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Luna Violet....Too far out or manageable?

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Welly558 · 19/02/2013 22:43

Hello!
We decided tonight that we both love the name Luna. We think it is beautiful. It means moon but is also associated with magic and madness which is an idea we think is very cool ha.
Possibly will team it with Violet as a middle name as this was initially top of our girls list.
Keeping names and gender(once we find out in two weeks) a secret so can't ask for friends opinions so what do you guys think?
I myself have an unusual name (first middle and maiden name) and usually suffered from awkward spelling and mispronunciation due to this, tended to be known by a nickname til my mid teens. However this shouldn't be an issue with Luna as its pretty straightforward. Plus I now love my name and appreciate the fact I know nobody else with it, and never have!
So opinions please on Luna possibly followed by Violet. Mental or quirky?
Thanks!
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MissMummy1 · 20/02/2013 08:30

I LOVE it!!! My dd would have been a Luna if I had my own way (latin for moon - we are both sailors and everything we do is dictated by the moon) but dh vetoed it. I got it in as a middle name though! Most people love it. A few brave souls (mainly 70+ yr olds ) have questioned our sanity... Violet is lovely too. Was on our list. As we have similar tastes it seems have you thought about Matilda? (name I was 'allowed' to use in the end!!)

wiltingfast · 20/02/2013 08:24

I'm another no, would never use it myself due to the madness angle. Plenty of scope in life for kids to have problems without throwing in obvious ones imo. It is pretty though I can see why you like it.

Have you thought about Lola? Sounds similar and also v pretty.

LexiLexi · 20/02/2013 08:02

I've been involved in sifting CVs and the selection process for two big companies. Although it shouldn't do, names do get commented on and form part of the overall first impression. Thankfully both companies were equal opportunity but I'm sure many, particularly smaller firms, aren't. I think Violet is lovely, but I'm not so sure about Luna, for me it has too many connotations with Lunatic.

ripsishere · 20/02/2013 06:47

TBF, who ever uses both names together anyway?
OP, FWIW I think Violet is a lovely name. Luna? not. It is fine for you thinking you'll give her enough spirit to stand up to people piss taking, but what about if she's a properly shrinking violet.
Can't you use an African name instead? my BF at school was called Femi. I know that names are particular to certain countries so that may not be a goer.

Snog · 20/02/2013 06:40

Nice names but don't sound good together in my opinion

Matildaduck · 20/02/2013 06:35

Not for me. Love violet but luna is too way out.

What if she wants to be a serious adult? Dr luna violet xxx or judge luna..

flopsy1974 · 20/02/2013 06:27

Luna Violet is a lovely name, and goes well together

livingzuid · 20/02/2013 03:20

Just chiming in awake at a ridiculous hour thanks to chronic insomnia in 1st trimester - I love the name Violet (if we are having a girl we are calling her Daisy). Luna I am not so sure on but at least it's not a fruit - would you switch them round and have Luna as a middle name?

The first thing I thought when I saw Dexter was mass murderer, although he is a cool character! Ezra, Sampson or Jonah sounds like he's Amish tbh and could again be left open to ridicule from the kids - depends on where you live? Somewhere like London or Brighton no one would bat an eyelid but if you're from my home town which is in the middle of nowhere it's a different matter. Jude is a very nice name.

It makes me sad that I have to think about playground behaviour when selecting a name for ours :(

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Welly558 · 20/02/2013 00:47

It's interesting two people have come up with that link. Not to mention hubby ha. I do actually really love Parma Violets lol! But it's something to consider, whether I think, whilst at the moment its fine, it'd be an irritating reference over time or not. Thanks for that!
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TheSmallerPenguin · 20/02/2013 00:39

I have to agree with MerylStrop. I like them individually, but together it just makes me think Parma Violet. It's the ...a before the violet I think.

Parma Violets are possibly the most disgusting excuse for a sweet that's ever been invented. But if you happened to like them how? it maybe wouldn't be such a bad connotation.

