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Help[Opinions] Re: Ursula
in reply to a message by Jayne
It's a guilty pleasure.
I really, really like it, but I personally wouldn't use it for a child -- definitely not as a first name -- because either people will have never heard of it or they know it as the antagonist of the Little Mermaid. So I foresee a life of "It's spelled..." and/or "Ursula like the evil octopus lady..." Using it as a middle name, however, she could avoid some of that if she wanted.
Then again, if she likes and wants to go by her middle name Ursula, she'll have the hassle of having to correct the class roll every year: "I go by Ursula." Then, when she's grown, she'll have to correct HR/management when it comes time to issue name tags/badges.
So while I really like the name, I wouldn't want my daughter to be inconvenienced by it.
I really, really like it, but I personally wouldn't use it for a child -- definitely not as a first name -- because either people will have never heard of it or they know it as the antagonist of the Little Mermaid. So I foresee a life of "It's spelled..." and/or "Ursula like the evil octopus lady..." Using it as a middle name, however, she could avoid some of that if she wanted.
Then again, if she likes and wants to go by her middle name Ursula, she'll have the hassle of having to correct the class roll every year: "I go by Ursula." Then, when she's grown, she'll have to correct HR/management when it comes time to issue name tags/badges.
So while I really like the name, I wouldn't want my daughter to be inconvenienced by it.
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