I have a friend that wants to call her daughter Lolita

[OctaviaH]

I like the name itself, however paedophile connotations nix it for me I'm afraid. Can't stand that little girl would have to go through life with that name.

Thoughts?

Ugh!

her child, not your business I'm afraid

calm down Lolita is very pretty. As soon as baby named it will be the

Make sure she knows the connotations. And then let her make her own decision.

Chances are she'll end up being called Lollie or Lottie or something, anyway.

Definite unsavoury connotations in today's 'net age... It's used as a keyword for 'barely legal' net porn searches
From a literary viewpoint, Dolores or Lola would substitute...

it's pretty awful isn't it?

and i don't often say that!!! In itself the name is quite pretty, but the connotations are fairly unpleasant

Yikes

It is such a pretty name but one of the few names I would say NOOOOOOO. Do they understand the connotations? Do they have any policemen friends who could explain it to them.

It is such a shame. I don't know how you tell them not to use it as they won't thank you for interfering but someone needs to let them know just how bad this name is!

There are worse, she could call her Wenke

Show her this news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7242623.stm

Yes, nannynobnobs, I think the "original" (or at least infamous) Lolita was actually a Dolores.

Dolores means sorrows, so not a light-hearted name, either.

All in all, a name too burdened with all sorts of crap to be a good name to give a poor wee girl.

Pretty name but sadly inextricably linked with paedophilia! Poor child.

It's a great name- would NEVER use it cos of the dodgy link, tricky one, let's hope she goes off it!

It's a great name- would NEVER use it cos of the dodgy link, tricky one, let's hope she goes off it!

Didn't one of the stores have a little girls bed range called 'Lolita' before they pulled it?

I have met a couple of Jezabels. No, really I have. And a Judas. I do wonder sometimes.

Sorry but sounds like pornstar..

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO! pretty name but...... just no.

I think same as Poledra.

What was that mad name a few years ago that had a court order banning the parents from using it something about Tulla doing the Hula. Think it was in New Zealand.

Yes, in NZ. Also '4Real'. Also in NZ.

grumpy - interesting link - I couldn't help snigger at the name of the name expert Satran........I wonder how many times she had one of the middle letters removed.

There's no way you could separate that name from the paedophile connotations. Surely there must be other names your friend likes as much or almost as much.

Oh dear, I hope she soon thinks of something else.

Poor kid.

Lolita is a diminutive of Dolores. One of my aunts is called Dolores, but she has always been called Lola or Lolly.

I would certainly not use "Lolita" as I have the book! But in itself I think it is quite a pretty name.

The Lolita of the book is called "Dolly" by her friends and her mother, "Lolita" is how HH referred to her in his head.