Delilah

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Sleepinglemon · 21/06/2019 08:40

I love the name Delilah, and am not particularly bothered about the biblical reference personally. But I always try to think what would someone think if they got an email or a CV from the name I'm thinking about. Would you wonder why her parents named her after a biblical temptress?

Are there any similar names with less negative connotations?

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RosemaryRemember · 21/06/2019 09:03

It is less remarkable than Jezebel imo!

I quite like it.

Other names that spring to mind:

Lydia
Dinah
Tabitha
Tallulah (spelling?)

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Sleepinglemon · 21/06/2019 09:01

@Queenoftheashes thanks. I do like Lilah, just don't love it.

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Sleepinglemon · 21/06/2019 08:59

Thanks for the responses. Should have said, I don't mind the Tom Jones reference at all. As a Welsh person that's almost a plus!

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Queenoftheashes · 21/06/2019 08:58

Just lilah?

CassianAndor · 21/06/2019 08:57

why, why, WHY..... Delilah! da dee da dee da dee da. My my MY Delilah!

I have no idea who she is in the bible.

Quite like it as a name but personally I would always be itching to burst into song.

AuntieStella · 21/06/2019 08:54

It's the Tom Jones song that wouid put me off more than the Bible story.

Other names: Lillian, Gloria, Dorothy, Denise, Janice, Judith, Gillian

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