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)?

I like it too but it's definitely got "you, me and little Hemingway Bing" vibes.

Chastity

Lolita
Ophelia

Both pretty, but…

Lorelei

Would have bern DD's name if it hadn't been for those naughty sirens.

Ralph- guy from simpsons
cameron- david
dominic- cummings
felix- all I know have been a bit wet
rita- corrie
alma- corrie
bellatrix- Harry potter
madeleine- mccann
marshall- paw patrol
skye- paw patrol
delphine- peppa pig

otherwise I’d like them I think!

Peter/edward/karan/albert /john /jonny/sky /scarlet/honey/sam /bobby/joe/henry/ cant stand them names.
Theres loads more i dont like and any funky name.

Adolph.
Obviously you may think, but I know an Adolfo who's in his 30's..

I met a lovely young woman named Isis.

Beautiful name but....

@TheCatOnMorrisseysHead

I like it too but it's definitely got "you, me and little Hemingway Bing" vibes.

😁

Alexa
Madeline

I wanted to call dd Isis - or Lorelei, as up thread, but Isis was the front runner.
Fortunately for her, dh had a better grip on current affairs than me when I was expecting her 13 years ago.
I still think it's a lovely name.

I love this idea for a name!😍

Harvey.

Ralph is great and was my grandfather’s name BUT… it’s also a euphemism for vomiting where I come from. Sad.

Lolita

Helena (not Helen) - love the name, but too strong of an association with an actor
Rowan - again, actor association, not a bad, just too strong
Rose - I love the name, but my mum had a nasty neighbour called that and I'd never hear the end of it!

Candida (a little songbird told me)

Alexa, beautiful name ruined by the device!

Camilla, Charles' mistress (how my family see her)

Pippa - It doesn't travel well.

I love the name Myra but could never use it

Camilla - I think of a beautiful Spanish name but now I see it as posh/parker-bowels

Ariana - grande

Madalena - maddy and therefore Mccann

blair - Tony

Also Maxine

Yes to Alexa

Also Raya (the dating app)
Maxim (that man’s mag - my favourite form for Max, sigh)

And for people I know in real life who’ve ‘ruined’ it - Hazel, Felicity and Rhea. Beautiful names.

Sapphire

I wanted to name dd Rebecca which is a beautiful sounding name but unfortunately means 'a noose' or 'to tie up.' Absolutely couldn't name my child with something with a horrible, negative meaning.

Tbh to me, the meaning is of equal importance to the sound of the name. I didn't even want meanings that weren't necessarily negative but just a bit dull or strange.

Fortunately we came up with names which sound lovely and also have beautiful meanings