What do you think of Delilah?

[quickerthistimeplease]

My mum was and her friend were laughing that this woman's new granddaughter was called Delilah- they just thought of Tom Jones. I am pg and I think I quite like it- hormones or quite sweet?!

[madcol]

My, my, my .....

[FoghornLeghorn]

Someone on our Ante-Natal thread has just had a Delilah (Aug 08)

[lou33]

i love it, i wanted it to be dd1's first name but had to settle on it as a middle one

and it was thanks to tom jones, as i used to sing that song all the time when i was a kid

[4andnotout]

You know what will happen
Why? Why? Why? Delilah
I liked it too for my dd4 due in october but everytime i think of it i sing it!

[norkmaiden]

I wouldn't use it but think it's lovely all the same

[quickerthistimeplease]

Blimey- what quick replies. I guess when baby is a bit older Tom Jones won't be around...

[quickerthistimeplease]

DH is welsh and we HAD to have a welsh middle name for DD. If we have another DD his latest welsh suggestions are just ridiculous- I wonder if he'd consider Delilah a sort of compromise

[rodg82]

I really like it! Makes me think of the recent "hey there Delilah" song...

[Pinkchampagne]

I quite like it, but the Tom Jones song goes straight to my head whenever I hear it!

[quickerthistimeplease]

Just looked up its meaning- one website says 'Pining with desire' , another says 'seductive'. (Samson and Delilah I suppose). seems a bit yucky for a baby girl

[tassisssss]

Hmm, I'd think of the Bible story...not a pretty character!

Then I'd think of the song!

[SlartyBartFast]

why, why, why

[lauraloola]

I like it. Its a classic name that will be cute when young and powerful when older x

[unknownrebelbang]

As it's our local football team's chant, it's not a name I'd choose.

Don't dislike the name though.

[SlartyBartFast]

actually i was second and hadnt realised.
i wouldnt call any dd's i had that for that reason - too many why, why whys!

[Boulders]

It's nice and, along with Lilah, seems to be on the rise.

[Heated]

I know a Delilah in her 30s, named by her feminist mother who wanted an empowered name for her dd, although she calls it a 'ball-cutter name' . She loves her name now but didn't like the attention it got when she was younger.

I think it's lost it shock value & is actually very pretty. Lilah is a lovely nn.

[CantSleepWontSleep]

I love it, but got bad reactions from everyone else when I tried to put it on our list, as this thread demonstrates!

[lou33]

i always think it is best to pick the name you want and just present it when the baby is born

otherwise there is always someone who will try to put you off

that way they have to just stfu

[squanderedzeitgeist]

I love it - will anyone remember Tom Jones in another decade? Her generation certainly won't!

[lou33]

omg how can anyone forget TOM!!!!

[babyOcho]

I love it. Wanted it for DD but DP vetoed it.

[PurpleOne]

Lilah is a lovely name