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First thought associations with my list

66 replies

velveteenbun · 12/10/2009 19:14

Please can you tell me what or what sort of person comes to mind with these names as need to whittle down the long lists.

Imogen
Scarlett
Melody
Chantelle
Delilah
Genevieve
Martha
Esmé
Tara
Nancy
Tallul ah
Polly
Jean
Molly

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Hulababy · 12/10/2009 22:11

Imogen - harsh sounding
Scarlett - brave choice, I quite like it but a lot to live up to
Melody - don't like
Chantelle - don't like; harsh sounding
Delilah - no; a bit "wet"
Genevieve - ok, like Evie nn
Martha - love this name; classic and beautiful
Esmé - ok
Tara - no; too harsh sounding for me
Nancy - no; agains ounds "wet"
Tallulah - like the sound of it but could never use it
Polly - very weak sounding
Jean - no
Molly - lovely; prefer Mollie spelling; only know of one personally (despite being popular) - my DD's name

lostinfrance · 12/10/2009 22:10

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viennesewhirl · 12/10/2009 22:02

Imogen - nice, bit posh
Scarlett - trying too hard
Melody - no
Chantelle - BB / stupid (sorry)
Delilah - no
Genevieve - plain and dumpy
Martha - love this, beautiful
Esmé - love Esme
Tara - alsation
Nancy - nope
Tallul ah - trying too hard
Polly - ok
Jean - dinnerlady
Molly - sweet

CornishKK · 12/10/2009 21:40

Imogen - funny looking, not pretty but attractive in a quirky way. Funny and intelligent.

Scarlett - spoilt or whore, or both.

Melody - plays the clarinet, does well at school but has no social skills.

Chantelle - blonde and orange.

Delilah - wins the shot put.

Genevieve - delightful until she hits teenage years when she will shave her head and goth out.

Martha - friendly, reliable and cute.

Esmé - spirited, bright and beautiful.

Tara - wears pearls.

Nancy - initially a tomboy, smart, strong and successful.

Tallulah - spoilt child, lapdancer.

Polly - spoilt child, trains to be a teacher.

Jean - wears brown a lot. Wears jumpers with pictures of cats on. Dies alone.

Molly - has blue hair.

victoriascrumptious · 12/10/2009 21:39

Imogen-Middle class but bitchy
Scarlett-Fun sparkley, a bit chavvy
Melody-boring, heavy-set
Chantelle-chavtastic
Delilah- whimsical
Genevieve-French, snobby, boring
Martha-Churchgoing, prude
Esmé-?
Tara-striking, confident
Nancy-good fun, funky
Tallulah-chav
Polly-?
Jean? dumpy, boring
Molly-cute, fun

My favourites are Tara, Polly and Nancy

Fruitbatlings · 12/10/2009 21:37

What is with all these "sweet but not for a grown woman" statements. When I was a child, everyone I knew with the same name as me was an old lady!

It is most definitely for a grown woman. OP, I think you should choose Molly

pipWereRabbit · 12/10/2009 21:34

Imogen - posh hippy, probably lovely person
Scarlett - Look at me!
Melody - Dippy hippy
Chantelle - chavtastic
Delilah - Tom Jones
Genevieve - King Arthur, seductress
Martha - Stewart - uggh.
Esmé - someones granny
Tara - IT girl
Nancy - Swallows and Amazons (like it )
Tallul ah - Bugsy Malone (but actually like it }
Polly - put the kettle on
Jean - Jeanie, somebodies mum
Molly - sweet but not for a grown woman.

