Alabama

[EllenDegenerate]

I really like it.
DP is unsure.

Opinions?

Use a hyphen(s) in my DCs name titchy?

Steady on......

Ellen the problem is everyone else will associate it with the place first.

However if you love it, and are prepared to put up with that why not.

Albuquerque?

I used to teach an Alabama. Her friends always called her Bama (pronounced as though it had two m's). I like it, actually!

It is my DD's Middle name as True Romance is one of my DW's favourite films

So it would be a yes from me

For a boy or girl? (I think it's bad either way though, sorry. )

What on earth would you shorten it to?

I understand that not everybody will imbue the name with the same cultural references as I snd that is to be expected.

I wonder why the name Georgia escapes such negative connotations though?
Geographically and historically it is very similar to Alabama if a quick Google search serves is anything to go by.

Georgia is almost universally approved of on MN. Any glaringly obvious reasons why that might be?

Because it's actually a name.
As well as the name of a US state.

Errr cos Georgia is an actual name and Alabama isn't....

Are you being serious?

That's not even a name, surely.

No OP, please don't saddle a child with that for the rest of their life.

Oh, I see.

So if enough people use the name of a US state with negative connotations it becomes an accepted name and is therefore immune from impunity.

Fair enough.

Alabama sounds nicer than Georgia. ( and is apparently home to fewer members of the KKK, plus Tarantino used it.)

Alabama wins

I like places names but unfortunately Alabama is like calling your child Birmingham.

Georgia as a name is a derivative of Georgina, it isn't derived from the place Georgia, Alabama.

Georgia isn't in Alabama

Birmingham is though, so surely naming a child Alabama is akin to naming her England rather than Birmingham?

Or West-Midlands if we're being pedantic/ hyphenated.

Just something to add to your decision making. The meaning of the name 'Alabama':

"the traditional story is that Alabama comes from the Creek Indian language (meaning "tribal town"). Other sources claim it is derived from the Choctaw Indian language, translating as "thicket-clearers" or "vegetation-gatherers*

Alabama sounds nicer than Georgia.

No, OP, it really doesn't.

Please don't do this to your child.

Yeah, definitely go for Birmingham op.

Don't like Alabama but have always really loved Tenessee

Why don't you like your child? Is this name revenge for a couple of stretch marks?

You've already decided, haven't you?

No I honestly haven't.

It is appealing though and so far no logical reasons not to continue to keep it on the 'maybe' list.

Flo Rida manages to get away with it...

What Titchy said.

There isn't even anything good your poor child could shorten it to.