Lola Jane

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Friend who is non mums-netter has asked me to post this and send replies to her.

Her thoughts are that Lola has (likely) been and had its day - yet it’s still the name she’s liked most for the past five or six years... in your opinion, is it too dated already or still acceptable to use?

Lola Jane would be the full name. Half sister is Polly and is five (if that makes a difference?)

She loves both the Kinks song and the Manilow song so those don’t have negative connotations for her ...

Comments gratefully received

I tend to ignore whether a name is featured in a song but I do think Lola is a bit babyish for an adult. It's short for Dolores but maybe there's another longer version she could be given. I also think Lola Jane is the very typical kind of brand name people give boutiques, nail files, some kind of own-brand perfume range for teens, that type of thing....but if she likes it it'll fit in well with the current generation of slightly cutesy names.

Hm, not sure. Lola is too nicknamey for my taste but Lola Jane does sound nice. I know a Lola that is short for Eloise, though Dolores is traditional. I love Jane- it’s very fresh.

Lola is short for Dolores meaning pain.

I know a Lola who is 7 months old. Also know 3 dogs with the name. If she likes it go for it.

All I think of whenever I hear Lola is that Lola Ferrari porn star off Eurotrash - I can't be the only one? It's hard for me to separate the name from her so I can't really 'hear' it anymore if that makes sense.
Polly is great so tell her great choice there! (May be biased -32 year old Polly here

I think it's lovely

Okurrrrrr you might be the only one as her name was Lolo

Thanks for your comments on Polly - she’s not my friends DD but Lola will be her sister (same dad)

Thanks for the remainder comments

Polly and Lola sound amazing together!

Also I think the Kinks song is awesome and don’t see why it’s a negative connotation unless people have some rather unpleasant prejudices - I think the kinks song is a plus, not a negative! Lola is really cool - it’s vintage but in a kind of feisty way, makes me think of a cool 1960s mod girl or a young pretty fierce punk girl! Jane gives it a nice fresh feel - Lola is more feisty while Jane is more traditional and sweet. I’d go for it!