What comes to mind when you hear these names? (no.2)

[cuddlemum]

I seem to have a bit of time to kill this evening for a change! Just enjoyed reading the other similar thread and found it quite funny. What are your opinions on these names. They all seem to have come up on recent threads but I don't necessarily like all of them!

Scarlett
Elodie
Flora
Sylvie
Electra
Lydia

[EachPeachPearMum]

Erm- you have heard of the Electra Complex haven't you?

[elmoandella]

scarlett - hussy
elodie - melody
flora - open and spread your legs gags
sylivie - slippy
electra - see above
lydia - song title

[Hulababy]

Scarlett - bold name; it is one of those names I quite like but could never use
Elodie - melody; not keen
Flora - flowers; not keen
Sylvie - Sylvia; not keen
Electra - erm, no!
Lydia - fine; normal name

[mazzystartled]

Scarlett - o hara; various 3 year olds i know
Elodie - pretentious moi?
Flora - and fauna. love this name actually
Sylvie - and this, a st etienne song,
Electra - it didn't work out at all well for her in greek mythology
Lydia - lunch; pride and predjudice

[ten10]

Scarlett - 'Frankly my dear I don't give a damn'
Elodie - ? nothing comes to mind
Flora - Margarine
Sylvie - annoying woman I used to work with
Electra - Sounds like a Gladiator name, (You know the rubbish TV programme, not the Roman type)
Lydia - Morally questionable character in Pride and Prejudice who runs off with Mr Wickham

[Tiramissu]

-Scarlett - O'Hara . And i love the name

-Flora - margarine. Sorry

[nkf]

Scarlett - O'Hara
Elodie - not sure how to say it
Flora - margarine
Sylvie - nickname for Sylvia
Electra - Complex
Lydia - lovely name.

[MrsMattie]

Scarlett - O'Hara I suppose, but it is also pretty common these days
Elodie - try hard, wannabe French, really dont like it
Flora - posh hippy mums - aloso common in middle class north London
Sylvie - Sylvia Plath? Love it, though!
Electra - complex. God awful.
Lydia - posh old woman. Not keen.

[kidcreoleandthecoconuts]

Scarlett.....O'Hara

Elodie......Melodie (??)

Flora.....germs

Sylvie.....middle aged housewife with peroxide hair and crocodile skin

Electra.....Carmen

Lydia.....little girl

[mamalovesmojitos]

scarlett - sassy, funky, confident, big personality, may be hard to live up to? but good.

elodie - melody. but nice enough.

flora - low fat spread. not keen.

sylvie - love it, a french girl i knew

electra - strauss opera (even though elektra) and of course electra complex

lydia - meh.

[cuddlemum]

Yes, have heard of the Electra complex! Was asked by a Greek friend what I thought of the name recently and had a similar reaction to everyone else!

[cuddlemum]

Yes, have heard of the Electra complex! Was asked by a Greek friend what I thought of the name recently and had a similar reaction to everyone else!

[lunamoon2]

Scarlet: Vivacious and beautiful with slim features and pale skin. Scarlet is very intellegent but dispite this continues to have an on-going affair with an older married man. She tells herself that she will leave him as she knows it is wrong but he tells her he would commit if it weren't for his young children.

Flora: mousey, looks older than she is, wears tea dresses, works in the local library. Lives in a very old country cottage.

Elodie: Twice divorced, now lives as a romantic fiction writer with her beloved cat.

Electra: Volumptuous, long haired, very attractive. Hates working as a pole dancer but has to make ends meet as a single mum. Studying for a degree to better herself.

Sylvie: Full time mum to 2 girls, married. Writes poetry and bakes for the school fayre in her spare time. Home is full of home made furnishings.

Lydia: Lives in an expensive loft but will soon be selling up to buy a beautiful home in the counry with her future husband who is attractive and successful like herself. Lydia's parents are delighted that their daughter turned out to be a very successful human rights lawyer.