ReneRusso · 12/10/2009 21:32

Imogen - ditzy, pretty, fun
Scarlett - curly hair, wild, unpredicatble
Melody - largish girl with unfortunate looks
Chantelle - bit rough
Delilah - red lipstick, short skirt
Genevieve - sophisticated, tall, intelligent, sexy
Martha - solid looking girl with pasty white legs
Esmé - petite, shy (don't like é)
Tara - tall, confident, bisexual
Nancy - not too bright
Tallulah - bit silly
Polly - very nice girl who gets dumped a lot
Jean - about 70, makes cakes in aid of the church
Molly - friendly, fun-loving

Fruitbatlings · 12/10/2009 21:30

No to both, I don't think I walk with a bounce anyway - I walk very very fast (or so people tell me) Definitely no unrequited love although I had a few crushes when I was a teenager but who didn't?

CuppaTeaJanice · 12/10/2009 21:27

Fruitbat - do you walk with a bounce though? And do you suffer from unrequited love?

Fruitbatlings · 12/10/2009 21:23

themissinglink - I don't own one single item of Boden.....

BannyFucket · 12/10/2009 21:18

Imogen - Not bad
Scarlett - No
Melody - god no
Chantelle - reminds me of Chantelle for BB, no.

Delilah - no
Genevieve - erm, no.
Martha - no
Esmé - yes
Tara - yes
Nancy-- yes
Tallul ah - no
Polly - no
Jean - My favourite.
Molly - no.

TheMissingLink · 12/10/2009 21:15

Imogen- beautiful, bookish, reads French novels in her spare time and glides instead of walking
Scarlett- bit wild, barefoot, has straw in her hair and daisy behind her ear
Melody- her mum thinks she's a doll, braids her hair perfectly and puts her in dresses
Chantelle- yeah but no but yeah but she didn't know you could get pg doing it standing up and yeah but no but
Delilah- ooh naughty, have a look in the bible
Genevieve- beautiful, cool, stylish, spends time in European cities finding herself and looks good in any clothes
Martha- friendly, if a little chubby, has a great smile and is a good cook
Esmé- look at me, look, look, look, are you looking yet, my name has an accent
Tara- lives in Essex, loving her bling and white stilettos
Nancy- goth, but edgy with it, wicked sense of humour, likes festivals
Tallulah- if you don't let her have her own way she will scweam and scweam
Polly- has a horse, wears jodhpurs, is endlessly dull
Jean- blames the NHS for the delayed hip operation
Molly- sponsored entirely by Boden

Fruitbatlings · 12/10/2009 21:11

Hmmm, not sure about the Molly comments here!
It's my name

My hair's fairly long and yes I suppose I did used to hang around with the strange kids But I am a grown-up with the name Molly so yes it is good for a woman.

Not a primary school teacher but I do work with kids

I have curly hair

I'm not a maid

It was an original name back in 1979 when everyone's granny had it - I was the only child with it and hated it at the time

So, you were all almost correct

BaronessBarbaraKingstanding · 12/10/2009 21:02

Janice-similar thoughts on Chantelles and Fat Martha's I see!!

Must be something in it then.

BaronessBarbaraKingstanding · 12/10/2009 20:59

Imogen-thick glasses
Scarlett-child wearig dolce gabbana
Melody-had a dog called this
Chantelle-greasy scraped back ponytail
Delilah-plays violin cos pushy mother makes her
Genevieve-Parents go to Glatonbury and are dispointed everyone shortens it to 'Jen'.
Martha- Fat women
Esmé- does ballet-well.
Tara- Drives 4x4 and talks straight.
Nancy-American and cool.
Tallulah-Likes to perform in school productions.
Polly-shy and sensitive.
Jean-has a hair do and wears twinsets .
Molly- wears a mop cap and sufers from ubrequited love.

