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

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

Angelina
Madonna

Alexa

Myra

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.

Hermione

Nevaeh. Lovely sounding but 🤮

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!

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

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

Salome

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”

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.

Karen

Charlotte.

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

Sacha and Stellan for boys. Alexa for a girl.

Isis. I think it’s lovely, but…

Amelia. Gorgeous sound, but means missing limbs.

Verity

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

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

Medical terminology.

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.

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.

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!)