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Enola

59 replies

greenzebra · 20/09/2011 13:25

Just heard this on the radio, and remembered that when I was pg with DD1 DH wanted to put this on the list along with Anna-Molly (incubus song)

Do you think you could get away with Enola? Or does it bring up the song plus the atom bomb?

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IWouldNotCouldNotWithAGoat · 22/09/2011 03:10

and Ebola Virus.

IWouldNotCouldNotWithAGoat · 22/09/2011 03:09

Enola Gay
Hiroshima

seren82 · 21/09/2011 22:49

We have a child at my school called Eniola which I think is lovely. Her sister's name is Ophelie, pronounced Oph-el-ie, not Oph-eel-ie. Love that too. Think they are Nigerian.

smartyparts · 21/09/2011 22:24

Gay....bomb

That's what springs to mind, sorry

Kayano · 21/09/2011 22:20

Gay

krisskross · 21/09/2011 22:15

great song though
for 80s kids like me

Grin
Summerbird73 · 21/09/2011 22:11

ChineapplePunk Wed 21-Sep-11 21:49:36
''I think Enola is a lovely name, and I think people may be going a tad over the top in regard to the negative connotations. I mean, it's not exactly the same as Myra.........''

Dear god give me strength....... try telling that to the descendants of Hiroshima!

LetThereBeRock · 21/09/2011 22:08

Well the bomber and bomb were responsible for the deaths of over 100,000 people so if that's not a negative connotation I don't know what is.

stickylittlefingers · 21/09/2011 21:56

I would say not - possibly younger people wouldn't know about the bomb/the song. But it's a great song, I wouldn't discount the possibility of it being remixed/released some day. Definitely I would think "should have stayed at home yesterday".

ChineapplePunk · 21/09/2011 21:49

I think Enola is a lovely name, and I think people may be going a tad over the top in regard to the negative connotations. I mean, it's not exactly the same as Myra.........

Summerbird73 · 21/09/2011 09:05

ok i will rephrase my post:

No - i dont think you can get away with it

seeker · 21/09/2011 09:05

No of you can't call your child Enola! Unless you can guarantee that she will spend the next 80 years in the company of people with no general knowledge!

smother · 21/09/2011 09:03

As an alternative, I love the name Nola. Would seriously consider that if I were to have another DD.

Enola - nope for all the obvious reasons.

Anna-Molly - sounds like animally to me. Why not just Anna or Molly.

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greenzebra · 21/09/2011 08:22

if you read the op from me you would see that Im not considering it my husband was and I wouldnt let him call our DD this, but I was after opinions on whether you could get away with it.

I was also asking if there was any other names that you couldnt use like Anna-Molly

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Meteorite · 20/09/2011 21:15

How about Eleanor?

Summerbird73 · 20/09/2011 21:04

yes babyheave but what about when they learn about the Atom Bomb during History lessons, it will all come out then. Also children of this generation wont know of the song or immediately know of the Bomber but their parents will.

i jumped on this thread to say no no no - and that was just from the title. sorry OP Blush

Catsycat · 20/09/2011 20:58

It's a pretty name, but too Hiroshima IMO - a bit like having a DC and calling him Adolf, the association ruins it for me (not that I think Adolf is a great name or anything, just an example!!!!).

nenevomito · 20/09/2011 15:11

Song, atom bomb, ebola virus. In that order.

The thing is that the song is of a time and a lot of people aren't going to know about that or the plane that dropped the bomb, so if you like it you may get away with it.

antshouse · 20/09/2011 15:11

The little girl in waterworld was Enola.

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greenzebra · 20/09/2011 15:10

yeah I was thisisyesterday sorry Im slighty dyslexic.(thats true too not made up)

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BrittanyBelle · 20/09/2011 15:10

What about Enora instead ? it's pronounced Ennor-ra here in france

MoreBoober · 20/09/2011 15:09

It's the Bomber for me and the potential knick name Enola Ebola. Sad

Voidka · 20/09/2011 15:08

Ebola was the first thing that came into my head.

thisisyesterday · 20/09/2011 15:06

anamoly isn't a word. are you thinking of anomaly?

thisisyesterday · 20/09/2011 15:05

makes me think:

manics song
it's alone backwards
enola gay

so um, not a name i would choose