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I'm liking it more than I used to, just like how I'm liking Wilhelmina, Vivian, Lilian, Vera, Mavis, Winifred, Theresa, Arthur, Bert, Henry, Simon, Wilfred, Wilbur and Albert more nowadays.

I used to find it ugly, but now I think it’s kind of spunky and intriguing.

I like Norma. I can see Norma reading classics in an old library wearing Dark Academia inspired clothing. I also like Normina as well.

I love Norma. :)

I really like Norma and Norma Jeane because it reminds me of Marilyn Monroe even though her story is not a happy one. Would I use the name IRL, no.

Aw, I love Norma. I guess it is a little ugly, but that just makes me like it more.

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A long time ago I seem to recall coming up with the sibset of Norma and Leo but it had something to do with stars... Is Norma the name of a constellation? Aha, yes it is! See, that's fun. That's nice. Such a humble little name for a constellation. Cute.

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Also Norma has a kind of tragic or wistful glamour to it, because of the Marilyn Monroe connection. That makes it more interesting to me as well.

I don't feel like it's as much of a caricature of "boring and old" as Wilma and Norman. But it's similar to those, obviously.

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It reminds me of jeans.
Norma Jean, Gloria Jean, Billie Jean, Wanda Jean.

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It's not as ordinary/old/harmless seeming as Nora, maybe to its detriment. I think of Nora vs Norma as like Willa vs Wilma. But neither is it as fun as Zelma.

This message was edited 9/5/2023, 8:59 AM

Not a name I love due to association (my husband’s cousin) but not ugly.

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The actress Lesley Ann Warren played a character called Norma in the 1982 film Victor/Victoria. I always loved her portrayal of the character and I think it softened my feelings towards the name as whilst I don’t love it I also don’t hate it.

This message was edited 9/5/2023, 2:04 AM

I don't think it's ugly, but it's not attractive either. I don't like No- and I don't like -rma. I can sorta imagine liking it though, in another time. It's like a 1930s version of groovy modern gal. Like Robin but for her mother's generation. Like, maybe Layla more lately, or Noa (f). Guess I don't need to mention that it sounds too much like normal, to be appealing in the present day.

This message was edited 9/5/2023, 12:55 AM

Don't like it, very dated

Aw, I really like Norma! It's so friendly and rustic.

Sorry, Norma is one name that I have never liked and most likely never will. Not even the character Norma on Twin Peaks can make me like the name. I already don't care for Nora, but that M works overtime in making it sound just... miserable. I have a similar response to Edna and Thelma.

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RoxStar actually mirrored many of my thoughts about Norma.

Yeah, I think it's ugly. It's an overweight, sweaty-smelling woman with hair that looks like a very bad wig, horrible dry-looking makeup and too many cigarettes.
It's very, very popular in Oklahoma where I grew up, for old women. Especially Norma Jean.
Here in Delaware and nearby areas of Maryland, the go-to old-lady name is Margaret Ann, slurred so it sounds like Margurdan.

I like the name Norma. It just sounds good to me, and it reminds of the singer Norma Tanega. Definitely a nice name in my opinion.

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However, I could see someone named Norma hating their name. It probably seems old fashioned nowadays, and I could see people making jokes about being "normal" or a "normie." But I still think it's a nice name.