Lola?

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Undecided on this - it will always remind me of the Kinks, but we both like it and think it goes well with our DD's name, Poppy; fun, not too pretentious but not too traditional either. What do you think?

I love it although I do prefer laila/layla as an alternative?

Really don't like it at all, sorry.

I like it too. It was on our short list for dc3 who ended up being a boy.

I think Lola's had it. I think of Charlie and... A bit passe, wanna be posh (sorry to be cruel). Just seems a bit too West London for me! I really like Leonie.

Bluesunday - only really old people are going to get the Barry Manilow thing? I'm 34 and one of the first things that popped into my head was the Barry Manilow song about the "showgirl", and the other thing was the song about the transvestite.
Have you ever googled your own first name to see if you can find anything interesting with your name? I have, and no there isn't any embarrassing songs with mine in them (thankfully)!

It's a nice sounding name but its a no for me it's ruined by both songs .

Very 6 years ago.

Not keen, I think Leila is much prettier and nicer.

I like it, I think its pretty but not acname I would use. I think of eastenders rather than the songs, though I have heardvthe showgirl one I have no idea what the transvesite link is? I am 26..

A colleagues son called his little one lula. Maybe its a shortened version of tallulah, I've not heard of it before.

Truly dreadful connotations - trans, prostitute, object of desire for paedophile in most iconic literary character of 20 th century. There are so many lovely names out there why would you do this...

In actual fact I love the Kinks' song Lola, but I wouldn't name my child it. Actually you have made me want to listen to it this morning :-)

I was talking to my dh the other day about how much I like the name 'Zola'. Now THAT is cool.

Fab name. Go for it!