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Enola for DD?

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scarletm · 27/09/2020 18:56

me and DH watched Enola Holmes recently with his nieces and would love the same name for DD. We do thinks it's a little different though! Any thoughts??

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SirGawain · 27/09/2020 20:37

@FairfaxAikman

Ebola Gay, BUT the plane was named after the pilot's mother so I don't think it's the worst choice.
Surely the connotations it has acquired since make it usuitable.
Winifredgoose · 27/09/2020 20:37

I'm afraid I immediately thought of the Enola Gay. I think the problem is that the name is so unusual, people's minds automatically go to the atomic bomb. I'm sorry. However, I expect her generation may not be as focused on the second world war during school history lessons/books/films as our generations have been.

olderthanyouthink · 27/09/2020 20:33

"Why do people have to learn everything at school?"

Of course we dont but why would we all be interested in the same thing the the same degree.

I know things about human biology that loads of people don't and I'm like "why don't they know that? Oh yeah they didn't go down the same wiki rabbit hole"

polkadotpixie · 27/09/2020 20:32

I quite like it actually! It only makes me think of the Manic Street Preachers song Enola/Alone

I've never heard of Enola Gay until now and I have a Modern History degree! Obviously I'm aware of Hiroshima but was never taught the name of the plane so I doubt she'd be bullied for that (or the 80's song or the Manics song)

I quite like the 'alone' link, it's kind of melancholy but it's reversed so I don't find it sad and unless there's another Ebola outbreak then I don't think that's an issue either

Bwlch · 27/09/2020 20:28

I’m 27, know about Hiroshima etc but never heard of the name of the plane. It is not something taught in schools now.

Was it ever?

TomNookTheHustler · 27/09/2020 20:27

I thought everyone had heard of Enola Gay.

The first plane to drop an atomic bomb.

Fucking hell, no wonder Brexit played out like it did, people don't know ANYTHING ShockHmm

Poppingnostopping · 27/09/2020 20:22

It sounds like Granola to me. It's not a very pretty name, but then some of the very popular names on here aren't very pretty to me.

Peachypips78 · 27/09/2020 20:20

How about Anola?

BrutusMcDogface · 27/09/2020 20:19

Enola Gay

Ebola

The manic street preachers song (which goes- “enola, alone!”)

Nope.

Nuala? Nola? Lola?

RunningFromInsanity · 27/09/2020 20:19

@Lemonsyellow

Why do people have to learn everything at school? Do you take no interest in the world beyond school? Did your learning just stop outside of the school gates? I didn’t even do GCSE history and I know about the Enola Gay. It’s just stuff you pick up. You don’t even need to set out to learn something. It baffles me.
Why on earth would I decide to randomly google the name of the plane? It’s not really something that has come up in 27 years of conversations.

Different generations learn different history.

doctorhamster · 27/09/2020 20:18

I know about Hiroshima but I've never heard of Enola Gay. It seems I'm in the minority though op so I wouldn't!

Cheeseycheeseycheesecheese · 27/09/2020 20:17

Negative connotations aside, I think it'll become a very popular name over the next few years.

Lemonsyellow · 27/09/2020 20:17

Why do people have to learn everything at school? Do you take no interest in the world beyond school? Did your learning just stop outside of the school gates? I didn’t even do GCSE history and I know about the Enola Gay. It’s just stuff you pick up. You don’t even need to set out to learn something. It baffles me.

ClinkyMonkey · 27/09/2020 20:17

@Slightlybrwnbanana

You're right of course. My mistake!

Slightlybrwnbanana · 27/09/2020 20:15

It was his mum. Remember this was an American victory, and for many was what ended the war. It's not universally seen as an atrocity. Don't think many American babies are called it either mind.

SionnachRua · 27/09/2020 20:14

Having said that, I'll agree that having just heard the song now, it's a banger!

Slightlybrwnbanana · 27/09/2020 20:14

@BillysMyBunny

I’m early 30s and have never heard of Enola Gay. The name’s not to my taste but I wouldn’t think a plane from 1946 is going to be very relevant to the generation of babies being born this year so I wouldn’t let that put me off!
Calling your first ds Adolf then? No relevance to a new generation there. Hmm
Saharafordessert · 27/09/2020 20:14

Dreadful name

ClinkyMonkey · 27/09/2020 20:14

Sorry OP, the Enola Gay is all I think of too.

The plane was named after the pilot's wife. What an honour that must've been ....

SionnachRua · 27/09/2020 20:13

Point still stands @NiceGerbil , the song clearly hasn't stood the test of time. I see other people around my age saying on the thread that they don't know it.

Everyone knows about Hiroshima and Nagasaki - I'd hope, at least - but some obscure 80s song isn't much of a reason to not choose the name.

Having said that, it being alone backwards is more than enough for me to say no to it.

ZarkingBell · 27/09/2020 20:13

My teenagers told me about Enola Gay. They didn't need to study it at school to find out about it. Like most teenagers they were appalled when they first understood about Hiroshima and Nagasaki.They raised it as I was playing the OMD song and felt I needed educating! Obviously I knew but they were genuinely shocked .

Please don't call your child Enola.

YorkshireIndie · 27/09/2020 20:09

I really like it and if I had a daughter I would really consider it!

NiceGerbil · 27/09/2020 20:09

Agree it's a great tune though and I was lucky enough to get a free ticket to OMD last year (seems an age away with covid) and it was a top notch brilliant gig :)

NiceGerbil · 27/09/2020 20:08

The song is about the plane:/

Conditions normal it's time to go etc. It's about the bomb.

carly2803 · 27/09/2020 20:07

ebola?

no, just no. almost as bad as Cove/id

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