Names inspired by songs

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My daughter was nearly Martha thanks to Tom Waits.

What songs have or could inspire you to name a baby after them?

katolla - wow, Ben Folds Five have songs with three of my favourite girls' names. [Runs off to Spotify]

charleslingus Angie by the Rolling Stones is my favourite song of all time. I would have been sorely tempted, except that everyone would have called her 'Angie' instead of sexily drawling out 'Aaaiiingie' in the fashion of Mick Jagger.

Yes, 'alright Ange' doesn't quite evoke the finer nuances of that song.

Unfortunately if you wrote the right song about 'Brian' crooned by a skinny legged cool as fuck rock star, it can be easily romanticised!

I think the ones that conjure up the song straight away for me are short and snappy, like ruby, Lola, penny and Martha (plus the songs are massive and less obscure)
Though saying that I've probably liked the name Polly because of nirvana and what it conjures up for me, but in reality the first thing most people would think of is Pollyanna, which is not what I would want.

But do people actually listen to the lyrics?
Lola?
Polly?
Shakes head in disbelief.

Yes, Polly is a great song but not sure I would name my daughter after it!

I often say that DS1 was nearly called Roscoe or Christabel (Midlake and Joan As Policewoman respectively!)

If DS2 had been a girl he would have been Rosa or Mary - Mary because it is a good Springsteen name and Rosa for the same reasons and I'd be too chicken to use Rosalita.

YY to Judy and the Dream of Horses. I adore that song.

Cecilia. I have one inspired by the song.

Layla-Eric Clapton.

Adore the name but is the name of my ex so OH vetoed it!

How about Ana, Allison, Surfer Rosa, Cecilia Ann or Alec Eiffel - The Pixies
or Gloria, Saint Dominic's Preview, Jackie Wilson Said, Tupelo Honey - Van Morrison

Admittedly the song isn't the first thing that comes to mind but DH singing Sweet Baby James when I was pregnant is one of the reasons we went with the name.

My daughter is a Lola, and yes, I did know the lyrics. I'd rather her be Lola from the Kinks song than the bloody showgirl from Barry Manilow's Copacabana! Lola knows who she is and what she wants in the song. Although we had an interesting conversation with her older brother, who asked if Lola walks like a woman but talks like a man, does she have a penis?

I think it is nice having a "song" for your name. My nana used to sing me "Birds in the trees seem to whisper Louise" - obv Laura is not my actual name... - , my sister got "come back to Erin" and my other sister "Amy Wonderful Amy".

I'd have Rhiannon or Marianne purely for the Fleetwood Mac/Leonard Cohen connections. Maybe middle name Sara or Gypsy for even more Mac :)

Loads in Smashing Pumpkins songs

Martha
Ava
Lily
Jennifer
Ruby
Annie
Daphne
Sheila
Luna

And in "song for whoever" by Beautiful South

Oh Shirley, Oh Deborah, Oh Julie, Oh Jane
Jennifer, Alison, Phillipa, Sue, Deborah, Annabel,
Oh Cathy, Oh Alison, Oh Phillipa, Oh Sue

Eh! I didn't say I would name my daughter after the song Polly, but that it made me like the name a hell of a lot more than I ever would have before hearing the song, being a nirvana fan and all...

Sometimes a name being in a song just brings it to your attention, even if the connotation is not great. Doesn't mean, you couldn't then use it if you so wished!

I would not name my daughter Polly anyway, it's far to uncomplicated and plain for me

Chelsea as in Chelsea Football Club? At least it could be Chelsea in honour of the wonderful Chelsea Monday by Marillion. :)

Gaye - Clifford T Ward
Gloria- Them
Natalia - Van Morrison
Angie Baby - Helen Reddy
Carrie Anne - The Hollies
Baby Jane; Maggie May - Rod Stewart
Lovely Rita; ;Polythene Pam; Eleanor Rigby; Dear Prudence; Martha my dear; Bungalow Bill; Julia - The Beatles
Clair - Gilbert O'Sullivan
Jessica - The Allman Brothers Band - and Melissa
Lady Samantha; Nikita; Amoreena - Elton John
Lay down Sally - Eric Clapton
Telegram Sam - T Rex
Peg - Steely Dan
Rosalie; Sarah - Thin Lizzy
See Emily play - Pink Floyd
Susan's house - Eels
Sylvia's mother - Dr Hook

Eileen?

KChapper snap!!!

I love it and the song. But do get slightly fed up of people singing it at me.

Cordelia, my DDs name is in your list. Never knew it was a song. Will have to youtube it.

I was very tempted by Layla, but everyone I mentioned it to started to sing it at me.

Ruby ruby ruby
Hey jude

Mistress mabel