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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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S111n20 · 27/09/2020 19:32

I really like it.

RunningFromInsanity · 27/09/2020 19:31

I think this thread just proves that people can make a negative association with pretty much any name.
No child is going to associate that name with a plane.

As for Enola- Ebola, that could work for anything. Do people called Cole get called ‘Cold’, does ‘Isabella’ get teased for being ‘Influenza’? Mary- Typhoid Mary? Never happens.

If kids are going to tease someone, they will. Whether they are called Enola or Jane.

It’s a perfectly reasonable name.

(And Lenora was a girls name long before it was a detergent ffs)

toiletpaper · 27/09/2020 19:28

@hollyandkit

Absolute BANGER of a tune on the plus side.
Agreed! The name would make me think of Enola Gay too so it's a no from me
hollyandkit · 27/09/2020 19:25

Absolute BANGER of a tune on the plus side.

bellinisurge · 27/09/2020 19:23
terriblyangryattimes · 27/09/2020 19:22

Nope. Sounds like a disease and is Alone backwards.

PolloDePrimavera · 27/09/2020 19:20

I'm aware of the Netflix film but would also think of Enola Gay.

jessstan2 · 27/09/2020 19:20

Ebola or Granola? No thanks.

bellinisurge · 27/09/2020 19:19

I don't care if you don't know. Chances are the vast majority of everyone she will ever meet will know.

Cakeandcustard123 · 27/09/2020 19:19

Sorry I read ebola

Westfacing · 27/09/2020 19:18

Enola Gay - no. It was a long time ago but just too terrible a connection.

GlennRheeismyfavourite · 27/09/2020 19:17

Enola Gay - you can't - terrible teeeible association!

RiseUpWiseUpEyesUp · 27/09/2020 19:17

31 and never heard of Enola Gay either and Ebola doesn’t come to mind either..

Also just watched Enola Holmes and loved it, so it’s a yes from me Smile

user19542358662566 · 27/09/2020 19:16

How about Lenora?

Like the fabric softener?

hadtodoitagain · 27/09/2020 19:14

Wow. I actually real like it!!

FairfaxAikman · 27/09/2020 19:13

Ebola Gay, BUT the plane was named after the pilot's mother so I don't think it's the worst choice.

Aquamarine1029 · 27/09/2020 19:13

How about Lenora?

JaJaDingDong · 27/09/2020 19:13

I am 34 and I've never heard of Enola Gay

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Ickabog · 27/09/2020 19:11

I doubt small children know about Ebola or Enola Gay.

Perhaps not, but small children grow into teens and adults who will. A name is for life and it's important to consider these associations.

MrsRogerLima · 27/09/2020 19:11

I am 34 and I've never heard of Enola Gay.

I like it op, if anything the programme will help curb the negative connotations.

SpeedofaSloth · 27/09/2020 19:10

Enola Gay was my first thought.

bingoncbeebies · 27/09/2020 19:09

First thing that came to mind was canola oil. Sorry OP Blush

JellyBert · 27/09/2020 19:09

No, Ebola for me Instantly

MazDazzle · 27/09/2020 19:08

There’s 2 Enolas in this area, although one has a different spelling.

I doubt small children know about Ebola or Enola Gay.

emilybrontescorsett · 27/09/2020 19:06

Enola Gay for me too.

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