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Esther Williams?

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poorbuthappy · 08/05/2008 15:57

First message on MN, but lurked for ages!

Just found out preggies with number 2.

Would you laugh to be introduced to Esther Williams?

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NurkMagiggy · 09/05/2008 19:05

Ooh port&lemon, where did he go to school? I might know him, I knew Rowan!!

ElizabethBeresfordSW19 · 09/05/2008 19:01

Oh. The name didn't ring a bell with me. I quite like Esther. It's a strong name more than a pretty one. Like Beatrice and Margot.

I like the name but I wouldn't pick it. It sounds like a confident sporty person's name.

PortAndLemon · 09/05/2008 12:37

My brther was at primary school with a (girl) Rowan Atkinson who was presumably named shortly befor the rubbery-faced one rose to prominence. I suspect she got heartily sick of it fairly quickly.

(Nothing to do with Esther Williams, but this thread made me think of it)

motherinferior · 09/05/2008 12:14

I think Esther is an absolutely lovely name.

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poorbuthappy · 09/05/2008 12:13

I'll probably have a boy now and have to discuss welsh boys names...

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TigerFeet · 09/05/2008 12:01

My brother shares a name with someone famous, but that person only came to fame when db was about 10. So imho it doesn't matter whether you name your children the same name as someone famous or not - they may end up with a snurky name anyway.

Another thought, the OP's Esther Williams may well change her name due to marriage when she is an adult.

I think it would be a shame to avoid a name you love just because someone famous has it.

DoubleBluff · 09/05/2008 11:41

My2 DS's have 'famous' names, and i Know people snurk but don't care.
One is a big movies star, who wasn't soo big when DS1 was born.
The other is a not so well known show jumper - which always gets a snurk from people my age and above!

Amapoleon · 09/05/2008 11:33

My sister is called Esther and I have never heard of Esther Williams. Her name was quite unusual when we lived in England but here in Southern Spain there are loads. My dd thinks her aunt is very naughty as she keeps seeing her name graffitied [sp] everywhere.

TigerFeet · 09/05/2008 11:29

The name rang a bell but I wasn't sure where from.

I like it!

itsahardknocklife · 09/05/2008 11:26

I didn't know who Esther Williams is.

AitchTwoCiao · 09/05/2008 11:24

i would think 'oh, really?' but then not much more. plus it must only be old bastards like myself who've even heard of her. i did know a helen hayes once who i believe did suffer a little.

MrsBadger · 09/05/2008 11:23

I like Esther and (in my youth and ignorance) have never heard of Esther Williams.

Afraid I think Lily Williams is a no-go.

rolledhedgehog · 09/05/2008 11:21

I love the name Esther. DS2 was going to be an Esther. I would smile a bit to be introduced to an Esther Williams but she was gorgeous and I would just assume parents had not heard of her....I don't think many of my mummy friends would know who she was.

Califrau · 08/05/2008 18:49

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vicsta · 08/05/2008 18:41

Nothing wrong with Lily Williams, rolls off the tongue nicely I think. Prefer Esther though, no idea who the famous Esther Williams, so I couldn't laugh.

misdee · 08/05/2008 18:22

i dont like lilly williams.

doesnt seem right to me.

kayzisexpecting · 08/05/2008 18:22

I really like Lily Williams. Its a bit illly but it is a nice name.

misdee · 08/05/2008 18:18

what about venus (heck i'm not going to use it!)

PortAndLemon · 08/05/2008 18:02

Lily Williams is a bit illy. It's not terrible, though -- if I think about it in a "what do I think of this name?" kind of way then the repeated ..ily..illi... does seem too much, but if I just met someone called Lily Williams then it wouldn't strike me as a bad name.

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poorbuthappy · 08/05/2008 16:55

AHLH - did you know that you are the very first person in the whole wide world who has said that?

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AHLH · 08/05/2008 16:52

I think Lily Williams scans really well actually.

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poorbuthappy · 08/05/2008 16:46

I am not planning a blardy 30 year pregnancy!

I have only known 1 Esther and she was a stunner!

Ok so does Lily Williams sound too lllly?

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Playingthewaitinggame · 08/05/2008 16:45

If you like the name Esther go for it. I like the name, although it is a little old fashioned. Your dd might not like it much though. I have a dear friend called Esther (who is now 25) who hates it. As soon as she went away to uni she reinvented herself as Tess.

margoandjerry · 08/05/2008 16:25

I think it's lovely and I think in the general population the awareness of Esther Williams as in the swimmer must be around 1% and falling all the time.

PortAndLemon · 08/05/2008 16:22

Is poorbuthappy planning a 30-year gestational period, then?

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