My first baby name thread, be gentle with me

[MegBusset]

What does everyone think of... Jolene?

I think it's quite cool but DH is concerned that it sounds a bit 'white trash'!

First impressions please!

I'm with your dh. Sorry.

i quite like it actually.

Agree with your DH, sorry

I think it's beautiful.

Are you a big Dolly Parton fan?

Reminds me of either a Country and Western Song, or a character in the Archers. Not keen.

What about Josephine? MUCH more classy, and could have similar shortenings.

Nope don't like it

I like Dolly P... prefer the White Stripes version though!

Not keen on old-fashioned names like Josephine, but neither do I want to saddle my offspring with something embarrassing.

only known one Jolene (she was Irish)

Not keen, sorry.

also in agreement with your DH.

my friend and i wrote alternative lyrics to jolene when we were teenagers.
this seems a good a time as any.

jolene, jolene, jolene, joleeeene
you're teeth are green
you're eyes are black
you look like shit
and smell like cack
jolene don't take my man away from meeeee!

i guess you're fairly safe in using the name however as i don't see a recording contract coming my way any time soon

mylene is a bit nicer

it makes me think of facial hair bleach but absolutly no idea why !

Not that i have a a mustache of course..

mylene sounds like a manmade fibre!

I have a friend called Jolie, which I have always thought is lovely, and would be a good short for Jolene. But Jolie might have white-trash connotations these days too, I guess...

yeah, make me think of Dolly - sorry.
What about Joelle?

cyteen, you might be right.
jolie is nice
infact it means 'nice' doesn't it?

DB - It means pretty.

err, of course

what about jaime or jamie?

thats why

Not for me

if you're not up for Josephine (which I love), how about Jodie? Josie? Janie?

How about Joely (as in Richardson)? And I think Joelle is pretty too. I'm not keen on Jolene, for the reasons already given - sorry...

Jolene belongs on Tricia's sofa, I'm afraid!

Jacqueline?

Josephine shortened to Jodie?

Jolie makes me think of Angelina (not a good thing in my book).

Josie I quite like.