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Mabel.

Ruth

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Mabel sounds 90 years old.

Mabel

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Ruth is so harsh and cold. I probably have that impression because it also reminds me of 'ruthless'. Mabel is warm but has some backbone to it still.

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I actually much prefer the nickname Ruthie to the name Ruth itself.

Mabel, no doubt

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She could go by Mae or Mabie. Mabel has a cute sound, anyway. Ruth is just ugly.

Ruth, but not really fond of either

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nm

Ruth

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I don't like Mabel.

Ruth, but I like Mabel too.

Mabel

I've always loved the understated beauty of Ruth, so it would be my personal pick. I also like Mabel very much, and May would make a good nn; I knew a Mabel Leigh Ln at school, a really wonderful girl, but she always went by Leigh which I thought was a pity. Nothing wrong with it, but it's a bit thin compared to the history and pizazz of Mabel.

I say Ruth. I'm not too wild about either but Ruth was my grandma's legal name so I can use it to honor her.

Ooo, two cuties! i like Mabel for its vintage feel, but I like Ruth because it's my mom's name. Ruth does not have the same vintage feel to me at all.
I really don't know which I would choose. If I had a Mabel, I would call her Mae and if I had a Ruth, I would call her Ruthie. Too cute!

Ruth!

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I love Ruth. It never makes it to my top 10 lists for some reason, but it's a name I could see myself actually using one day. I've honestly never seen it as an old lady name because I've only seen young people named Ruth.

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Mabel is gross and sticky!

Ruth - because it's a lovely Biblical character.
Mabel reminds me of "Mabel at the table" - as a British comedian, Wilfred Pickles, used to introduce his wife in their TV/stage act.
Ruth is also timeless.

Ruth

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I like both, but Ruth has Ruthie and the Book of Ruth.

Mabel

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Ruth is okay as an honoring mn other than that I have issues with it. The biggest issue is it is so hard to pronounce, it is much easier to say Roof so any Ruth I meet usually becomes Roof. Also the only word I can think of that begins with Ruth is Ruthless.

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Ruth looks nice enough but it sounds much better in my head than when I say it. It sounds so terrible when said out loud.

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To be fair I have a borderline speech impediment when it comes to th. I can make the th sound but it feels much less natural than f sounds. Ruth is especially hard since it is one syllable and it ends on the th sound, with a name like Anthea or Dorothea or Theodore it is much easier to pronounce.

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Mabel is okay, I prefer Maple. Maybelle is actually nicer sounding than Mabel but Mabel looks nicer and doesn't seem made up like Maybelle.

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This message was edited 8/10/2016, 5:44 PM

Ruth. I've always loved it.

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:)

Ruth

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Ruth was on my girl name list.

Ruth

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Mabel would be pretty to me if prn. May-BEL but at least where I'm from our gets prn. May-BUL.

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:0)

Mabel

Mabel

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I really like Mabel, it's vintage, it's charming, it's warm, it makes me think of maple syrup. I hate Ruth, I just see no charm in it all, only ugliness.

Mabel

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I like both by about the same amount, I just slightly preferred Mabel this second.

Mabel!