What do you think of Lux?

[GymBunnyBob]

I love it and so does my DH. We had a family friend that we were very close to called Lux and she died recently and we'd like to use the name but have no idea what other peoples reactions would be. She was the only Lux I'd ever met so I assume it isn't a popular name.

I know it was a character name in Virgin Suicides which doesn't bother me, I like the film. There was a detergent called Lux too, but I doubt many under 20 years old would have ever heard of it now so don't think that would be a problem when baby is older if you see what I mean.

I think it's lovely and if you had a friend who recently died with that name thenI think it is a wonderful way to commemorate her. I say go for it!! She will certainly be remembered and stand out from all those dull top 10 names!!

MyNameIs - looks? For Lux?

Assume if you lived in Liverpool/Yorkshire/Newcastle then they might, where I'm from it would be more 'lucks'

so depends where OP is really!

Did your friend have a middle name?

It's lovely that you want to name your daughter after your friend, but your friend presumably grew up in a more "innocent" time and may have avoided adolescent teasing.

I think giving your daughter a name that so obviously rhymes with a swear word risks horrendous bullying at high school.

When your daughter has a job, she will have to spell out her name over the phone all the time to people who have misheard and will think she has just sworn at them.

"I'm in my twenties and don't remember Lux soap at all. It's only old biddies who will think that"

I am also in my twenties and the first thing I thought of was soap.

'I think giving your daughter a name that so obviously rhymes with a swear word risks horrendous bullying at high school.

When your daughter has a job, she will have to spell out her name over the phone all the time to people who have misheard and will think she has just sworn at them.'

-- Eh?? So you'd advise anyone called Rich to change their name immediately, just incase someone asking their name on the phone might think they'd just called them a bitch?

And Matt - 'Did you just call me a twat?'

Lux doesn't 'so obviously rhyme with a swear word' any more than either of those!!

Really scraping the barrel here now guys...

Lux is lovely. Troofact

How likely is it that someone called Rich(ard) will be called a bitch though?

The was an American programme on E4 last year and the main character was called Lux. She was feisty, strong and really nice so I associate it with that. I like it.

Adore the name Lux. Doesn't it mean light? I also adore 'The Virgin Suicides' though, such a fab book!

It's awful.It makes me think of soap too,and I'm also in my 20s.

Soap. Sorry