Baby names with connotations

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Like Myra for example? What does that make you think of?

Ainu?

Both my DCs names are on Lilith's list! 😳 I have only ever had lovely and positive comments on them in RL...

Sorry, on superbeagle's list!

We encountered a small Myra while out and about recently, though I don't think her mother was British born.

Apparently Kermit was a perfectly unremarkable Irish name until the frog came along 🐸

When I was at school in the 70s the name Benny was used to mean someone stupid, as per Benny from Crossroads.

I like the name Alice but every time it's mentioned on TV, DH immediately yells "Alice, who the fuck is Alice?".

Agree with Myra. My ex's younger sister, born in the 70s, is a Myra, and I was a little taken aback.

I have always wanted to call a daughter Alison, but my dad spoilt it a bit by saying "Alison to the radio" and similar.

I know a gorgeous, lovely child called Isis. Funnily enough, when I see her, I can separate it but when not with her, I think how hard it must be to live with that name.

I don't get all the people calling their daughters Lola or - even worse - Lolita either.

Knew a girl called Jolene. She got sang at every time she introduced herself. I imagine Roxannes and Laylas have the same issue!

Dexter was popular a couple of years ago. Makes me immediately think of the Dexter drama. Expert murderer 

We overheard a family at the zoo who had a Dexter AND a Harrison! I wonder if the they had a sister called Debbie!

I also know a little Isis, beautiful name but sadly now spoilt

I recently met a little girl called Enola which is pretty but I couldnt stop thinking about the plane that dropped the bomb on Hiroshima

I rather liked the name Imogen until I realised it sounded a bit too much like the John Lennon song. "Imogen all the people..."

Still haven't completely decided against it though!

Maggie. Simpsons baby/Thatcher.

Reeva - such a lovely name but brings up Oscar Pistorious every time.

Katrina - hurricane.

Lola - she was a showgirl...

Lilith, Judas, Jezebel all come to mind too.

Natasha.

It's 'Ah, Satan!" written backwards.

Luckily the only Natasha I can think of is the bitchy one on Grange Hill.

My bloody name always is associated with one thing

On my list is:
Lillian/Lilith/Lily
Cecelia which means blind (and I'm sure that it's the little sister in We Need To Talk About Kevin)
Albert (Fish)

Isis. A very pretty name until...

racing shes called Celia in we need to talk about kevin. but i always think of the song 'cecelia, shes breaking my heart...' when i hear that name.

They say the mark of an intellectual is someone who can hear the William Tell overture and not think of the Lone Ranger.

Equally, I would say another definition of an intellectual is anyone who can hear the name Jolene and not think of Dolly Parton.

I haven't a clue what's wrong with Myra so yes I think it's generational.

I love the name Jean, but DM put me off with Hi Jean = hygiene

Lolita is quite a common diminutive of Dolores in some cultures.
It's a pretty name and gradually people will forget the book.

Marlene was quite popular until Beryl Reid's 'Marlene from the Midlands' with heavy Brummie accent and even heavier earrings.

Birds of a Feather took Sharon and Tracey down the popularity charts a bit.

Apparently even the perpetual classic, Mary took a massive dip in popularity after Young Mary Bell strangled two little boys in the 60's. Most people have forgotten her by now and there are a few young Marys again but it's taken a while.

The cjild wil grow up with kids her age,who won't even know who Myra is. Npt at least until a much older age.

Silly to not use a name you like because of some past grievances by an individual.

"gradually people will forget the book"

Nabokov's "Lolita"? I doubt it! It's hardly pulp fiction. Regardless of what anyone thinks about it, it's a classic that isn't going anywhere. A hugely important text in the history of the novel!

The cjild wil grow up with kids her age,who won't even know who Myra is.

No but their parents will as will teachers and other adults they are in contact with.

Rightly or wrongly, for most adults the name Myra has one connotation over and above anything else.

I adore the name Madeleine and wanted to call our dd it. She was born around the time poor Madeleine mccann was in the news. Well it was after she had been missing for about a year, but it was still big news. and also our surname begins with 'Mc'

When we ran it by a few people, you could see them visibly wince.

Lolas now just get "oh, like Charlie and?" Though Lolitas have the whole Lolita fashion thing to contend with as well as the book - people know the title even if they don't know what it's about.
I couldn't believe that Oscar was becoming common when ds was born, but turned out much of the UK didn't get Sesame Street for long enough for the Grouch to be an issue.