona
- Fern
- Shirley
- Vesta
- Mabel
- Flossy
- Hortense (bless her heart, you know that one was a burden even back in the day)
- Claudia
- Lorraine
- Charity
- Demarius
- Revella
- Lola (I already have a cat named Lola)
- Eula and Beula (who were sisters)
- Nettie Jean
- Lena
- Ethel
- Wilma
- Ruth
- Elise
- Agnes
- Bernice (pronounced Ber-niss)
- Elda
My friend Jen made a very good point, saying that in 100 years, someone will compile a list just like this. Only the names will include Jennifer, Nicole, Lindsay, Britney, and the like.
Swell point. And in those distant days, I'm sure Great-Grandma Tiffany will marvel at whippersnapper names like Ethel, Beula, and Gert.
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