Would You Call Your Daughter Delilah (The Delicate) ?

[Canary42]

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/baby-name-meaning-delicate-could-125400581.html

 

[pastafreak]

I don't see any reason not to...unless I didn't care for it. It's a pretty, and very ancient name

[Vagus]

I wouldn't but we know someone who did, she's now 16 and known as Lila, which I think is very nice.

[Canary42]

Oh yes, I agree, it is a nice name.  Soz if you thought otherwise.

[Ellipsis]

Bible story: Delilah was Samson's mistress who cut his hair, thus removing his strength, in an act of betrayal [and he kills her]

Tom Jones song lyrics: As she deceived me, I watched and went out of my mind [and murdered her]

That's pretty much I know of Delilah - betrayal and deception, leading to untimely death. So no, I wouldn't have chosen it ...

[gingejbee]

Well, her brother was named Samson...so why not?

[gingejbee]

^that's her brother in the OP's question - not the biblical version!

[Barsel]

Why, Why, Why Delilah?

[barry1010]

Better than Lolita or Lola, in my view.   I know they are popular names in some countries.

[bhg481]

Delilah is a nice name. We used to stay on a campsite just outside Interlaken owned by Adolf Gotz - a nicer man you couldn't wish to meet. I wonder if Rudolph Hess was named after Santa's favourite reindeer.

[Canary42]

It is indeed unfortunate how some names pick up unwelcome connotations. My Mum was called Myra but you rarely see it these days thanks to Myra Hindley.

[david small]

I see no reason not to.

[sandyRoe]

Why, why, why, Delilah?

[Barsel]

Sandy [email protected].  We have the same humour.

[Peter Pedant]

has been covered before

https://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Family/Question1803357.html#answer-13295929

Final chapter of Freakonomics

does the name define the child? The chapter discusses a child who should have been called Temperance but ended up with Temptation

Basically if you call a child " winker" will he be given to winking in later life? Temptation ( freakonomics) ends up in prison I think. 

In our village 1950s we had a Banger Russell, whose wife dear daphne insisted rhymed with danger or ranger. she was ignored. And now we ask, was he always.....

Buy a copy and read it: it is MUCH better than mainstream AB.

Other chapters - why do drug dealers always live with their mum?  - huge number of street working low paid gophers and little admin. Management structure like a pediment of a Gk temple, broad based triangle

compared to Police - few bobbies on beat and a huge stratified admin structure looking a bit like Cleopatra's Needle

[DTCwordfan]

better than calling her 'Custard'.....

[Barsel]

One of the young nurses at my GP's surgery told me she was expecting a baby boy. I asked if they had chosen a name to which she replied yes, Ira.

How are you spelling that I asked? IRA she replied.

I could only think that perhaps she was too young to remember or perhaps didn't know of Irelands' history.

Mmmm not a name I would have chosen.

[Peter Pedant]

better than calling her Custard - yeah right and when she was working hard and wobbling on her  legs

people jibed: this is Custard's last stand....

or even Banger/ baynjah - coo-tar in the French fashion, Bidon in French is called bye-dawn - as Bidon is a jerry can you *** into. Bidonville - a makeshift town made up of a lot of them

and Putin - Poo-teen - otherwise a leddy of loose morals who sells her kisses for money

I thought you needed to know

[jno]

good name if youre a songwriter, Barsel

https://thesongbook.org/hall-of-fame/songbook-hall-of-fame-honorees/george-ira-gershwin/

I must say Neriah's a new one on me, but I don't follow modern music. 100+ years ago, Keziah was quite common but seems to have vanished. And in old censuses you sometimes come across women called Keren-happuch, after one of the daughters of Job; I think that one's gone for good.

[Prudie]

To the OP no I wouldn't and I don't see the point of naming a child something you know you are going to shorten and I really can't see a girl always being called Delilah in full.

[Buenchico]

When considering potential forenames for a child, wise parents should always look at them in conjunction with the child's surname. 

For example, Delilah Delahaye would seem too much of a mouthful to me!

Somewhat similarly, anyone with the surname Doe might be well advised to avoid choosing John, Jane, Patrick or Pauline as their child's given name.