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Gloria?

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PooDogMillionaire · 21/01/2016 17:32

Is it ready for a come back? Quite like it. My others are

Orli (Hebrew name)
Keziah
Lorelei
Molly

And for boys it's Ezra Wink

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JakeyB · 21/01/2016 23:01

Fab name! I always picture a redhead with a voluptuous figure, red lipstick and a lovely warm smile. I'd love to have been a Gloria. sobs

HumphreyCobblers · 21/01/2016 22:29

I taught a Gloria. I really like it.

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PooDogMillionaire · 21/01/2016 22:24

Sadly DH has also just told me he's not keen on Gloria... He looked a little perplexed when I mentioned it Hmm

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PooDogMillionaire · 21/01/2016 22:23

I bet that's what people said when they heard of all the Bertie's and Elsie's Wink

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Audreyhelp · 21/01/2016 22:20

Gloria is such an old name . Is this a joke ?

SugarDiabetes · 21/01/2016 22:16

I've taught for 25 years but I've never taught an Ezra or a Gloria!

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PooDogMillionaire · 21/01/2016 21:54

Blimey is Ezra getting popular? I've only ever met one and he was very very cool, have always wanted to use it as was unusual!

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Suzietwo · 21/01/2016 21:32

I like Gloria but bit worried how often I've seen it mentioned in v short period of time!

I don't think I'd use it

parrotonmyshoulder · 21/01/2016 21:31

I think it's fabulous.

I also love Deborah. And Joanna.

But I've finished naming my children (both have wrong decade names and I love it).

SoftBlocks · 21/01/2016 21:27

Don't like Gloria but Orli is nice. I like Ezra too but it is getting very popular. Don't understand the appeal of Molly.

PunkAssMoFo · 21/01/2016 21:23

You'll be ahead of the curve, but Gloria is fabulous imo.

Not so keen on pandora.

iciclewinter · 21/01/2016 21:19

Gloria is a lovely name. I also like Keziah.

candykane25 · 21/01/2016 20:40

I think Gloria looks pretty written down. And the meaning of it, glorious.
However the GL sound is quite harsh.
Lorelei is better. Flora? Dora? Aurelia?

LilaTheTiger · 21/01/2016 20:35

Hunniford. Sorry Grin

lostinloz · 21/01/2016 20:34

I like it!

ashesandfire · 21/01/2016 20:32

No Gloria is a middle aged woman with platinum blonde hair, big hooped gold earrings, and a fag.
Why do I have such a clear mental image?!

Love Keziah! And Ezra. I like Lorelei too.

Only1scoop · 21/01/2016 18:53

River Tam

Didn't she like to be called 'Box'
Grin

Orange1969 · 21/01/2016 18:48

Not as bad as David Mitchell and Victoria Coren calling their child Barbara.

I just think of Gloria Hunniford with her mumsy hairdo.

PennyHasNoSurname · 21/01/2016 18:45

It just reminds me of Gloria from Modern Family which is no bad thing I suppose. I reckon itd get shortened to Glo so thatd put me off.

Id pick Molly, or a different name entirely.

Shelleymoon · 21/01/2016 18:45

No. It's awful. Poor child

Burgatroyd · 21/01/2016 18:43

Another vote for Gloria!

RiverTam · 21/01/2016 18:36

Pandora!
I adore ya!
I implore ye
Don't ignore me

(Adrian Mole's ode to the love of his life)

Gloria to me is a lovely warm friendly bosomy black woman in her 60s. What's not to like!

I like Kezia (without the h). And I adore Ezra.

SugarDiabetes · 21/01/2016 18:34

No to Pandora but a definite yes! to Gloria!

Sunshine511 · 21/01/2016 18:32

I'm not a fan of Pandora. It's tricky because, if you want something individual, logic says not everyone will like it! I think Gloria is sweet but I don't have any negative connotations of the name x

SoleBizzz · 21/01/2016 18:30

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