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Megan, Lydia, Lara, Bianca or Allegra??

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PandaWatch · 20/05/2014 23:04

Opinions please!

And to pre-empt the usual criticisms...

  1. I have known a Lydia since I was 8 and never heard her name rhymed with any STIs
  2. Bianca to me is supermodel/humanitarian, Shakespearean characters, brave little Disney mice - not Eastenders characters
  3. I don't even remember Austin Allegros so doubt it will be an issue for babies being born in the near future
Grin

TIA! Thanks

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Saminthemiddle · 22/05/2014 13:44

Lydia, Lara then Allegra.

notso · 22/05/2014 13:40

Megan is lovely and I adore Meg as a nn.

I love Lydia too because of Beetlejuice Smile

Lara is to sing songy. I hate all the Lara, Lana, Alana type names, I much prefer Laura.

Allegra sound like a thing not a person.

Bianca I can't help but say this in a cockney accent, and my SIL had a hamster called this so it's a no from me.

jellybeans · 22/05/2014 13:30

Lara or Megan.

NinjaLeprechaun · 22/05/2014 11:46

I have a Megan absolutely not Meg, she insists, so I might be a bit biased. Yes, it was in the top ten when she was born (1996), which I had no clue about until after the fact, but that doesn't change the reasons I chose it. Although there are 1001 spellings, which can get tedious.

I like Lara.
Allegra, unfortunately, makes me think of allergy medicine (I'm in the US, so that might not be an association in the UK.)
I do like Lydia, but it makes me think of Beetlejuice.
Bianca reminds me of the mother cat in the Aristocats, but she was a very nice cat.

scarletforya · 22/05/2014 10:53

Megan, bland and overused.

Lydia, urgh. Brings to mind a 1950's housewife in a flowery tabard and rollers. Awful.

Lara. Pleasant.

Bianca. Riccckkkaaayyyy!

Allegra. A braying toff with horsey teeth and huge nostrils!

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PandaWatch · 22/05/2014 10:30

I did, they are :(

Although they also have a model called Adam, so maybe I shouldn't be put off considering I very much doubt any one would be put off using Adam because of that Confused. What's next - the Vauxhall Dave?!

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HavantGuard · 22/05/2014 08:13

It might be worth checking that they are actually still going to make it and use that name.

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PandaWatch · 21/05/2014 22:34

HavantGuard oh ffs! My bro in law works for vauxhall too so that probably strikes that name off the list! Why can't car companies leave lovely people names alone?!

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PandaWatch · 21/05/2014 22:31

Thanks for all your replies! I'm taking a positive view and focusing on the fact that at least one person liked each name Grin

We don't even know what we're having yet but I'm really struggling to come up with the right potential name. I absolutely love our DS's name. It's uncommon but not too out there and everyone seems to love it and we'd love something similar for DC2. Unfortunately my favourite girls name sounds too much like our DS's name. Argh!

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TheFutureSupremeRulersMum · 21/05/2014 20:33

Lydia

whattimeisitanyway · 21/05/2014 20:20

Megan- dislike. I don't think it has an attractive sound, although I like Meg as a nick name.

Lydia- like this

Lara- ditto

Bianca-It's lovely but I think it still has too strong an attachment to Eastenders personally

Allegra- love it. I think it is an allergy medicine in The States but not here so irrelevant unless you have some American connections.

Mynewone · 21/05/2014 20:14

Megan- nice but a tad boring
, Lydia-like
Lara- dislike
Bianca - it would be constant Ricky cries which is a shame as it is a nice name
Allegra- love love love fabulous name :)

Poofus · 21/05/2014 20:12

Megan and Lydia are nice. I think the others are a bit grim, really.

SanityClause · 21/05/2014 20:09

Lara

BlueStarsAtNight · 21/05/2014 20:05

I like Megan best, quite like Lydia and Lara, and not a fan of Bianca and Allegra

MollyBdenum · 21/05/2014 18:22

Allegra.

Lottiedoubtie · 21/05/2014 18:21

Lara or Lydia

Allalonenow · 21/05/2014 18:20

Allegra is beautiful, and my favourite from your list.
Lydia is a close second.

Messygirl · 21/05/2014 18:18

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mathanxiety · 21/05/2014 18:15

I love Lara and Bianca. Both gorgeous, and unusual.

The others are meh to me, especially Megan.
There are a gazillion Megans and Meghans and Meagans and Meaghans (youneek) where I live. They are all about 20 to 25 now.
YYY to 'terribly nineties'.
Allegra is also an allergy medication (fwiw Wink)

Lydia -- I don't find the syllable 'lid' attractive.

MotorLoo · 21/05/2014 17:44

I love Lara.

Rhubarbgarden · 21/05/2014 17:43

I love Lara and Lydia. Megan is terribly nineties. Loathe Allegra, too fussy and the car association is too strong for me. Bianca - why not? Pretty name and about time it was rehabilitated.

baskingseals · 21/05/2014 15:07

Love Allegra and Bianca, good names for twins actually. Pick one of those op.

crankypants · 21/05/2014 14:01

Lara or Allegra.

Agree that Bianca is a bit harsh sounding, unless you have a French/Spanish etc accent??

What about Meghan or Meaghan, instead of Megan? Or Meg is v cute as suggested by pp.

Not a fan of Lydia.

smokeandfluff · 21/05/2014 13:53

Love Lydia

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