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I am linking to a column I wrote on the name back in 2016.
https://omaha.com/lifestyles/evans-madonna-as-a-name-is-never-in-vogue/article_0f3ceee5-a5f3-5b4d-bf41-77d060c79cc1.html
As you can read in the column, though Madonna was originally an Italian word or title, it is definitely NOT an Italian name. And of course it won't be thought appropriate for a baby by most parents as long as the singer is the only image that comes to mind when people hear it.
https://omaha.com/lifestyles/evans-madonna-as-a-name-is-never-in-vogue/article_0f3ceee5-a5f3-5b4d-bf41-77d060c79cc1.html
As you can read in the column, though Madonna was originally an Italian word or title, it is definitely NOT an Italian name. And of course it won't be thought appropriate for a baby by most parents as long as the singer is the only image that comes to mind when people hear it.
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I don't like it.
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No don't like it
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When I think of that name, all I can think about is the singer. Maybe in 100 years a girl with that name can lead a (more) normal life.
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I like it well enough in theory. But my two associations are such polar opposites, and neither one is really my preferred vibe. On the one hand, I picture a very pious lady wearing a mantilla. On the other hand, I see the singer, who is anything but pious. If I had a different image to moderate it a bit, I might find it more usable.
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Too heavily associated with the singer.
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Beautiful.
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By itself, I actually think it's a great name.
But it is entirely too associated with the pop singer. People will think of her in the context of Madonna before even the Virgin Mary (what the phrase "the Madonna" refers to). As with the names Beyoncé, Aaliyah (in the U.S. at least), and Cher, people will assume the bearer is named after the singer.
But it is entirely too associated with the pop singer. People will think of her in the context of Madonna before even the Virgin Mary (what the phrase "the Madonna" refers to). As with the names Beyoncé, Aaliyah (in the U.S. at least), and Cher, people will assume the bearer is named after the singer.
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it's funny ...
But Aaliyah is pretty much a mainstream name, very common and not especially tied to the singer. You're unlikely to meet more than one Beyoncé or Madonna or Cher in your lifetime, but little Aaliyahs are everywhere.
But Aaliyah is pretty much a mainstream name, very common and not especially tied to the singer. You're unlikely to meet more than one Beyoncé or Madonna or Cher in your lifetime, but little Aaliyahs are everywhere.
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Aaliyah is a name outside of the singer, though - unlike those other examples.
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it didn't get much use ...
Not enough to chart, anyhow, till after the singer became well known.
Not enough to chart, anyhow, till after the singer became well known.
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Really?
I haven't met a single one, and I live near a major city. Maybe it's regional...?
I haven't met a single one, and I live near a major city. Maybe it's regional...?
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I think there is 4 at the school I teach at. All white. Various spellings
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I've met a few. It's fairly common in the black community.
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I've met lots, it's common with Black and Arab families or any families who practice Islam.
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I saw the name Aaliyah on a class roster once and was expecting her to be black, but when I met her she was very white. (For some reason I would have expected one of the shorter versions on a white kid. Like Aliya)
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I have a friend named Aaliyah, she's black. I think it's a really pretty name.
This message was edited 2/5/2021, 2:33 PM
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Yes, it's quite popular in various spellings, and has been for years. Especially with Black families but not exclusively.
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Yes. I knew an Alia who was born in the late 1970s.
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I like it as much as I like the name Donna; it's okay. Of course you'll never shake off the association. If the girl called Marilyn from our school could never get away from Monroe comments, little Madonna has no way in hell.
tbh all I see are spiky boob coverings; I'm not sure if that's a great foundational image for your baby xD
tbh all I see are spiky boob coverings; I'm not sure if that's a great foundational image for your baby xD
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It's so theatrical, so aggressively Catholic, that if I didn't know that the singer was named after her own mother, I would assume it was a stage name and she was really Marcia or Sharon or Denise.
Unlike a lot of celebrity names like Aaliyah, Taylor and Whitney, Madonna never caught on, which I think shows that most people recognize the phony vibes of it. Not even many Catholics use this, if they want to honor the Madonna they use Mary or some form of Mary or any of her many attributes/associations.
Unlike a lot of celebrity names like Aaliyah, Taylor and Whitney, Madonna never caught on, which I think shows that most people recognize the phony vibes of it. Not even many Catholics use this, if they want to honor the Madonna they use Mary or some form of Mary or any of her many attributes/associations.
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Before the singer it was a title. Odd name with an ugly sound. I don't even like Donna.
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Reminds me of that pop singer, of course, and an old respected lady. Neither association is bad, I think, but... I find the name dull.
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