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Well, I'd rather be Proud than Modest! As for Tiger-Lily, my first thought was that she really deserves a brother named Rupert. And my second was that Tiger-Lily is much too Geldof.

I have a soft spot for Tiger-Lily, it's a GP of mine =) Also, I've met a few people from different cultures that have translated the meaning of their given name into English after moving to an English-speaking country or, in some cases, have chosen an English virtue name. Two that come to mind that I have met are Comfort and Precious.

Isn't one of Bob Geldolf's daughters named Tiger-Lily? It's a little terrible on a person, but it could be worse.

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With Proud I'm thinking that either a) her parents didn't know what it meant in English and just liked the sound or b) she chose it as her English name when she came here. I know some interesting names Asians have chosen when they moved here, off the top of my head; Cherry, Boat and Knut

Tiger-Lily is our cat's name! It's unusual for a human, but I do like it. Ditto with Proud which surprises me. Brighton is just meh to me.

This message was edited 4/18/2014, 1:20 PM

I adore Tiger Lily. I don't like hyphens. Tiger lilies are my favorite flower and they hold a lot of meaning to me. I'd never put it on a child, though. I can barely use it on a character without thinking it sounds a little flamboyant. I'm not sure why... maybe something akin to what Ora said? I'm not sure.

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Proud isn't a name I'm fond of. People hold onto pride stubbornly and that alone would put me off.

I actually like Tiger-Lily, a lot. I think it's very sweet.

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Proud is weird, but it kinda works.

I've seen Proud on lists of Puritan names before. Don't much like Tiger-Lily... I imagine the parents are Peter Pan fans but it's... I hate using this word, but I just find it problematic. I'm sure I'm projecting the problems with the character onto the name but it's just icky. It's the same reason I kinda cringe when I see Jemima being used. Both names are associated strongly with outdated racial caricatures, you know?

I loved Tiger-Lily as a name. When I was eight. I also thought that Francie and Frances was a great set of names for twin girls, when I was eight. And when I was eight, I found the disconnected leg of a blow-up doll in the park across the street from my house and I thought it was the coolest thing ever and I brought it home and put it in my closet. Because I didn't realize what it was. Because I was eight. Yes, that was the year that Tiger-Lily was a wonderful name.

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Proud....I don't know whether or not it's connected in some way to the fact that the bearer is Asian. I pretty much don't want to judge for that reason. It's certainly not a pretty-sounding English word.