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Help[Opinions] Re: Mildred (etc.)
in reply to a message by clevelandkentevans
I don't like Mildred and have never heard anyone say that they do. It makes me think of the word "mildew" and it seems heavy and morbid. I wouldn't consider it, no. Millicent does seem a better alternative to me. Milbrey, not so much.
OTOH, I am a bit of an oldster so that may affect how I see the name. I'm 57 and live in the USA. On the other other hand, I have started liking some names that I didn't when young, names that were still seen as "old lady" back then---but Mildred just isn't one of them.
I don't think there's any name that can be absolutely ruled out as far as coming back into style. People thought Gertrude was just great from 1880 to 1920, and it could happen again. And I'm at the point where all the names that were popular when I was in my 20s now just make me roll my eyes, though back then I saw their appeal.
OTOH, I am a bit of an oldster so that may affect how I see the name. I'm 57 and live in the USA. On the other other hand, I have started liking some names that I didn't when young, names that were still seen as "old lady" back then---but Mildred just isn't one of them.
I don't think there's any name that can be absolutely ruled out as far as coming back into style. People thought Gertrude was just great from 1880 to 1920, and it could happen again. And I'm at the point where all the names that were popular when I was in my 20s now just make me roll my eyes, though back then I saw their appeal.
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