Unity

[DorotheaPlentighoul]

The more I think about it, the more I like this name for a DD, if this baby (due in spring) happens to be one. It sits nicely alongside DS's name, and goes with their surname. However, the Unity Mitford association is a big reason not to use it, and I am just wondering what people think about that aspect.

[Bessie123]

the name has Nazi connotations to me, too

[birdofthenorth]

Mitford aside, I like the connations of Unity... although judging from the responses here it's clearly a divisive not unifying name, which is ironic!

[lljkk]

I never heard of Unity as a name before (I am foreign, is that my get-out card?).
But it means 'One' in mathematics.
And is quite common as an industrial/business name.
I think there's much better to choose from.

[Vivia]

Most certainly do not use this name. It screams Nazi.

[cloelia]

i love it; there was a Unity at school and I have always liked the name. Bit of a brave choice but why not.

[TanyaBranning]

Not nice, sorry

[AvengingGerbil]

I completely fail to get the Mitford worship thing; they all seemed to be pretty unpleasant one way and another. Wildly successful at self-publicity though, so maybe that explains it...

[llaregguBOO]

Me too Jamandjerusalem! Decca is my favourite too and I am desperate to go to Chatsworth to get close to Debo.

[jamandjerusalem]

I thought of Unity Mitford too, but I am a little obsessed with the Mitfords (not Unity, particularly - I am more partial to Decca, and have often thought about that as a name should I have a DD).

I think probably most people won't think about it once you have a small person running around with that name. Not sure how you might abbreviate it, should that be something you'd like to do - I always think names of 3 syllables are too much to yell across a playground but that could just be me

[Podrick]

Well it invokes a great Queen Latifah song for me more strongly than 'ole Unity Mitford.

[TigerBitesAgain]

No, it's the name of a loopy Nazi. And lots of people will have heard of it, QED this thread.

[DorotheaPlentighoul]

I have to say though, whoever pointed out "you nitty" has given me pause for thought. Where I'm originally from nits are not called nits (they are just called lice) so I just hadn't thought about it. This LO will grow up in the UK so perhaps having "nitty" in her name is a bad idea

I do still like the name, but on balance we probably won't use it because I can imagine it might be quite a hard sell to DP. Will mention it though...

[DorotheaPlentighoul]

Yeah I agree nooka, it's kind of an anomaly. I suppose maybe it used to be a more widely used name than it is now? Or they were just feeling a bit adventurous for a change ...

[ViktoriaMac]

I really like it.

[nooka]

Well do avoid Valkyrie as a middle name. I can't really believe that her parents chose such an interesting name for her, especially as all their other children had pretty unremarkable names (Jessica, Diana, Pamela, Nancy and Tom).

[MadBadandDangerousToKnow]

I love the name but my first thought on reading the thread title was Mitford. I think that's because (as someone already said) there have been so few famous Unitys (Unities?) whereas there are many famous Roberts and so one doesn't automatically think Mugabe.

[Podrick]

I love this name!

[DorotheaPlentighoul]

Ah I see!

[IMoveTheStarsForNoOne]

ah... no, sorry.

Someone said 'It's better than Trinity!' and I just took offense so said



~pokes tongue~

[DorotheaPlentighoul]

IMove, I just have been getting the impression lately that whenever a poster simply puts with no other reply it means they are somewhat skeptical about the OP being genuine. I figured that was what you meant. Sorry if I misunderstood

[IMoveTheStarsForNoOne]

Didn't say anything about troll

[scaryclaireyboo]

[DorotheaPlentighoul]

Scaryclairey, that's fab -- I didn't know of her.

[Jamieandhismagictorch]

Dorothea I don't really think the Mitford connection would be uppermost in peoples minds.

I like those "virtue" names, like Faith, Hope, Mercy, (but not Chastity)

[llaregguBOO]

I thought Mitford but I wouldn't assume that you'd chosen the name out of admiration for her. Diana Mitford was just as right-wing and arguably more connected with a far-right movement but no-one would reject the Diana on those grounds.

If you like it, go for it.