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There was some show where the mom was a private investigator who busted cheating spouses. Her husband was her lacky and her daughter's (two of the three former strippers) were in on the business of being "decoys" for these sleeze balls so thier mom could catch them cheating on tape. One was named Kashmir, one was Xanadu and the third one was Jasmine. I found it hilarious that she named her kids things that people may classify as stripper-ish and they ACTUALLY became strippers!! haha!!!
Anyway, after that show, I am so over Xanadu as a name.

Yeah it's usable...for a dog.

No way. It is too out there to be a name.

At first I thought it might be the name of that alien in Scientology. But it turns out that's Xenu. So, while I still think it sounds science fictiony, I do hear the spunk.

Lol, I hear ELO and Olivia Newton-John like it was yesterday.

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Now that I'm here, now that you're near in Xanaduuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
ooooooo
OOOOOOOOO

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If not for that, which totally destroys the possibility of it as a name, for me - I'd think it was celebby-attention-getting, but, kinda neat. I really like ooo endings and I like the Coleridge verse, too.

No. I don't think it is usable in real life.

I don't think it's usable. First thing I think of is Olivia Newton John and some bad 1980s fashions.

Um, maybe for a cat. On a person no. It's just a bit to much. Which is why it's perfect for an obnoxious estate.

I don't know, I don't think its usable...

I don't think so. I associate it with Coleridge's "Kubla Khan," and an incredibly corny musical that I'm only familiar with by hearsay. But, I think using it to name a child would reflect an incredibly unrealistic, romantic idea of Asian.