Message: "Shalott?" - Behind the Name

[Opinions] Shalott?

by Caprice

1/23/2012, 11:46 AM

I like the sad story of The Lady of Shalott and recently I thought "maybe Shalott could be a nice name?" The Swedish pr. of Charlotte is almost Shalott; there is a slight r sound in it.
Charlotte is a nice name, but it is so common. Maybe Shalott could make a nice variant?
Or is it way too close to shallot? This wasn't something I thought about originally, because the Swedish word isn't shallot, but schalottenlök (lök = onion; bulb). When I was younger I thought it was Charlotten-lök...

#Shalott

This message was edited 1/23/2012, 11:48 AM

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- KatjaKai

1/24/2012, 10:12 AM

I like it. It's romantic. And Charlotte isn't so common amongst children today, only 13 born last year in Sweden.

- Dracotorix

1/23/2012, 1:10 PM

I like Shalott mostly as a middle name (also because of the poem). I think it's too close to shallot to be a first name, but it would make a good mn for a slightly whimsical / poetic fn.

- Mireio (guest)

1/23/2012, 1:06 PM

For me, it's way too close to shallot

- PantheraVirgo (brilliantblue)

1/23/2012, 1:04 PM

You know, I thought about it a lot, because that's my favorite poem. I ultimately decided that it's too close to "shallot," but if you live somewhere where English isn't the first language, that would definitely be less of a problem, since it's a word that doesn't come up in everyday conversation. I think it works better as a middle name than a first.

- WisteriaAnn

1/23/2012, 12:40 PM

I think it could be a nice name. There are several cities named after people and I'm sure the other way around too. I think it's very pretty.

- Marie (Tawnee)

1/23/2012, 12:29 PM

I'm not so sure about Shalott as a name. I guess it makes a nice, refreshing alternative to Charlotte, but I'm not completely sold on it, and it's not because of the onion thing, because I don't speak Swedish.

This message was edited 1/23/2012, 12:29 PM

- Shiply (guest)

1/23/2012, 11:55 AM

I suppose it depends on where you live. For me, I instantly thought "Onion" but if shallot isn't commonly used as a name for onions where you are from then it could work.

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