Eulalie?

[Polkadotfanatic]

What do we think? Just came across it. Think the pronunciation should be You-lay-lee rather than you-lah-lee (to rhyme with doo-lally!)

Is it a bit mad... ?

www.babynamewizard.com/namipedia/girl/eulalie

I have only ever heard the name from Jeeves and Wooster, where it is the name of a ladies' underwear shop. But I suspect that might be random enough for most people not to immediately think of it.

Never heard of it and yes, a bit mad IMHO!

No one will pronounce it properly and it makes me think of eulogy.

Makes me think of a ukelele or someone yodelling - a bit mad yes!

What about Eugenie? Beatrice seems to be very "in" at the moment...

Sorry, but it sounds a bit silly to me.

No, no , no

I think it's a lovely name.

I'd pronounce it 'you-lay-lee'

In J&W it was pronounced more like 'YOU-luh-lee', emphasis on the 'Eu' part.

'fraid I think of the underwear shop too.

It sounds familiar somehow...is it Scottish?

Another J&W fan here who now has visions of Bertie Wooster being chased round the house by Spode, trying desperately to remember the name of his ladies' underwear shop...

Also reminds me of Santa Eulalia, in Ibiza, which is very lovely, but had a very Geordie holiday rep when we went and I can't say the name now without using her accent :)

Sorry OP, no help at all. It's pretty but does conjure these images in my head...

It's a bit odd TBH. How about Eugenie?

Jeeves & Wooster for me too, I'm afraid. Also, hard to pronounce, don't think she'd thank you for it!

On paper, it looks like it should be a nice name, but I'm a great believer in not using a name you don't know how to pronounce. And despite it's attraction, I find that I don't know how to pronounce this. If you don't either, move on!

Oooo hello other J&W fans!

Euclid!...Euthymol!

sorry, but to me sounds like it could be a nickname for "lady parts'.... don't ask me why, that's just what it sounds like to my (clearly weird) ears

Thanks guys...
Back to Thea, then :)

Thea is splendid.

It's a town in Ibiza I think! Santa Eulalia (or v similar) and that was pronounced to rhyme with Doolallia!

reminds me of ukelele or however you spell the banjo like instrument!

Thea... now that.s gorgeous.

Horrible.

It sounds like a yodel! You-lay-lee you-lay-lee you-lay-lee-ohhh!