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Names from Songs??

54 replies

doodlexyz · 18/01/2010 11:24

I need some help with names for DC4.
Currently we don't know the sex, so boys and girls names appreciated.
I currently have Daisy, Oliver and Matilda, who all have their names within songs... So thought it would be nice to find a name for number 4 that is also in a song, but I'm stumped!!

Help please

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wubblybubbly · 18/01/2010 13:07

Roxanne - Police
Barbara Ann - Beach Boys
Rhonda - Beach Boys
Suzanne - Hollies
Aurora - Bjork
Rosanna - erm, Foreigner or something?
Prudence - Dear Prudence, Beatles
Angie - Rolling Stones
Julia - Julia's Song, OMD
Sadie - Sexy Sadie, Beatles
Jude - Hey Jude, Beatles
Quinn - Quinn The Eskimo, Dylan?
Clementine - Mark Owen

alana39 · 18/01/2010 13:00

Henrietta or Mabel (Fratellis). Although perhaps not if you want to be able to play the song to them as young children.

sweetnitanitro · 18/01/2010 12:56

Ray (Aimee Mann)
Reuben (Be Good Tanyas)
Veronica (Elvis Costello)
Billie Jean?

notanumber- are you Canadian?

monetinjanuary · 18/01/2010 12:52

If you have a shortlist of names, if you Google search I'm sure there'll be a song for most of them, unless they are really obscure.
Unless you want famous songs?

MrsHappy · 18/01/2010 12:51

Alison (Elvis Costello, the Lemonheads)
Maya (Minnie Riperton)
Rose (Steely Dan)
Lily (the Pink!)

momofnearly2 · 18/01/2010 12:41

Savannah (Blue Savannah, Erasure)

StanleyAccrington · 18/01/2010 12:29

Eloise (the damned)
Anastasia (tori amos)
Kate, Alice (ben folds five)
Angeline, Elise, Catherine (PJ HAarvey)
Lucy (Divine ComedY)
Annie (elastica/guillemots)
Michael (franz ferdinand)
Joe (Hendrix)
Victoria (kinks)

boodleboot · 18/01/2010 12:27

Lorelei - the pogues

notanumber · 18/01/2010 12:20

Ariel (Rainbow)
Ophelia (Tori Amos)
Desdemona (T Rex)
Celia (The Kicks)
Rosalind (Chuck Jackson)

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doodlexyz · 18/01/2010 12:02

I didn't realise Cordelia was in a song... Excellent! That's definitely on the list

Not sure any of the others grab me just yet.
Quite like Delilah, not sure though

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notanumber · 18/01/2010 11:53

Cordelia (Tragically Hip)
Miranda (Fleetwood Mac)
Juliet (Dire Straits)

Ivykaty44 · 18/01/2010 11:47

If you had a boy

the boy named sue

Ivykaty44 · 18/01/2010 11:45

kkkkaty your the one that I adore

goodby to Jane

Mandy

Ben

Oh and don't forget my all time favourite

Happy Birthday to you

MrsKitty · 18/01/2010 11:42

Valerie
Peggy (-su)

MrsKitty · 18/01/2010 11:40

Delilah

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doodlexyz · 18/01/2010 11:39

I prefer names that are not so popular, but not completely wacky (prob no help... lol)

A couple of names we were thinking of (not linked to songs as far as I know) are:

Girls:
Tabitha
Beatrice

Boys:
Dexter
Benedict

Like a lot of Shakespearean names.. Just need to persuade the oh!

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Doozie · 18/01/2010 11:38

Cecilia - I like the name but the song is about a prossie.

Mary - she had a little lamb..

Tom - Thumb

sorry I'm not much help...

notanumber · 18/01/2010 11:38

Teddy (..Bears Picnic!)

LilRedWG · 18/01/2010 11:36

To be honest I chosee my DD;s name from a Beatles song. Eleanor Rigby was playing on the radio and I decided I liked it.

notanumber · 18/01/2010 11:35

Sophie (Goodshirt)

notanumber · 18/01/2010 11:33

Jessica (Rick Springfield)

notanumber · 18/01/2010 11:32

Are these the sort of names you're after?

Trying to think of ones that 'match' Daisy, Oliver and Matilda. But could well be barking up the wrong tree.

notanumber · 18/01/2010 11:31

Harry (Judy Garland)

notanumber · 18/01/2010 11:30

Daniel (Elton John)

notanumber · 18/01/2010 11:28

Emily (Paul Simon)