Desdemona

[Cortina]

Why not?

[HoopyFroodDude]

demon and mona

[HoopyFroodDude]

and Des for short YUK

[Cortina]

Mona is quite nice? IF you don't think 'moaner' immediately. Beats Goneril :).

[mixedmamameansbusiness]

Love it... but would never have the guts

[youngblowfish]

Because a very quick google etymology search reveals that it originates from Greek and a literal translation would mean 'ill-fated' or, alternatively, 'of the devil'.

[Cortina]

Might raise a few eyebrows! :)

[greentriangle]

Embarrassing.

[Cortina]

I've seen Othello :)

[Cortina]

Oh yes :) Acutally, I am quite sensible IRL but children will and do not have dull, sensible names :).

I like to think that in this day and age pretty much anything goes. :).

[Atlasive]

[Sam100]

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will she be as white as monumental alabaster?

[tartyhighheels]

An old friend of mine had a rather elegant cat called Desdemona, this is fine

For a child, this is wrong wrong wrong

Maybe get a cat?

[MrsJamin]

Sam100 - that's exactly what I thought when I saw the name! However DS2's name is in a VERY famous song so I can't talk ;)

[Sam100]

MrsJ - showing our age! Got it buzzing round in my head now and feeling the need for legwarmers!

[MrsJamin]

hehe me too- "I'm warning you... don't know what I'll do... if your love isn't true... DESDEMONA!" I was a Fame freak even though it was a bit old for me (I'm 32).

[Atlasive]

LOL, I remember that song too!

[KittyBigglesworth]

Oh dear, I used to watch Fame too. I remember Leroy singing "Oh, my Desdemona, your loving's been so good.." Sadly, I can even remember the tune. The cast were very earnest about the whole rehearsal and there was tension amongst the group, what would happen next? I'd sit a foot from the screen needing to know. Leroy's tights were mesmerising and I didn't yet know why. It progressed to Rudolf Nureyev being my first crush. It was all about the nylon clad crotch.

[ElephantsAndMiasmas]

If you like ill fates heroies how about Ophelia? Juliet? Perdita? Hermione? (don't actually die but could have all been so different if not for the bear) Cleopatra? Aida? Isolde?

[5DollarShake]

Too self-indulgent for words...