Elphaba

[WolfMoon]

...has DH lost the plot? He turned to me this morning and went "If we have a 3rd DD, what do you think of Elphaba?" I love the musical Wicked, but come on...

Tell me I'm not crazy to have laughed in his face?

I'm laughing. No no no.

He was so adamant that it was a nice name for an actual real person that I was beginning to think it was ME! He even tried to justify it by saying it works with our surname, and the names of our two DDs.

Yes.

He has lost the plot.

I quite like the name. But don't think I'd use it myself.

(phew) I was struggling to think of anything tactful on this one.

Elphie maybe?

I'm a huge Wicked fan but that's a step too far for even me.

The name in itself sounds fine. It is just the associations - people will expect her to be green! So I wouldn't.

We weren't planning a 3rd DC, and I think this is sufficient evidence not to have a third if this is the kind of name he wants to saddle a daughter with

He's sulking with me now as his brothers are laughing at him too now. He keeps going "It was just a suggestion. I didn't like all of YOUR names when you were coming up with them."

No. Just no.

Sorry, but just sounds like a yewneek spelling of Alphabet.

It's derived from L F Baum's name Flora.

Now I've got Defying Gravity in my head.

And nobody..........

Is ever gonna bring meeeeeer doooooown

Woooooah!

Its wicked

Get a cat / dog / hamster and call insist on calling it Elphaba. The perfect veto for a baby name.

I think it's really pretty but no, you couldn't do it.

Though people are calling their daughters Renesmee now!

Elspeth or Elizabeth but not Elphaba....