Our favourite name as a horrid connotation - can't think of another. Help!

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For ages I thought that I would call a second DD Milena, after Milena Jesenska. We both love it. But it turns out that there is a poo-related medical condition called 'Malena' (SP?) which will be everyone's first thought when they hear the name.

Basically, I can't find another name we both like. We would like something reasonably short and uncomplicated, but slightly unusual, and it can't begin with 'F'. Our DD is called Elsa. Any suggestions?

never heard of the poo condition here!...

I know a Milena and truthfully most people snigger about the name.
I'm a nurse though. I have introduced her before and seen people make a face and think they have misheard.

I wouldn't. If she wants a career in a health related field she is at a distinct disadvantage

I worked with a Malinee and know several girls called Mila (produced Meela in their case)

You could go for Malinka which has a similar sound but with the k is perhaps different enough from the poo condition?

Or Milenka ..

i'm with daintynuts on this one, but i am a nurse too, so would always think of bloody poo when i heard it! soupdragon's suggestion, mila, is lovely

i'm with daintynuts on this one, but i am a nurse too, so would always think of bloody poo when i heard it! soupdragon's suggestion, mila, is lovely

Me too, black sticky smelly poo is what the name brings to mind.
How about Michaela or Marlena or Margeux, or Magali or.............

Oh how annoying - I've never heard of it, but can understand that you wouldn't want anyone making the association. You could have Margaux instead of Margot to avoid the maggots?! Or Marina? Love Mireille too, as mentioned upthread, but might be a bit odd assuming you're not French...

Mena? Minna?

Marina is nice

Mira? Miranda?

Miriam

Oh dear used to work with a Melina and she was nicknamed 'stool' and this was not in a medical setting it was publishing house.

Oh dear! I'm a nurse so obviously the medical condition is the first thing I think of. There are so many beautiful names out there, is it really wise to use a name that sounds the same as a condition affecting poo? Please remember that anybody that knows or any medical professional is prob going to smirk when they hear u calling dd that and prob tell everyone at work

Madara?

I think Cleo's nice, or Lena.

What about Vivien? It's not so common now, and a lovely name imo. And (I checked for you ) no medical associations.

Melina.

Marguerite perhapes?

beautiful name and lovely meaning. It was my great-grandmother's name, and for her wedding she and her bridesmaids had huge bouquets of daisies.

perhaps

MN is a mine of name-related information isn't it? I was seriously considering Minnie for DD, until I asked for opinions on here and discovered it meant fanjo in many areas of the UK . Grateful I asked though . We chose another name.

Might you like Helena (pronounced Helaina) or Mila?

I have been on delivery suite where a new mother heard us talking about malaena and thought it was a baby's name so called her baby that.... there's another tale (not sure if it is true) about a baby being called Chlamydia! Likewise, I could never use the name Amelia because of the medical connection.

Nursing ruined me in so many ways....

Not a good idea to call her after tarry shit, imagine her in 25 years time being introduced to the potential love of her life, he's a doctor, she tells him her name, every time he thinks of her he thinks of tar like shit, total turnoff.

Melanie? Myleene?

Soozy - what's the problem with Amelia? My sister is a Dr & visibly squirms whenever she sees lemon posset on a menu. Apparently posset is baby sick ?

'Malena' - never heard of the poo thing.