Lola?

How can it be sexualised when it's the name of a really popular cartoon character for kids? It wouldn't occur to me to think of Bazzer (and I am just about old enough), but I do hum the charlie and lola theme. That song was 1978 so I don't think it'll trouble too many people now.

if i wasn't married to a man with a difficult surname I'd def be naming my daughter lola

But Katie is and always has been a mainstream name. Katie Price is just "a" Katie, not "the" Katie (after all that's what Jordan was for) there are many many Katies. Whereas Lola is (still) really associated with Lolita plus the interesting trannie connotations. Charlie and Lola does change that to some extent, but personally I think that that makes it cutesie. So I woudl conclude that it might be a sweet baby name, but she would need something more substantive for growing up. But then I think the same thing about Poppy really .

I really like it, and it was on my shortlist. I have only been put off as my family didn't like it and I really like a few others so it wasn't difficult to discount it as I needed to narrow my choices. Choose it if you like it. I agree with the Katie Price comment - we don't think the name Katie is bad - despite the fact that she is

I think this name is so cute, i don't have kids so am not familiar with the cartoon/book character. To me it has associations with cute little girlies, those songs do not come to mind when I hear the name!

Don't like it at all, to me it's another cleb based name, trying too hard. Sorry!

i love the name lola i think it is sooooo pretty wanted to use it myself until my husband said it was a porn stars name or somethin so he didnt like it but even after he has told me that i still think its a preety name although i still sing everytime i hear it lol

I don't see it as being sexualised at all, but it's very popular. I know three Lola's all about 3 or 4yrs old.

It's fucking awful.

Sorry.

I love the name Lola, but DP said no when we had DD. I know an Iola which is more unsual. If you both like the name then go for it.

Family openly laughed in my face when I said that we were naming our first Edie if it was a girl and even more when they learn that we have chosen Nancy as a girls name if #2 is a girl

Only you can name your child and if others don't like it, well thats just tough.

Nope - for me it's still

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lolita

that comes to mind.

www.babycenter.com/baby-names-lola-2872.htm

www.babynology.com/meaning-lola-f29.html
I didn't know the "Lady of sorrows" meaning -but if refers to the Virgin Mary why is it considered a slutty name ?
I just like it, it's melodious and pretty, each to their own

My 14 month old is Lola and it really suits her. I did worry a little bit at first but I have never had a negative comment about it.

She tends to get reference to Charlie and Lola rather than The Kinks or Barry Manilow.

Very very popular, every girl is Lola recent years.

Lolo is slang for tits in France ........

I love the name. Goes really nicely with Poppy.
Lola doesn't make me think of any of those songs, and I don't think it is sexualised, however, DH veto'd it for DD as he said all he could think about was Lolo Ferrari (he said the name sounded too similar) Men!
My point is, that people will always find a reason to not like a name (when asked an opinion), but as a previous poster said, the child becomes the name and other associations are forgotten.
If you love it, go for it.

Does it mean strong woman in Spanish? I thought it was a short form of Dolores which means literally, pains and is translated into English as 'Sorrows'.

My DD (aged 9) is called Lola. I chose it because it means "strong woman" in Spanish, and that's what I want her to be! I don't understand the concept of a "sexualised" name - don't know any strippers, porn-stars or lapdancers so I can't comment on whether they're all named Lola or not, but I can't think of any glamour models with that name so.. I don't know? I mean Katie Price - does that mean Katie is now a sexualised name? Only really old people are going to get the Barry Manilow reference , she's more likely to be bombarded with Charlie and Lola gifts at birthdays and Christmas.

I can't get past the fact it sounds like a fake name used by hookers.

How about

Louisa
Laura
Larissa
Lorraine
Isla
Iona
Lorna
Lucy
Lucille
Lucia
Louanne
Chloe
Flora

If it made me think of Lola from Charlie and Lola then I'd say yes but it just makes me sing 'she was a showgirl' so a no from me.

I probably would have agreed with others - Kinks song, overly sexualised etc., but I now know a baby Lola and I don't think of any of those things in association with her, because she is who she is IYSWIM...

Don't like it at all due to Lolita/sex with a minor connotations. I think it's still a strong cultural link that I would hate to give a DD.