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MotherFunker · 29/01/2008 15:52

Doing this poll on behalf of a good friend who is due on Thursday. What do you narky old hags make of these names ?

Thalia / Talia (and comments on spelling?)
Bella
Roseanna / Rosanna (spelling?)
Lola
Mahalia
Xia (pronounced Zee-ah)

Will pass on bitchiness comments to friend asap :-)

(p.s. she is a real friend not a 'friend' - ie. I am not up the duff!)

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notnowbernard · 29/01/2008 15:54

Lola - loads of them everywhere!

Bella - gorgeous, love it

Xia -

Don't really like the others

Tell her to go for whatever one she likes the best!!

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TheFallenMadonna · 29/01/2008 15:54

I quite like Mahalia - but I think it's because I was brought up listening to 'Miss Mahaaaaaaaaaaaaalia Jackson'!

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bobsyouruncle · 29/01/2008 15:54

Oh dear, I don't like any, sorry not very helpful. But will admit to being a narky old hag.

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Fireflyfairy2 · 29/01/2008 15:55

I like Lola & Bella

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bundle · 29/01/2008 15:55

i know 2 Thalias, it's pretty
Bella is nice too
I prefer Rosamund to Rosanna

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harleyd · 29/01/2008 15:55

i like
lola
thalia
and xia

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Blandmum · 29/01/2008 15:56

Xia, is the family Chinese?

is not

lola reminds me of the transvestite in the song by the Kinks

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WatsTheStory · 29/01/2008 15:56

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Twinkie1 · 29/01/2008 15:56

Lola was a showgirl and you can't call a kid Bella in case it is fat! (Sorry DHs comments!)

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harleyd · 29/01/2008 15:57

lo lo lola i love that song

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Nbg · 29/01/2008 15:57

Talia - common, Thalia - not so common (cant explain why)
Bella - nice
Roseanna/Rosanna - reminds me of the programme Roseanne and the actress Roseanne Barr, plus she'll probably get called anna or ann which I'm not keen on
Lola - pretty but becoming v v popular
Mahalia - sounds like a jab you'd have before going into the rainforest or something
Xia - reminds me of the baddie in the Die Another Day James Bond film.

Alternatives;

Rosealine/Rosaline/Rosalind
Thea

Just my personal opinion though.
She should pick whatever she loves.
I know alot of people dont like my kids names but I could not give 2 hoots

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StripeyMamaSpanx · 29/01/2008 15:57

Ros(e)anna is lovely and fairly unusual without being bonkers.

Lola is lovely too but suspect is more popular.

Xia and T(h)alia are going to be confusing for people to spell/pronounce, not that it matters really.

Don't like Bella (reminds me too much of dogs - sorry) and Mahalia is a bit long and un-shortenable IMO.

And I'm not a narky old hag

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nailpolish · 29/01/2008 15:57

Bella
others no contest

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FioFio · 29/01/2008 15:58

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moljam · 29/01/2008 15:59

Thalia / Talia - its ok-prefer thalia
Bella-lovely but know a bella knows name kept being changed to something rude at school
Roseanna / Rosanna -nooooooo
Lola- lovely
Mahalia-not too sure
Xia -no

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moljam · 29/01/2008 16:00

ooh just remembered instead of roseanne how about rosalie?i have a friend called this and think its lovely,sometimes people shorten it too rose but mostly shes rosalie as such a pretty name

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themildmanneredjanitor · 29/01/2008 16:02

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notnowbernard · 29/01/2008 16:03

Xia because seems so out of place on list, in comparison with the others.

Not because it's a Chinese name!

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MotherFunker · 29/01/2008 16:05

Hmmmm. I have reserved judgement so far, as she's my friend, but interested to know what sort of name's people think are neither 'too common' nor 'too pretentious' (for my own research purposes, should I ever stop breeding boys and have a girl!).

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nailpolish · 29/01/2008 16:05

maybe next time eh Fio....

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MotherFunker · 29/01/2008 16:07

p.s. she isn't Chinese!

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