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Is naming our dd Delilah a form of abuse?

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bluebell82 · 21/12/2007 12:08

Everyone hates it except me and my dh, she can be called Della of Lilah for short, we love it... what are your thoughts?

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MegaLegs · 21/12/2007 12:09

It's sweet but makes me think of Tom Jones with a medallion and hairy chest.

MerryAnnSinglemas · 21/12/2007 12:09

mmm, if you like it go for it...I'm thinking Tom Jones though...

harleyd · 21/12/2007 12:09

it makes me think of the weetabix ad

i quite like it though

tortoiseSHELL · 21/12/2007 12:10

I love Lilah, not SO keen on Delilah - why not just go with Lilah? Dd has a friend called Lilah and it is beautiful.

WanderingHolly · 21/12/2007 12:11

Delilah

Or her what chopped off Samson's hair. I think.

meepingaroundthechristmastree · 21/12/2007 12:12

Why why why.......Delilah - made me think of Tom Jones too and she will get serenaded with that song all her life . It is a very pretty name though.

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bluebell82 · 21/12/2007 12:12

hmmmm the Tom Jones thing has been mentioned before, along with the fact that Delilah is a harlets name and also that our surname is Jones as well.. it is so tough picking names.. we really like Ruby at the beginning of the preg but charlotte church had that name and we feel a bit like celebrity chasers!

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MrsBadger · 21/12/2007 12:12

I like it

but Lilah / Lyla is pretty too

lazawreath · 21/12/2007 12:12

I like it

MerryAnnSinglemas · 21/12/2007 12:13

isn't Kate Moss's child called Lila ? and Trinny's ?
Wasn't the woman or the sister of the woman in Psycho called that too ?

KittyLetteItSnow · 21/12/2007 12:14

i love it

ineedsunshine · 21/12/2007 12:14

loving Lilah

harleyd · 21/12/2007 12:16

this delilah is fab though

Mumblesmummy · 21/12/2007 12:18

I love Lilah.

Delilah's really sweet too tho!! And there's not too many around. Altho I'm not sure if Delilah is a 'biblical whore'? I only got that from 'Friends' tho .

I also like Talulah. Coz I lurve bugsy malone.

ProjectIcarus · 21/12/2007 12:19

I like it.

The thing is you could call her anything and someone could make a song about it. Hue and cry did it to me in my teens

The Lola's of today even have a choice showgirl or transvestite .

TwinklyfLightAttendant · 21/12/2007 12:24

No, of course it isn't child abuse, if you like the name go for it...it is only if you didn't like it, I would be dubious! A name given with love cannot be cruel.

VictorianSqualor · 21/12/2007 12:39

I thought of that song too harley, tom jones has no holds on delilah for me anymore.

e14mum · 21/12/2007 13:07

I love Delilah too- and it's on my maybe list, glad to see more people associate it with a Tom Jones song than the biblical reference.

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bluebell82 · 21/12/2007 18:21

I just love it, kids shorten names anyway so if she does hate it that much we can call her Lilah! MIL hates it keeps asking me whether we have come up with any other names.. I am not allowing her to have any influence though as it is a decision that my dh and I will make and it is tough whether she doesn't like it!

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SquonkaClaus · 21/12/2007 18:31

I love it.

And there are worse songs to have sung at you

Magrat · 21/12/2007 18:39

why, why, why Delilah

Magrat · 21/12/2007 18:41

you do know the biblical story of Delilah don't you?

In my book it's like calling a child Jonah with rather too many negative connotations

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bluebell82 · 21/12/2007 18:42

2nd choice is lolita.. joking..

I really love Delilah!!!!!!!!!!

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Califraunkincense · 21/12/2007 18:44

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Mincepiedermama · 21/12/2007 18:45

I love it.

I made a policy not to tell anyone my name ideas until we had named the children because I can't stand all the interfering and judging which goes on.