Ursula

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What do you think?

I read Women in Love when I was in my late teens and remember thinking at the time that Ursula And Gudrun were the ugliest names I'd ever heard. I still do

I used to think of Ursula as the sea witch, then met an Ursula who is one of the nicest people you could hope to meet. So now I think the name is lovely.

Agatha is quite a strong name, traditional and due a revival.

They sound unpleasant. If I was naming a sea witch I'd call her Ursula too.

Sorry to sound harsh but they are two of only three names that I think sound genuinely ugly and really strongly dislike.

What is the third - perhaps it's my ideal baby name!!

I think it's hard to find a nice, unique name that's both rare and not made up, but it's so easy to get it wrong! When I was pregnant with my 2nd, the girls name I had picked was Enid. I thank god he was a boy!

That said, my daughters name was quite rare in 2003, now it's consistently in the top 5!

It'll be abbreviated to 'erse' or 'shula', sorry but I wouldn't do that to a child of mine.

I HATE the name Enid, Clueing there was an awful woman at college called Enid and I didn't like the name before I knew her!

it's hard to find a unique name Well if you think about the child, I remember wanting to be part of the crowd not 'unique.' I suppose you can always change yr name if you really hate it.

Love Enid! Was on the list for Dc2 (who was a boy).

I like Ursula and Agatha

I certainly wouldn't let Disney thing put you off, doubt the majority of people would associate with it

I prefer Lois It's softer, Enid is harsh. Nid means nest in french!

I'm wary of names with ..su... in them because of how variable people's pronunciation might be - that middle syllable could be "syuh", "shuh" or "suh" - no problem if you like the sound of all those though.

Personally I prefer Agatha, and if only it didn't have Thatcherite connections, Hilda/Hilde is nice in the same sort of vein. Lots of nice Germanic girl names out there
www.behindthename.com/names/gender/feminine/usage/ancient-germanic.

I really like Ursula, but I did let Disney put me off. I like Agnes as well (DH vetoed that) so that might be to your taste?

ewwww..... Ursula and Agatha and Enid really dont like them at all, they are harsh

(i like (boring) names like Rebecca, Isabel, Amy, Jessica so gives you some idea of names i do like)

I like Ursula (especially the meaning ), but I did watch The Little Mermaid at an impressionable age, so the Disney association is pretty strong for me. A somewhat similar one is the Nordic name Cordula, which is related to (but possibly less romance-novel-y than) Cordelia.

canyouforgiveher I knew a German Ursula called Ushi! I wonder if it's a common nickname in Germany, or the same person?!

Not keen on the name though, sounds very harsh.

Mil is Austrian and it's her name - she hated it and always has. She actually uses her middle name and I didn't even know her real name for several years after I met her.
Maybe it's for that reason but I don't like it ( love my mil though).
Agnes is nice though

I really like Ursula.

Ok have namechanged here! I am an Ursula and no one has EVER referred to the sea witch, even children. I think some people over think names. If you like it, use it! There will always be people who like/dislike your choice so choose what you like.

(My parents were quite adventurous/sophisticated/eccentric types which may have influenced their name choices!)

It's a marmite name and as an Ursula, I can only recommend it!

I love Ursula, it's on my girls list. I couldn't give a toss about the Little Mermaid & a pretend villain. it's not like you're naming her Myra (Hindley)

Both horrible, unattractive subduing names

Sounding !!

redredholly - haha, maybe it is! The third is Gertrude.

I think I love Ursula but I can't decide how to pronounce it. I need to know how I would pronounce it before I propose it to DH for our current growing bump.

I really dislike both of them, sorry.