Pls look at my (weird?) girls' name list

[mrsnoname]

Before you ask they are mostly foreign names. Are they too weird for this country or it's just in my head?

Orla
Edua
Imola
Lelle
Viola

Orla and Viola work as does Tabitha. Not sure about the others. Like Lelle but it doesn't really sound like a real name.

Orla won't be considered at all weird or raise any eyebrows.

Just my taste personally but I don't think the others work that well, don't work well for me

I suppose I would get used to them in time and most people would.

Tabitha I would also not use personally. Sorry, no help at all!

Another no for 'Imola' from me, it sounds like she could burn in dramatic Wagnerian flames (metaphorically speaking). Orla also written Orlagh I think - its Irish isn't it: nice, a few about as well. Viola - nice, Shakespearean and plenty of viola (instrument) jokes - if you are into the performing arts. What about Aoife - eefer - irish name? or what about 'Erda' (Earth)?

Erda? Never heard that before.

Hey Speedy, thanks for the tips. I couldn't believe your choice of names though , will explain below:

Edda - cannot have, there was a famous rock band called the same when I was growing up in my native country and I still have relatives there

Elma - I prefer Alma, especially as it means apple in my mother tongue

Anya - means mother in my mother tongue

... any other Hungarian-related suggestions ?!?

Orla - v nice
Edua - no thanks
Imola - race track where Ayrton Senna was killed
Lelle - nah
Viola - quite nice but prefer Violet

Er hello? A viola is big violin. Weird. If you have a ds next you can call him trombone (it's like a big trumpet) :)

Is Bela a Hungarian name?

How funny! Elma is apple in Turkish!

Ken - yes: Bela Bartok.

catin - yes I know (unfortunately), but it also means violet in my mother tongue and is a widely used name in many european countries. If we do end up using it, I just hope I'll be able to educate the masses and get the pronunciation right: vee-oh-la

Ken - yes and a very old-fashioned one at that.

I like Orla and Viola

Speedy, tons of words either similar or the same in hungarian and turkish - that's what happens when your country is under occupation for 400 yrs

The Tabitha I know is nn-ed Biba

You may like to check out the 'Dylan' thread...

Ahh, I see! So presumably the Turks occupied Hungary? I should remember this, I visited Budapest 15 years ago and visited the Ethnological Museum opposite the Parliament building. It was fascinating, but at the end my brain hurt!

I like Biba!

Also Bibi, Mimi

I also love Vivienne.

Thanks nonanny, I have - the only one I liked there is Agatha which is also on our list

How about Beata? Agnes?

spooky... Speedy - Vivienne is already on the list. And both that and Viola we would nname Vivi

Orla and Viola are fine. I think many people have said that. You could add Isla to those names.

Lol at Lelle. I was wondering how to pronounce it!

Of course Bela Bartok, that's where I must have heard it from my violin playing days!

Oooooh! I know someone called Vivienne who I have a high regard for.

Best of luck with choosing names, I now have to go back to deciding which gas supplier will offer me the best rates

No thanks to Beata and Agnes.