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Welly558 · 20/02/2013 00:30

Ha! Thanks for your constructive input. It is definitely a real name.
Fullstop Balaclava I consider to not be a name for a child. But it's definitely a name. Luna is a Latin name and means moon. Violet is obviously the flower, which has been used as a girls name for many moons(no pun intended).
I appreciate you dislike it though. So thank you for that. One definite no out of several comments I can cope with.
As for your stereotypes, bang on petal! I am also a feminist vegan with a penchant for nude dancing at stone circles =) mind my flailing breasts!
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LaurieFairyCake · 20/02/2013 00:16

I'm happy to be a sole voice of dissent. It's terrible, honestly. Utterly dreadful. Not a real name.

Will be mocked mercilessly. You might get away with it if you live next to Glastonbury Tor and knit your own teepee.

Otherwise, no.

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Welly558 · 20/02/2013 00:10

Thank you. Yes my sister has four unusually named children and after the first one and the reaction to the name, they decided to keep the other three names a secret til birth. Nobody can mock your cute little babies name to your face. I know most of our friends and DH's siblings will find it very amusing, but you get used to things don't you?
Yes as serial killers go, Dexter is a good egg ha! We've only recently got into it but have liked it since a child as we had a neighbour called Dexter.
We really wanted something different to the norm. As I am half African we had hoped to give an African middle name for my relatives to use but I think it'll be too much now. I intend on giving all the children my maiden name as a family middle name(when I married I took my husbands name and use my surname as a middle name, as my dad had no sons). It's an African surname and I think will hopefully keep them in touch of their African roots and heritage. That way it can be passed on. It's very important to me.
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pigletpower · 20/02/2013 00:02

We have a Dexter [who was born before the show started] and tbh nobody has ever mentioned the serial killer [to our faces anyway!] haven't met another one in our neck of the woods yet thank god.Coincidentally Ezra was our second choice. Anyway Dexter is a good guy serial killer!
Luna Violet is fabulous by the way.You must use it!

pigletpower · 20/02/2013 00:01

Mrsambition · 19/02/2013 23:46

Love it, Luna was one of out top choices... might get to use it down the line! I too have an original/quirky name, I think those of us like this tend to think outside the box anyway as we know it's kinda cool to have a name that no one else has. Go for it & your right not to tell the family circle as this can be really off putting, we're not telling my dh's parents until we have officially named DC as they criticise everything!!

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Welly558 · 19/02/2013 23:20

Thank you. Just found out that our due date is a full moon too! Maybe it's fate?! Maybe it's going to be a boy and this means nothing ha.
Hubby loves Ezra and I like it along with Jude for its Biblical references. Dexter, I wasn't sure whether adults would think it was to do with Dexter the serial killer from the self titled show!
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whatagreatname · 19/02/2013 23:13

Love Luna Violet - I think they go well together

Like Dexter and Jude from the boys names

YummyMummyFeelingFunny · 19/02/2013 23:09

Really lovely name!

iloveshortshorts · 19/02/2013 23:09

Welly- its a lovely name though

TobyLerone · 19/02/2013 23:08

It's nice, and not really 'out there' at all. It's becoming more popular.

iloveshortshorts · 19/02/2013 23:07

I do like Ezra for a boy i only know one and hes a lovely man.

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Welly558 · 19/02/2013 23:07

Ugh mamas and papas. Obviously not learnt enough lol!

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Welly558 · 19/02/2013 23:06

Ha yes, I have since learnt about the Mothercare prams! But we have a Quinny Buzz ha!
Yeah I know Lunatic/Looney may be an issue but hoping we'll raise a child with enough character to brush off or play up marvellously to it ha!
Haha that's initially what DH said, 'Parma violet' but not in a bad way. I had thought it sounded a bit like ultra violet...which I quite like actually!
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Welly558 · 19/02/2013 23:03

Aw thank you lovely people. I agree, it is a bit out there onedev but we just wanted to check it wasn't too out there ha! We aren't huge Potter fans but have seen the films and now about Luna Lovegood. It sways us neither way, but she's a lovely character. I have considered the possible 'looney' references but I think maybe if we use it ourselves at home as a cheeky little nickname then perhaps if it is used as a negative by others, it'll be easier to brush off. Maybe that's just funny logic ha?!
Will be posting another thread shortly about boys names but so far have:
Dexter
Ezra
Jude
Samson
Jonah

Any you particularly like or any others of that or a Luna ilk you can think of?
Thanks for your words of advice and encouragement!
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