Don't mind the sound, but don't like the associations?

[anothernamechng]

Any names where you like how the name sounds, but wouldn't use it because of associations(both personal ones and famous people/characters)?

[user1492757084]

Angelina
Madonna

[Ffion56]

Alexa

[Onelife2024]

Myra

[IamnotwhouthinkIam]

Jezebel - so pretty, but used as a synonym for harlot. I met a woman named Jezebel in RL but didn’t really get to know her well enough to ask whether she ever got hassle for her name.

[OctaviaRedQueen]

Hermione

[VincentVanGoth]

Nevaeh. Lovely sounding but 🤮

[salamithumbs]

Elsa - too frozen now
Ariana - too Grande
Chelsea, Brittany, Kinvara- I like how they sound but I don't like place names!
Plus I like the sound of 60s/70s/80s names like Julie, Suzanne, Debbie, Lisa, Gemma, Caroline and Alison but thought they might seem dated when I was thinking of baby names 🙄 kind of wish I'd used Caroline as I think it's a classic!

[Thingsthatgo]

I have always liked the sound of the names Sharon and Pamela. But, I couldn't ever use them.

[toastofthetown]

Lambrini. It's a beautiful name which means bright, shining, brilliant.

[theduchessofspork]

Salome

[KThnxBye]

Amelia
Rachel
Rebecca/Rebekah
Tristan

Any name for a girl that is just a boys name with a -ie, -a or -y on it. I don’t like a meaning to be “female version of xxx”

[Mrsbeauxjingles]

If I had the cajones for it I'd have loved to have named my son Kerouac.

But...

a) it's too much, too pretentious
b) no girl name I like would go with it- my taste in female names is very conventional
c) it would sound absolutely mental with my surname. Would actually sound good with my maiden name though.

[TrainsPlanesAutos]

Karen

[MariaVT65]

Charlotte.

[Libmama]

Id love to use Billie if I ever (I won’t) have any more. But my DD is Piper…. So I can’t!

[CallItLoneliness]

Sacha and Stellan for boys. Alexa for a girl.

[TheOriginalEmu]

Isis. I think it’s lovely, but…

[thefallen]

Amelia. Gorgeous sound, but means missing limbs.

[Rumpoleoftheballet]

Verity

[KnickerlessFlannel]

Idris
Maddie - love it but got told that all anyone would hear is 'McCann'
Alexa

[YourNimblePeachTraybake]

@thefallen

Amelia. Gorgeous sound, but means missing limbs.

In what language? Google seems to think it means "industrious".

[StepCombatAttack]

@YourNimblePeachTraybake

In what language? Google seems to think it means "industrious".

Medical terminology.

[Yuckyyuckyuckity]

Aryan. It's a beautiful Indian name but... yeah. I know a few parents who have named their child it but they have no idea of the connotations.

[DiscoBeat]

@VincentVanGoth

Nevaeh. Lovely sounding but 🤮

Agree with this. It sounds lovely but I always think it looks like a retired couple's bungalow name.
I like the name Matthew but don't like how Matt makes me think of a doormat or knots on a Persian cat.

[Namechangedforspooky]

@StepCombatAttack

Medical terminology.

Yes, me too! I did a study on risk factors for limb defects as a med student so def all I can hear with Amelia!

Also Lucas. Lovely name but ruined for me by the Lucas device (brutal but effective CPR machine!)