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Isadora or Jocasta?

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McMW · 17/09/2013 19:31

Help me decide!?!?

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IHadADreamThatWasNotAllADream · 07/11/2013 12:58

It doesn't matter whether it's 50 years (Myra), 70 years (Adolf) or 2,500 years (Jocasta). If the only context in which anyone has ever heard the name is memorably nasty then that's what will stick. Adolf will not be OK for a British child in 2040, or indeed 2140. Nero or Caligula will never be charming names for baby boys.

Fred and Rose by contrast remain absolutely fine for babies, regardless of the Wests (though perhaps not for siblings) because most people can think of loads of other people with that name.

Lubiloo · 07/11/2013 13:07

Love them both! I'm surprised so many of you find them to long and frilly. Is Jocasta and Isadora really that different to Isabella, Theodora or Arabella?
Personally I love long elegant names for girls - they also travel well into other (European) languages. I also like Valentina and Antonia.

hatsybatsy · 07/11/2013 18:45

no. sorry- don't like either of them.

Jocasta just seems very OTT. Not a pretty name and bad connotations.

Isadora might seem sweet - but as someone said, it will get shortened either to issy or Dora - neither of which are great

Alisvolatpropiis · 09/11/2013 14:19

Isadora of the two.

Never Jocasta. Though I would say j'casta so no "joc" or "jo" sounds.

What about Antigone? It's so pretty (An-tig-on-ee) and seems to have escaped the common knowledge of the being the child of Jocasta and Oedipus. I know one in real life, early 20's.

WinkyWinkola · 09/11/2013 14:37

Isadora. Very elegant. Nn Dolly when she's small.

Marli1980 · 10/11/2013 13:54

Isadora for sure!

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