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Help[Opinions] Delilah
My SO suggested Delilah, and although I like it and it's very pretty, there's something that is preventing me from putting it on my list, but I'm not sure what. I'd really appreciate some opinions on it.
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This is all I can think of: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbJtYqBYCV8
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I have the opposite problem - I really like Delilah and want it on our list but DH has vetoed it. I think it's a very pretty name. The main drawback for me personally is that I would not be keen on the nn Del being used.
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Once, when I was little, I wanted to name a knickknack poodle Delilah. My mom immediately shot it down because of the Biblical Delilah.
I say that because I was going to say that I don't think you should use it because of the strong connotations it has... but then I remembered little me and how I thought the name had a pretty sound and how I was barred from using it on my tiny poodle. Honestly, I would adore this name if it didn't make people think of manipulators and strippers. That's really the only downside this name has, and while it could be a big deal, I think meeting a little girl with this name could help alter that perception.
So yeah, this is a name that I feel is usable, it just needs to be used with caution. Know beforehand that some people will likely associate the name with the Biblical Delilah, and if that bothers you too much, you should probably drop it. But if you don't think it matters and that actually meeting a little Delilah could change peoples' minds, then by all means use it. I actually do like it.
I say that because I was going to say that I don't think you should use it because of the strong connotations it has... but then I remembered little me and how I thought the name had a pretty sound and how I was barred from using it on my tiny poodle. Honestly, I would adore this name if it didn't make people think of manipulators and strippers. That's really the only downside this name has, and while it could be a big deal, I think meeting a little girl with this name could help alter that perception.
So yeah, this is a name that I feel is usable, it just needs to be used with caution. Know beforehand that some people will likely associate the name with the Biblical Delilah, and if that bothers you too much, you should probably drop it. But if you don't think it matters and that actually meeting a little Delilah could change peoples' minds, then by all means use it. I actually do like it.
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Yeah me too. Its a pretty name and ends with the sound A so its a plus, but maybe it has too much (L)s? or the H at the end??
Does it sound like Lyla with a D at the beginning?.. reminds me of the cool name De Anna (D'Anna) (Diana from battle star galactica)
You have pretty names on your list. like Bianka and Elodia.. I'm interested to see what others would say about Delilah
Does it sound like Lyla with a D at the beginning?.. reminds me of the cool name De Anna (D'Anna) (Diana from battle star galactica)
You have pretty names on your list. like Bianka and Elodia.. I'm interested to see what others would say about Delilah
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