Esther Williams?

[poorbuthappy]

First message on MN, but lurked for ages!

Just found out preggies with number 2.

Would you laugh to be introduced to Esther Williams?

Not LOL, but inwardly snurk, I'm afraid.

Congratulations, by the way!

Thank you and bum...I know my DH is going to veto that one!

I absolutely love Lily, but think it sounds stupid with Williams!

Hey ho, I'll keep reading!

I like the name Esther BUT unless she is a stunner as a teen/young woman it might be a bit frumpish iyswim.

I like esther a lot.
I know Esther Williams is obvioulsy the name of that swimmer - movie star, but I wouldn't laugh at all.

Do you mean as in the name Esther, which I really like, or the fact it's the name of a Hollywood star/swimmer from the 1950s?

i think its lovely.

(P.S. To clarify, I love the name Esther but would inwardly snurk at the movie star connection)

I'd wonder how ell she swam and if she grinned a lot!

Esther is one of my favourite names although Madonna has it as her kabballah name if that bothers you

I'd think that in 30 yrs time the number of people who knew who Esther Williams was would be limited... unless your unborn DD turns out to a new swimming sensation

Is poorbuthappy planning a 30-year gestational period, then?

I think it's lovely and I think in the general population the awareness of Esther Williams as in the swimmer must be around 1% and falling all the time.

If you like the name Esther go for it. I like the name, although it is a little old fashioned. Your dd might not like it much though. I have a dear friend called Esther (who is now 25) who hates it. As soon as she went away to uni she reinvented herself as Tess.

I am not planning a blardy 30 year pregnancy!

I have only known 1 Esther and she was a stunner!

Ok so does Lily Williams sound too lllly?

I think Lily Williams scans really well actually.

AHLH - did you know that you are the very first person in the whole wide world who has said that?

Lily Williams is a bit illy. It's not terrible, though -- if I think about it in a "what do I think of this name?" kind of way then the repeated ..ily..illi... does seem too much, but if I just met someone called Lily Williams then it wouldn't strike me as a bad name.

what about venus (heck i'm not going to use it!)

I really like Lily Williams. Its a bit illly but it is a nice name.

i dont like lilly williams.

doesnt seem right to me.

Nothing wrong with Lily Williams, rolls off the tongue nicely I think. Prefer Esther though, no idea who the famous Esther Williams, so I couldn't laugh.

I love the name Esther. DS2 was going to be an Esther. I would smile a bit to be introduced to an Esther Williams but she was gorgeous and I would just assume parents had not heard of her....I don't think many of my mummy friends would know who she was.

I like Esther and (in my youth and ignorance) have never heard of Esther Williams.

Afraid I think Lily Williams is a no-go.