Delilah

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Registered: 12-09-2005
Delilah
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Tue, 09-19-2006 - 8:10pm

Delilah



  • think of Samson & Delilah, dislike it
  • think of Samson & Delilah, but still like it
  • don't think of Samson & Delilah, but don't like it
  • don't think of Samson & Delilah, like it
  • other - please specify


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Registered: 10-23-2004
In reply to: nat_c_123
Tue, 09-19-2006 - 8:46pm
Who's Samson and Delilah? LOL.
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Registered: 12-03-2003
In reply to: nat_c_123
Tue, 09-19-2006 - 9:21pm
It's a story from the Bible. Delilah was Samson's mistress who tricked him into cutting his hair

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Registered: 10-14-2005
In reply to: nat_c_123
Tue, 09-19-2006 - 9:34pm

I think of Samson and Delilah. Then I think of that obnoxious woman on the radio. ( http://www.radiodelilah.com/home/home.html )

(Honestly, I dislike that radio host far more than I dislike Delilah of the bible. Frankly, I'd like to hear her side of the story.)

Despite both of those negative associations, I like the name. I definitely like it better than Lilah, which I think is too common and lumped in with all the Lily/Lilian names. If you are looking for an alternative or an alternate nn to Lilah, I'd go with Delia. I like that on its own too.




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Registered: 05-27-2006
In reply to: nat_c_123
Wed, 09-20-2006 - 10:03am

I think of Sampson and Delilah, but it could grow on me!

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Registered: 03-27-2003
In reply to: nat_c_123
Wed, 09-20-2006 - 10:29am

That woman on the radio is UNBEARABLE!! And who are these people calling her? I have news for her listeners, if you are talking to her and dedicating songs to some guy on her show, he will *never* hear them.

Anyway, lol. I really do like the name; it's beautiful. And I agree with you -- Delia is another great option.

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Registered: 04-13-2004
In reply to: nat_c_123
Wed, 09-20-2006 - 4:32pm
I choose other. I don't like it because there is a strip club here named Delilahs Den so to many many people this name automatically makes us think of that place.
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Registered: 12-08-2004
In reply to: nat_c_123
Thu, 09-21-2006 - 2:02am

I actually think that the name Delilah is very pleasing aesthetically, but it's too inextricably linked to the entire chapter of Judges in the Bible for me. It would rather much be like naming my daughter Jezebel...and why you'd want to name a child after a woman who was thrown from her bedroom window by her own chambermaids and then eaten by dogs is beyond me (though I read a recent birth announcement for a Jezebel Claire...whatever).

At any rate, you didn't ask about Jezebel...back on track. I really much prefer Lila, though I agree with Annie that all the Lil- names have become too common recently. As a person who LOVES the long I sound, though, Lila's still a keeper for me.

Also, for what it's worth, I also think of that awful woman on the radio. She's truly too terrible for words.

Delia is also nice, though I prefer the longer Cordelia (but that's just because it's a family name for me). I'd probably use Cora as the nickname for Cordelia, but Delia is also very pretty.

Let us know your thoughts...

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Registered: 12-09-2005
In reply to: nat_c_123
Thu, 09-21-2006 - 7:57am
I'm still undecided! SO loves the name and it is in our favourite song, Hey There Delilah, but the Samson & Delilah thing really throws me off. My other 2 faves right now (Theresa nn Tessa and Adeline nn Addie) are both the names of grandmothers so that makes me wnt to use them. Hmm... I guess I will need to think on it some more. Thanks for all the input, it has really helped.

                             
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Registered: 10-08-2005
In reply to: nat_c_123
Thu, 09-21-2006 - 3:37pm
I have to admit that I do think of Samson and Delilah, but I LOVE the name.. There are so many nn possibilities.. <3
KIM
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Registered: 06-26-2006
In reply to: nat_c_123
Thu, 09-21-2006 - 11:10pm
I think of the deejay "Delilah" who does the love songs broadcast nationwide at night. She is kind of irritating so I could never use the name. :)

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