What do you think of Carladee?

[carladee]

What do you think of Carladee as a girl's name? It's listed on Mumsnet's Baby Name Finder.

[aStarInStrangeways]

car lady

[carladee]

I'm 28 and have never known any one with the same name!! Should I use it as a middle name for my baby?

[MurunBuchstansangur]

definitely. You definitely should keep the dream alive :)

[ginmakesitallok]

it's listed there because you put it there?? It's not a nice name

[Voidka]

You have never met anyone with the same?
I am surprised!

[daenerysstormborn]

as a child's name? it's bloody awful

[NormaStanleyFletcher]

Carladee is a country singer

[carladee]

Yes I put it there just wanted to see wot people think about it!!
Think my mum was on some very strong drugs bless her when she had me!

[EdithWeston]

I've never come across this name in RL, and I don't take to it. I read it as "car lady" as well (and IMHO, Carmen would be better).

It might be better as Carla-Dee, if s the pronunciation you want.

[plumviolet]

Awful. Sorry.

[Thumbwitch]

Is it actually your real name?
I think first, car lady, next, deep South redneck country singer.
I don't think I'd ever consider using it for a child. Carla-Dee would be better - at least you have the option to drop the Dee bit. Carla is a perfectly nice name by itself. :)

[carladee]

I know it's so wrong but thats my name!

[BehindLockNumberNine]

Carladee Carlada Carlawohoho was the first thing that came to mind.

The second thing that came to mind was 'hell no"

[IndieNile]

And I suppose her sister would be Bagladee?

[BehindLockNumberNine]

Aw, sorry, it is YOUR name.

Ahem. Ok.

Carla is nice...

[Thumbwitch]

Got it! I knew it was reminding me of something else - it's the Beatles song, Ob-la-dee, ob-la-dah. Sorry.

Your mum must have been on some good dope...

Do you just call yourself Carla?

And since there really can't be many Carladees in the country, I would like to respectfully suggest you change your MN name, as it is going to out you completely in RL. :)

[Thumbwitch]

Do you not have a middle name yourself? I like the tradition of using a family name for your DC, and if I ever have a girlbaby will give her my middle name for her middle name as well (it goes back generations).

But I'm not sure I could stomach inflicting Carladee on my child even if it is a family name - how has it affected you in your life?

[hiccymapops]

It reminded me of that song too (but I thought it was black lace)

[hiccymapops]

[Thumbwitch]

Black Lace "covered" it, hiccy, if you can call it that! but it's a Beatles' original. :)

[carladee]

Ok I'll save my baby from the humiliation I went though!!

[hiccymapops]

Thank you it was on a party album I had when I was about 8, many many years ago (the olden days, yesteryear, days of yore etc )

[SoupDragon]

Nothing wrong with Carla.
Nothing wrong with Dee.
Nothing wrong with Carla Dee.
Carladee though? Your mother must have been on the same drugs as mine when she gave me a rhyming name. You could probably get away with it as a middle name given it is yours and has meaning.