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What comes to mind when you hear these names? (no.2)

39 replies

cuddlemum · 19/01/2009 20:48

I seem to have a bit of time to kill this evening for a change! Just enjoyed reading the other similar thread and found it quite funny. What are your opinions on these names. They all seem to have come up on recent threads but I don't necessarily like all of them!

Scarlett
Elodie
Flora
Sylvie
Electra
Lydia

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choosyfloosy · 19/01/2009 23:20

Scarlett - born in 1988
Elodie - blank
Flora - born in 1888
Sylvie - Sylvie Guillem; general French hotness
Electra - Mourning Becomes Electra and/or Must pay that bill.
Lydia - Civil Contract by Georgette Heyer and the Gemma quartet by Noel Streatfeild - spoilt but talented younger child - like me

lunamoon2 · 19/01/2009 23:17

Scarlet: Vivacious and beautiful with slim features and pale skin. Scarlet is very intellegent but dispite this continues to have an on-going affair with an older married man. She tells herself that she will leave him as she knows it is wrong but he tells her he would commit if it weren't for his young children.

Flora: mousey, looks older than she is, wears tea dresses, works in the local library. Lives in a very old country cottage.

Elodie: Twice divorced, now lives as a romantic fiction writer with her beloved cat.

Electra: Volumptuous, long haired, very attractive. Hates working as a pole dancer but has to make ends meet as a single mum. Studying for a degree to better herself.

Sylvie: Full time mum to 2 girls, married. Writes poetry and bakes for the school fayre in her spare time. Home is full of home made furnishings.

Lydia: Lives in an expensive loft but will soon be selling up to buy a beautiful home in the counry with her future husband who is attractive and successful like herself. Lydia's parents are delighted that their daughter turned out to be a very successful human rights lawyer.

cuddlemum · 19/01/2009 22:00

Yes, have heard of the Electra complex! Was asked by a Greek friend what I thought of the name recently and had a similar reaction to everyone else!

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cuddlemum · 19/01/2009 22:00

Yes, have heard of the Electra complex! Was asked by a Greek friend what I thought of the name recently and had a similar reaction to everyone else!

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mamalovesmojitos · 19/01/2009 21:29

scarlett - sassy, funky, confident, big personality, may be hard to live up to? but good.

elodie - melody. but nice enough.

flora - low fat spread. not keen.

sylvie - love it, a french girl i knew

electra - strauss opera (even though elektra) and of course electra complex

lydia - meh.

kidcreoleandthecoconuts · 19/01/2009 21:10

Scarlett.....O'Hara

Elodie......Melodie (??)

Flora.....germs

Sylvie.....middle aged housewife with peroxide hair and crocodile skin

Electra.....Carmen

Lydia.....little girl

MrsMattie · 19/01/2009 21:06

Scarlett - O'Hara I suppose, but it is also pretty common these days
Elodie - try hard, wannabe French, really dont like it
Flora - posh hippy mums - aloso common in middle class north London
Sylvie - Sylvia Plath? Love it, though!
Electra - complex. God awful.
Lydia - posh old woman. Not keen.

nkf · 19/01/2009 21:04

Scarlett - O'Hara
Elodie - not sure how to say it
Flora - margarine
Sylvie - nickname for Sylvia
Electra - Complex
Lydia - lovely name.

Tiramissu · 19/01/2009 21:04

-Scarlett - O'Hara . And i love the name

-Flora - margarine. Sorry

ten10 · 19/01/2009 21:03

Scarlett - 'Frankly my dear I don't give a damn'
Elodie - ? nothing comes to mind
Flora - Margarine
Sylvie - annoying woman I used to work with
Electra - Sounds like a Gladiator name, (You know the rubbish TV programme, not the Roman type)
Lydia - Morally questionable character in Pride and Prejudice who runs off with Mr Wickham

mazzystartled · 19/01/2009 21:01

Scarlett - o hara; various 3 year olds i know
Elodie - pretentious moi?
Flora - and fauna. love this name actually
Sylvie - and this, a st etienne song,
Electra - it didn't work out at all well for her in greek mythology
Lydia - lunch; pride and predjudice

Hulababy · 19/01/2009 20:58

Scarlett - bold name; it is one of those names I quite like but could never use
Elodie - melody; not keen
Flora - flowers; not keen
Sylvie - Sylvia; not keen
Electra - erm, no!
Lydia - fine; normal name

elmoandella · 19/01/2009 20:56

scarlett - hussy
elodie - melody
flora - open and spread your legs gags
sylivie - slippy
electra - see above
lydia - song title

EachPeachPearMum · 19/01/2009 20:52

Erm- you have heard of the Electra Complex haven't you?