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Eden or Tallula?

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nuthacuppatea · 14/09/2008 21:58

After my partner shunning all 50 names on my list (except Tallula) and after me cringing at his few offerings (except Eden) we are now down to these 2 names.I love them both. Just don't know which way to go. So here I am.......

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gloomysue · 15/09/2008 14:00

I also have a Tallulah, fantastic name.

hecate · 15/09/2008 13:56

Eden if it's a boy, it's a very nice name.

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MadameCastafiore · 15/09/2008 13:53

Neither.

Agree that Tallulah has some sort of lady of the night about it and Eden is that big dome thingy!

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OrmIrian · 15/09/2008 13:48

Eden.

Miyazaki · 15/09/2008 13:46

Tallulah is a great name

KAEKAE · 15/09/2008 13:32

I love it....see my thread.
I love Lula too.
How on earth can someone call the name slutty? How pathetic!! lmao!!!!!
I also love the name Poppy....I would love to have both!

Re the Bugsy connection...the film is over 30 years old, the conncection doesn't concern me at all.

whatshallicallDD2 · 15/09/2008 13:03

I agree with MadBad - Tallulah is a 'my parents work in the arts or media' sort of name and not chavvy. I quite like it although don't have the guts to name my daughter something so flamboyant.

Eden is, IMO, very chavvy. Sorry.

fizzledizzle · 15/09/2008 13:02

i love both of these names, they are both lovely

MinkyBorage · 15/09/2008 12:59

I think Eden is the sort of name posh or Jordan might come up with, sorry, but not keen.

Stars22 · 15/09/2008 12:57

I prefer Eden

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SparklyGothKat · 15/09/2008 00:30

My Ds2 has Eden as his middle name, I wanted it as his first name but DH said no

lou33 · 15/09/2008 00:29

pucca, i also have a lily

lou33 · 15/09/2008 00:27

Hi IR, my tallulah is actually more reminiscent of a sweet and gentle fairy, than all the negative comments i have read

she is smart, hard working at school, very artistic and extremely kind hearted

i think mrsruffallo has the perfect response to a name she may not be keen on

how old is yours?

pucca · 14/09/2008 23:56

I like both actually, so not much help really

It makes me smile that people really like Edith/Edie as Edith is my middle name and i loathed it when i was growing up, but i do actually like it alot now, infact have passed it onto dd who is Lilly Edith, it has been passed on 4 generations.

Sorry i will stop waffling now

mrsruffallo · 14/09/2008 23:53

Neither

IndigoRose · 14/09/2008 23:51

Hi lou33 ! I also have a Tallulah who's a bit older than than yours, who's bright, beautiful and very intelligent. who loves her name and has never had any bad comments throughout the years about her name.

She's also definately not at all a chav or prostitute.

lou33 · 14/09/2008 22:39

dd2's middle name is daisy btw

MadBadandDangerousToKnow · 14/09/2008 22:36

There are quite a few Tallulahs in this neck of the woods. I always thought it was a 'my parents work in the arts or media' sort of name and not at all chavvy or slutty - although there is the Bugsy Malone angle.

Of your two choices, I prefer Tallulah - Eden is a bit too gender-neutral for my taste.

arewenearlythereyet · 14/09/2008 22:36

tallulah is great, tally is a fab name. My eldest daughterh is 21, her name is Caithlin, when she was a baby, we used to call her caity-lou, which became tallulah, she loves it. and she is not in the least bit slutty, or chav, she is just beautiful. tallulah is a great name, and Tally, or Lula are lovely too.

lou33 · 14/09/2008 22:35

like i said on the other thread, the name tallulah is actually north american indian and means laughing water

there is a tallulah falls in georgia

janeite · 14/09/2008 22:30

Eden is lovely.

Tallulah is the Jodie Foster character in Bugsy Malone, so maybe some of the comments are based on that? I must admit, it's not my cup of tea but you should call your child what you want.

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