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Lola? Help with potential family feud!

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By Fri 06-Nov-09 13:30:00 Add message | Report | Contact poster

Difficult one. At the beginning of the pregnancy we had a shortlist of Matilda and Lola, I liked both but DP prefered Lola. To avoid calling bump she/it/baby we began to call her Lola, this then spread to use by DP's parents. We now have embroidered towels with Lola on and still 10 weeks to go...and I'm having doubts.
Not sure if I'm just bored of having a decision or whether I really would prefer a more traditional name through fear Lola may become dated?

MY new shortlist is Rowan, Matilda and Eliza.
DP is currently refusing to reconsider as he now sees her as Lola. I understand this and guess I may just be being hormonal?

Opinions greatly appreciated!

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Sat 07-Nov-09 23:47:13

I too think of Barry Manilow but my first thought for Eliza was Dolittle, and Matilda makes me think of waltzing. So wait until the baby is born and go for the one you like best.

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Sat 07-Nov-09 22:22:18

I agree about the Lolita link to Lola. And that song L-O-L-A. It's a name that seems to lend itself to kinky associations. Would this sway your DH against it? Love Eliza, also Greta, Rowan and Matilda. How about Linnea?

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Sat 07-Nov-09 08:15:30

I prefer Lola to your other choices

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That said, I don't really like Lola either -- I love it in Spanish, but feels wrong -- misplaced -- to me in English.

That said, any name you choose people will get used to and find completely acceptable in short order; Lola is quite mainstream and conventional in my mind, in fact. Much more so than your other choices.

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Sat 07-Nov-09 06:49:13

I don't mid Lola but LOVE Eliza smile

You can't choose a name due to a set of towels...but your real problem is really that your OH obviously really likes the name and is set on it. Not surprising since you've been calling baby this for months.

You'll need to convince him how much you want to change it, rather than worrying about the in-laws. In years to come it'll just be a family story of 'remember when...' and baby will grow into whatever name you finally decide.

I picked both my DC names and loved them both for years and it still took months for me to get used to them on real person! Their 'bump' nicknames stuck for ages (and are still used)

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Sat 07-Nov-09 06:05:42

My first thought was Lolita when I first heard my friend's were using the name. I feel slightly odd about it. It seems quite a sexualised name. It seems to be quite popular at the moment though so I am clearly alone.
Personally I would just wait until after the birth. Just see how you feel when you see her. It's a time when you really get to say, "X just doesn't feel right" and it's verrrry difficult to argue with that.
And don't care about what other people think. Names can't be chosen based on a thread on a website. The world needs variety and we're all different.

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Sat 07-Nov-09 00:23:56

name for life -towel isn't. towels can be replaced if name changes. don't pick name because of fripperies like embossed towel or she will be called dualit to match the toaster.
talk to partner garner his opinion

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Sat 07-Nov-09 00:19:33

btw Rowan, Matilda and Eliza are lovely too, you choose good names! grin

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Sat 07-Nov-09 00:18:42

I think Lola's a great name, but if you choose another why not keep Lola as a middle name?

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Fri 06-Nov-09 23:48:53

I quite like the name Lola (la la la la Lola

), and can't particularly see it dating - it has been around a long time.
But I will say, I had a shortlist of a couple of names for my DD, and was pretty sure I'd go with one. But when I actually saw her for the first time she definately looked more like the other name.

Add message | Report | Contact poster By Fri 06-Nov-09 23:32:42

Not keen on Lola... it is quite pretty but it sounds like a nn to me plus the showgirl aspect..

I do love Matilda a LOT though.

I had a similar issue when I was pregnant with dd2, she was called Lily from the 20 week scan and everyone including other children called my bump Lily. When I gave birth I decided she didn't look like a Lily and I wanted to call her Elizabeth! I think it was just hormones though as I did stick with Lily after gentle persuading from DH and am pleased I did

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