[choosyfloosy]

Scarlett - born in 1988
Elodie - blank
Flora - born in 1888
Sylvie - Sylvie Guillem; general French hotness
Electra - Mourning Becomes Electra and/or Must pay that bill.
Lydia - Civil Contract by Georgette Heyer and the Gemma quartet by Noel Streatfeild - spoilt but talented younger child - like me

[Plonker]

Scarlett - fiesty red haired sexy lady
Elodie - Pretty little girl, voice of an angel
Flora - old lady next door who nudges her boobs as she's talking to you
Sylvie - little french girl with poker straight white-blonde hair and a little clip in
Electra - daughter of a sleb
Lydia - nasty head teacher of local comp

[beanieb]

Scarlett - o'hara
Elodie - Melodie
Flora - margerine
Sylvie - Spiky
Electra - Carmen
Lydia - red hair

[cheesesarnie]

Scarlett-strong and beutiful
Elodie-gentle and beutiful
Flora-hmm not sure
Sylvie-classy
Electra-dare i say chavy
Lydia-bit boring.

[daisy5]

lunamoon2 - not reading too much into a name I see. Would love your views on my shortlist. [rin]

Scarlett - strong name with attitude - love it
Elodie - bit wishy washy - reminds me of Melody which I don't like
Flora - margerine - old fashioned - doesn't have a great ring to it
Sylvie - like it - especially pronounced the French way - depends a bit on your surname
Electra - very punkish - not sure
Lydia - prissy

[Nancy66]

Scarlett - overused, bit common.
Elodie - alright but just sounds like Melodie with a missing 'M'
flora - lovely name, pretty, feminine - shame about the margarine association but there you go
Sylvie - love it.
Electra - hideous, try hard, chavvy porn star name.
Lydia - pretty, classic, safe

[singersgirl]

Scarlett - scarlet woman, scarlet fever, blushing scarlet, Scarlet Letter, Scarlett O'Hara, Scarlet Pimpernel, Scarlett the Harlot, a little scar
Elodie - OK if you're French
Flora - I think this is a lovely name but for lots of people it just says 'margarine'
Sylvie - OK if you're French. Sylvia Plath, Silvikrin, Sylvanian Families
Electra - Complex, Mourning Becomes, name of a cinema
Lydia - not one of my favourite names but a perfectly nice name. "Lydia, Lydia, I am at your command.I can offer you nothing at all. This is more than I had planned. Oh, Lydia, Lydia... (repeat to fade)"

[jenkel]

Scarlett - bold, strong, beautiful, like the name but not sure its one I could use
Elodie - Gentle, Soft, Pretty cute little girl
Flora - Violets, Lavender, old ladies perfume
Sylvie - Strict, too much like Syliva
Electra - Hard, dont like
Lydia - Again, sounds quite a hard name, dont like

[nappyaddict]

Scarlett - popular
Elodie - pretty but little girly
Flora - lovely
Sylvie - a classic name
Electra - are you joking?
Lydia - another classic name

[schneebly]

lolling at what people have said but I will join in

Scarlett - O'Hara, feisty, maybe spolit (like O'Hara!)
Elodie - sounds quite twee and people will mishear it as Melody all the time
Flora - quite old fashioned but I like it though wouldn't use it due to margarine
Sylvie - I really like this name - makes me think of a little French girl like the one in petit filou ads
Electra - sounds like an assumed name of a stripper or dominatrix
Lydia - makes me think of a lovely little girl in DSs class with this name. It is 'safe'. Wouldn't use if in Scotland though 'cos the way many people say 'Lid of a' sounds just like Lydia. Same reason I would use Nathan in Scotland because it sounds like the way some of us say 'Nothing'

[FairLadyRantALot]

Scarlett- gorgeous, and I know a lovely Scarlett! A stunning fiery girl

Elodie- very pretty and unusual,girly girl!

Flora- don't like...Flora Soft anyone..iykwim

Sylvie- not keen prefer Silvana or Sylvia, Sylvie, I don't know for some reason makes me think of a dim girl

Electra- hate it....Carmen Electra and, I don't know, pornstar springs to mind!

Lydia- love it, pretty girlie girl!