Actaully, I do really like Nancy, and rather like Scarlett.

sugardumpling · 12/10/2009 20:43

CuppaTeaJanice

CuppaTeaJanice · 12/10/2009 20:40

Imogen - Classically beautiful, good at art. Wears red every day.
Scarlett - Blonde and a bit princessy and spoilt by her pushy mum.
Melody - From a large, hippyish, musical family who all live together in a large farmhouse.
Chantelle - lives in a tower block, wears her hair in a Croydon facelift.
Delilah - her mum shagged Tom Jones after he picked up her knickers that she threw at him. Delilah's always been embarrassed about this and is quite shy and studious
Genevieve - A bit mysterious, but a bit bossy too
Martha - Size 22 and quite matronly. Wears hair in a bun. Likes making chutney.
Esmé - The sort of girl who seems really sweet and innocent but is actually a bit of a bike. Smokes roll-ups.
Tara - Rides her own pony. Has quite a nasal voice.
Nancy - A very sensible girl. Wants to be a nurse and always helps her mother. Very polite.
Tallulah - Too rich for her own good. Lives in a house with parquet floor throughout.
Polly - Plain-looking girl. Good at science. Likes collecting rubbers and bookmarks.
Jean - 60th birthday next year. Husband called Kenneth (not Ken) and 3 grown up daughters. Member of the horticultural society
Molly - Very, very long hair. Popular, but only with the strange kids. Walks with a bounce.

sugardumpling · 12/10/2009 20:32

Imogen-Stubbs, quite nice though
Scarlett-O'Hara, no.
Melody-sweet
Chantelle-vacant blond bird with large (fake) tits. So no on so many levels
Delilah- why why why? too Tom Jones
Genevieve-very medieval,but quite lovely
Martha-I like
Esme-I like
Tara-the name of a dog I know
Nancy-cute
Tallulah-Again Bugsy Malone, but I like.
Polly-Parrot
Jean-that nutty bird off Eastenders, and most people I know Nans name
Molly-like

MadBadandDangerousToKnow · 12/10/2009 20:22

Ok, you did ask.

(Disclaimer: All this is tongue in cheek but nevertheless these are my reactions)

Imogen - Future captain of the hockey team.
Scarlett - Future lead in the school play.
Melody - Dad was a wannabe rock legend but never got the breaks. Briefly achieves fame in a girl band but career is over by the time she's 22.
Chantelle - In the same girl band as Melody.
Delilah - Spoilt and temperamental child, regularly throws tantrums in Tesco.
Genevieve - Very quiet girl with blonde ringlets.
Martha - Coolest girl in the school. Becomes a Cabinet Minister.
Esmé - Fearless spinster who sails around the globe and wins a Nobel prize.
Tara - Charming girl who runs her own stables.
Nancy - Very clever girl who invents something groundbreaking and makes a fortune from it.
Tallulah - in the girl band with Melody and Chantelle.
Polly - Rather ditsy and never really grows up.
Jean - Very sensible woman who combines being a Brown Owl with running an accountancy form.
Molly - Amiable girl who becomes a primary school teacher.

francaghostohollywood · 12/10/2009 20:21
colditz · 12/10/2009 20:18

Imogen - normal
Scarlett - o Hara
Melody - will get called Mel
Chantelle - fishwifey
Delilah - "So before I come to break down the doorrrr"
Genevieve - will get called jenny
MArtha - ok. Ish.
Esme - will be called Esmy by people who cannot help them,selves
tara - the name of a prostitute I know
Nancy - the name of the prostitute in Oliver Twist
tallulah - Dippy type name
Polly - Sounds like someone's maid
jean - Ick.
Molly - I like

belcantwait · 12/10/2009 20:16

like Scarlett, genevieve and martha. nancy also ok i think.

LoveBeingAMummy · 12/10/2009 20:14

Imogen - imo (nickname not in my opionon)
Scarlett - love this name, o hara, my niece
Melody - hippy chick cool
Chantelle - big brther, chav
Delilah - my, my, my delilah
Genevieve - old scary lady
Martha - river phonix;s girlfriend
Esmé - nice, tradtinal
Tara - someone i worked with very nice
Nancy -my gran,
Tallul ah - my name is tallulah from busgy malone
Polly - nice girl name
Jean - old lady from work, everyeons aunty
Molly - little girl with curly hair - no idea why!

tummytickler · 12/10/2009 20:12

Gosh - the Tallulahs here are really posh!

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