In 1963, there were 23,900 baby girls named Lori, the same year that there were 21,191 little Tammys and 11,000 Cindys, not to mention all the Mindys, Mandys, Marcys, and Marnies with the then modern-sounding nicknamey, quasi-unisex, names popular from the mid-fifties and into the next couple of decades.

　　So is it any wonder that so many of today’s parents have moms and sometimes grandmothers with these vintage nickname names?

　　But as much as we love those family members, and would like to make them namesakes, would we really want to name our own little girls Mindy or Cindy?  Probably would be  better to seek a related substitute that would still serve to honor them.

　　Here are a few random update ideas, some that relate fairly directly to the mother name, others that are a bit more of a stretch.

　　Candy

　　                 More obvious: Candace

　　                 Less obvious: Candida (and yes, we do know its downside) or Dulcie (means sweet)

　　Carrie

　　                More obvious: Caroline

　　                 Less obvious: Carys

　　Cindy

　　                 More obvious: Lucinda

　　                 Less obvious: Signy/Signe

　　Darci

　　                 More obvious: Daria

　　                 Less obvious: Dorothy

　　Jamie

　　                 More obvious: Jamison

　　                 Less obvious: Jamaica or Jane

　　Jody/Jodie

　　                 More obvious: Josie

　　                 Less obvious: Josephine

　　Joni

　　                 More obvious: Jolie

　　                 Less obvious: Joanna

　　Kerry

　　                 More obvious: Keira

　　                 Less obvious: Kerensa

　　Lori

　　                 More obvious: Laurel or Laura

　　                 Less obvious: Lorelei

　　Mandy

　　                 More obvious: Amanda

　　                 Less obvious: Manon

　　Marcy

　　                 More obvious: Marcella

　　                 Less obvious: Maribel

　　Marnie

　　                More obvious: Marlo/Marlowe

　　                 Less obvious: Marin

　　Mindy

　　                 More obvious: Minnie

　　                 Less obvious: Minta

　　Randi

　　               More obvious: Miranda

　　               Less obvious: Thandie

　　Ricki

　　                 More obvious: Erica

　　                 Less obvious: Frederica

　　Sandy

　　                 More obvious: Alessandra

　　                 Less obvious: Sandrine

　　Shari

　　                 More obvious: Sharai/Sarai

　　                 Less obvious: Charlotte

　　Shelly

　　                 More obvious: Rochelle

　　                 Less obvious: Nellie

　　Sherri

　　                 More obvious: Sheridan

　　                 Less obvious: Sinead

　　Stacey/Stacy

　　                 More obvious: Anastasia

　　                 Less obvious: Acacia

　　Tammy

　　                 More obvious: Tamara

　　                 Less obvious: Tamar, Tamsin

　　Terri

　　                 More obvious: Teresa

　　                 Less obvious: Tertia

　　Toni

　　                 More obvious: Antonia

　　                 Less obvious: Antonella

　　Tori

　　                 More obvious: Victoria

　　                 Less  obvious: Vittoria

　　Traci/Tracy

　　                 More obvious:  Gracie

　　                 Less obvious: Trixie