Lola

[AmberSocks]

i really like this name,dh likes it too but there is something about it,i hate to use the word but is it a bit chavvy?

I know its not too popular on mn because of lolita but i dont think of that when i think of the name,in fact more likely to think of charlie and lola!Like the kinks song so that doesnt bother me.

I like it but it does make me think of Lola from Eastenders rather than Charlie & Lola...

I'm not keen on Lola at all, sorry.

I think it's a lovely name.

But do think of The Kinks

I really dislike it, it isn't chavvy to me it just reminds me of 90's movies when strippers all seemed to be called lola/candi/krystal.

It's been 'reclaimed' in recent years as quite a middle class name but sadly i do still think stripper. Sorry!

I know one. Her brother is Kai.

Love it, love it, love it. Don't think it has stripper associations.

I think it's nice if you're Spanish or Latin American.

I agree with superbad, a stripper name that's been claimed by the middle classes.

It's a bit like Coco or Talullah in my mind.

Not a huge fan of those names, they seem a bit insubstantial.

I know a cat called Lolo, shes lovely

I agree it has stripper/slightly seedy connotations. I love the Kinks song but it is about a one night stand. And there's the Barry Manilow song - 'Her name was Lola, she was a show girl...'. What about Iola as an alternative?

"Her name was Lola,she was a showgirl..."
"Looked like a woman and walked like a man....Lola...."

Really?

I think it's a gorgeous name. It's got the right balance between vintage and modern sounding, IMO. It has a great meaning too: "strong woman" in Spanish (that's if you're not meaning it as a diminutive of Dolores).

Not at all "chavvy", and agree that it is in a similar vein to names like Coco, Ella, Heidi, Tallulah. Funky vintage, maybe?

Lila is a possible alternative?

Lila or Lily could be alternatives, if necessary. But I do love Lola :)

Yes i do agree it is similar to names like coco and tallulah,in fact i do like Tallulah but not sure i would actually use it.hmm thats given me something to think about!

I have a 13 week old Lola. And we love her name no matter what people think. Not all strippers are called coco and Lola

tbh i only heard stripper name on mn,before then i wouldnt think its a stripper name at all.Also i think it depends on the age of the person,i guess to someone a lot olde rit would be a stripper name.Coco is an old fashioned name.Isnt it short for Dolores?

congrats ony our baby btw

I have an 8 year old Lola...but she's a dog. I love the name but used it for the dog as I personally wouldn't use it for a child.

It's common enough these days to be unlikely to attract comment anywhere but on MN so if you like it, go for it.

love the name but it never made my shortlist because of the kinks song; makes me think of transvestites and i would sing it ALL the time.

dd dressed as Lola for school (charlie's sister rather than the cross dresser) and the song was just on repeat in my head all week, dd now knows all the words too!

I really like it but it's got popular which puts me off.

Hmmmm. Seen as you used the c word first... Yes I think it is abit chavvy. It's a shame really, cos it sounds very pretty.

I think it is fine and cute for a child, but when your DC is older I think it just sounds a bit naff and she really wouldn't like it once she is 16+.
Maybe find a long name which could be shortened or lola used as a nickname.

My DC are grown up now and all say they are so glad they had names which suit them both as an adult, as well as suited them when they were a child.

Dolores means "sorrows" a bit like doleful.
It is a reference to "Our Lady of Sorrows"

Happymum, I guess it depends upon what kind of adult the child grows up to be. I think that Lola suits an arty type; someone creative in the visual or performing arts. I can also see it working on an old lady - sort of like Pearl in that way.

I know someone with a little girl called Layla how about that