To wonder who would call a child Elektra?

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Heard this when out yesterday. Didn't the original Elektra want to kill her mother?
Also the mother (real one, not the Greek one) had the table manners of a famished farmhand.

These judgey pants are terribly tight!

I heard of a 'Khaleesi' too when I was in the beauty salon the other week. I was shocked... But then I remembered I live in Hull.

Also heard a boy being called 'Ocean' once.

I love the name Electra. I also love Athina too.
I once had a neighbour whos children were Foxxe and La-a (pronounced ladasha).....

La-a, what a pretenious twat, poor kid will be constantly correcting people when shes grown up.

Thats what I thought. I mean how would she spell it on the phone?

If you wanna called the kid Ladasha, then spell it Ladasha.

Imagine, having to say L.A.-.A.

People would think you were taking the piss.

Really Filimou? What country? When?
www.snopes.com/racial/language/le-a.asp

I think it's an alright name. There's much worse but very popular names!

Elektra is a bit meh to me?
I know someone with a DS named Willoughby which I think is awesome!!
I also know of an Ayreton, 2 Milo's, 2 Jovi's, a Wilfred, an Alby a Milaea & an Avalon

When we named our 2nd DS my favourite Aunt did ask "What happened to just calling a boy Robert or David?".

I have taught a Ronnie and Reggie (twins, obviously), several Reagans, Cains, Sonnys and a Storm. You probably won't believe me but I have also taught a Charleyboy (all one word) a Fox (female) and a ...wait for a it... Twinkle (male).

I currently teach a Marvellous, and she really is

callme Maybe they heard the story and believed it/liked it, it happens. I cant really give too much without outing myself. North West 2006. sorry to disappoint you but its true. She was odd but lovely.

I know an Electra.
Called that because her father is an electrician.

But the worst I've ever heard were my neighbours 20 years ago who called their baby boy Smeagle. After their friend's dog. Who was called Smeagle after the character in the Tolkien book. You know, the Gollum.
The friend had read the book obviously, to know the name in the first place.

I tried to tell them that it would be a good idea to look up where the name had come from but they blithely dismissed me.

I bet that poor boy had some teasing going on 12 years later when The Lord of The rings films came out

I quite like Elektra. But then I also like Lolita and Lilith, although I'd never burden a poor girl with either name.

My DD was in nursery with a girl called Bliss.

DM(Clytemnestra) killed DF (Agamemnon). Electra helps DB (Orestes) to kill DM.

I actually really like it.

LizzieVereka would you consider Sonny an odd name?? I have a Sonny, I adore it but now 4 years later it has become VERY popular where I am and i hear it on a daily basis!

I, unfortunately, know of a "pink" - why. just why.

Gutted i didn't think to name my kid Thor..i love it. ha.

I know three men called Thor. It's a regular name in Norway. One looks like a Thor though so people always think he's taking the piss.

My husband tried to curse our daughter with 'Egg'. He said it was cute. Freak.

Um. Me. I only decided against it in the end because it occurred to me that

1. I lived in Yorkshire and pretentiousness is frowned upon
2. She would be asked all the time, 'Electric?? Did you say?'
3. Combined with her surname she would sound like a gas combi boiler brandname !

justgirl , no I've met lots of Sonnys, and I think it's a lovely name. However there was a similar thread a while back, and posters seemed to think it was unusual, which is why I mentioned it. It's definitely getting more popular.

I was gutted to hear that "Pocahontas McCafferty" is just an urban myth

YANBU, I HATE the name, who thought it up?. I'de kill my parents if they called me Elektra!. Good old Elektra!

I know of at least one little girl called Pocahontas.

If it was me and DH you overheard, we were talking about DH's electric guitar, not a DC. (He has quite a few guitars and it's easier to refer to them if we give them names!)

mybaby1day V.good.

monstrous there was definitely a child, though she may have been highly strung. (I'll get my coat).