Girls names from songs...

[JoPie]

OH is a singer/songwriter and is sort of obsessed with song lyrics. He wants to choose a girls name that is from a song, but I'm not loving any of his list so far.
So can anyone give me girls names and the associated song or artist is known?

To start off, his faves are;
Martha (from a Tom Waits song)
Sarah (Thin Lizzie) and
Layla (Eric Clapton)

Any thoughts?

evangeline icicle works

Martha... If you want to live I'd stop now.

Cecelia, you're breaking my heart, you're shakin my confidence daily

Unfortunately the first thing that came into my head was:
"cos for twenty four years i've been living next door to Alice.......Alice, who the fuck is Alice?"

Janie/Janey (got her gun!)

Ahhh, Thunderduck, it's my name too so I feel your pain.

Jacqueline - Franz Ferdinand

tracey everything but the girl

If you plunder folk songs there are loads of Nancy, Polly and Annie s !

Laura Scissorsisters
Mary "

Juniper - (Jennifer Juniper - Donovan, and think it's in that Beautiful South one too)

Has anyone suggested Nikita?

Molly (Malone)

I am with Thunderduck here. I am Kayleigh and when I meet new people I tend to either get it sung at me or they say "Are you named after that song?"

I do love the song but it does drive me mad!!

Valerieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee call on me!

haven't read the whole thread so not sure if it has been suggested

Nina (pretty ballerina) by abba

Charlotte Anne - Julian Cope
Jude as in 'Hey Jude' (it is a girl's name, you know it is)

My daughter is called Marylou (well Marylouise) after Hello Marylou!

well and all the people that had a hand in her getting here Carey and Louise

Sarah is a good name!!

it's nice to be able to say to your child this is the story behind your name!
I think it makes them feel quite special!

Marthasmama I'm a huge PJ Harvey fan and she has loads of female characters in her songs:

Angelene - prettiest mess you've ever seen
Catherine de Barra
My Beautiful Leah
Erika (on the new album with John Parish)
Delilah my babe
(50ft) Queenie

There are loads more I'm sure but I'd love to have a DD called Polly!

thell - i was just thinking the same thing then i read your post. i'm a total folky if i'm honest so now:

I've got 'Polly, pretty Polly, come go along with me...' going round my head now...

or Nancy in 'Banks of the Nile'.

Trouble is, all those songs tend to end horribly! Perhaps it doesn't bode well?

My my my Sharona

'Sweet Jane' by Lou Reed.

What a song. DD's middle name

Eloise - The Damned

Martha's Harbour - All about Eve

Laura - Scissorsisters

Jolene - Dolly Parton

lol squonk was about to say that one but couldn't remember all the names.When I was expecting dd1 was quite taken with Rio from that song her name is Rio and she dances on the sand by God knows who, was on a car advert i think.Dp said no and 3 daughters later never did use it..

My Bonnie lies over the ocean
Polythene Pam- the beatles
Dizzy miss Lizzy- beatles
Penny Lane- Beatles
Eleanor rigby -beatles
Lovely Rita-Beatles
Dear Prudence- beatles
Honey pie - you guessed it, the beatles.
Sukie in the graveyard-belle and sebastian

Come to think of it, prob not for most of them. dd1 was nearly lucy after lucy in the sky with diamonds

Angelia (Angel-eee-a) - Richard Marx - little bit at my teenage taste, but I still love it.

Aigain didn't read the whole thread but I am Tracy, my sister is Mandy, my cousin is Donna and my mam is Valerie.