Belladonna?

[louisiaria]

What do you think?#
I like Bella and Donna as nicknames. Do you think the 'Donna' part is too dated?

no

how about hemlock, henbane and wormwood

not a great name really, given the associations, unless you are Italian and using it to mean "beautiful lady" - and even then it's still not a great name.

LOL at Rasputin liking it! oh the irony...

You are joking aren't you.

Those are just silly suggestions, Kittywise.

I see the datedness of Donna won't be the only downside of the name for some people.

No.

It is a poisonous plant.

Isabella is very pretty, or Donatella if you want to go Italian. (Although folk will think that you named your DD after Donatella Versace)

I don't know why I know this but it is the name of a porn star, a really awfully extreme porn star. It stuck in my head when I heard it. Not a great name.

This was a name I would have liked had I had a baby at 15.

Lots of the popular plant names are poisonous (think about it). And 'poison' Ivy.

rose
violet
lily

poisonous?

i think the donna part is a bit dated tbh

When I hear "Belladonna" I think "poison", not "person" or "baby".

Is this to do with the rise in vampire films etc? It sounds like somthing you would call a cartoon character.

What if she wanted to go to Italy "Ciao, I am Beautiful Lady.."

LOL, you can't be serious...

the difference between belladonna and e.g. poison ivy is that belladonna historically has been used to actively poison people - haven't heard of anyone being poisoned by e.g. lily bulbs (which are toxic if eaten).

If you were to use a name that has association with murderous intent, then Amanita is prettier than Belladonna anyway, imo.

I like it but it's a poison! might be a good name for a pet though.

a pet rat. that's who it would be perfect for.

it's like Rubella. It's a shame really.

I was thinking only the other evening that Belladonna would be a good spoof baby name thread

or after a ninja turtle mmelindt

op, surely a wind up?

It's called Belladonna because women used to put it in their eyes to make their pupils bigger and therefore more beautiful (actually because big pupils make you look sexually excited).

I do have Italian ancestry, that was part of the attraction.
I knew about the nightshade, but didn't think it would get such strong negative reactions.

Will think again, thanks for the opinions.