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What are some names that sound like a "bad" girl? How about names for a "good" girl?
(Please note that I'm not saying the "bad" names are ugly or the "good" names beautiful! I actaully like many "bad girl" names...)
My suggestions:
BAD
Lucretia
Erzsébet
Delilah
Pandora
Jezebel
Annabel
Belladonna
Circe (or even Cersei, nudge, nudge)
Lolita
Dolores
Leila
Lenore
Lilith
Narcissa
Bellatrix
Sabrina
Myra
GOOD
Pollyanna (yuck)
Daisy
Prudence
Faith
Hope
Charity
Temperance
Chastity
Verity
Esther
Sarah
Susan
Clara
Christina
Emma
Does the sea exist
Because of our longing?
My PNL
http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/3258/61573
(Please note that I'm not saying the "bad" names are ugly or the "good" names beautiful! I actaully like many "bad girl" names...)
My suggestions:
BAD
Lucretia
Erzsébet
Delilah
Pandora
Jezebel
Annabel
Belladonna
Circe (or even Cersei, nudge, nudge)
Lolita
Dolores
Leila
Lenore
Lilith
Narcissa
Bellatrix
Sabrina
Myra
GOOD
Pollyanna (yuck)
Daisy
Prudence
Faith
Hope
Charity
Temperance
Chastity
Verity
Esther
Sarah
Susan
Clara
Christina
Emma
Does the sea exist
Because of our longing?
My PNL
http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/3258/61573
This message was edited 7/28/2016, 1:00 PM
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Hi !!!!
I don't know why people are so strange...
It is only a game!!
It is clear that everyone has some association but...not the same for everybody!
For example Lucretia...
I don't know this character...
It is not SO obvious.
So stop to be so sharp!
By the way...
I post your same names with my opinion!!! XD
BAD
Lucretia
Jezebel
Annabel
Belladonna
Circe (Oh my ... !!! Cercei is a variant of Circe?????? Really????? I never realize it!!!! It Italian Circe is CHEER-che so the link was hidden for me!
Lolita
Lilith
Narcissa
Bellatrix
Faith+ because of a bad girl in a tv series
Chastity+
Verity+ I can see it only on a egoist barbie-girl lol
Sarah+ It maes me think about a pretentious woman.
Susan+ egoist girl. The "Good Susan" for me is Susanna.
Emma+ Every Emma in films, books or real life was unpleasant.
GOOD
Delilah+: for me it is good because of that lovely song Hey There Delilah.
Pandora+
Dolores+: for a funny character in a soap opera
Leila+: My fiend's name!! And I love its meaning.
Lenore+ I can see it on a shy, lovely girl.
Myra+ It remember me Mira a lovely name with a peaceful meaning.
Pollyanna
Daisy
Prudence
Charity
Esther
Christina
Temperance
DON'T KNOW
Erzsébet
Sabrina
Clara
Hope
+these are that name I changed.
Byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
I don't know why people are so strange...
It is only a game!!
It is clear that everyone has some association but...not the same for everybody!
For example Lucretia...
I don't know this character...
It is not SO obvious.
So stop to be so sharp!
By the way...
I post your same names with my opinion!!! XD
BAD
Lucretia
Jezebel
Annabel
Belladonna
Circe (Oh my ... !!! Cercei is a variant of Circe?????? Really????? I never realize it!!!! It Italian Circe is CHEER-che so the link was hidden for me!
Lolita
Lilith
Narcissa
Bellatrix
Faith+ because of a bad girl in a tv series
Chastity+
Verity+ I can see it only on a egoist barbie-girl lol
Sarah+ It maes me think about a pretentious woman.
Susan+ egoist girl. The "Good Susan" for me is Susanna.
Emma+ Every Emma in films, books or real life was unpleasant.
GOOD
Delilah+: for me it is good because of that lovely song Hey There Delilah.
Pandora+
Dolores+: for a funny character in a soap opera
Leila+: My fiend's name!! And I love its meaning.
Lenore+ I can see it on a shy, lovely girl.
Myra+ It remember me Mira a lovely name with a peaceful meaning.
Pollyanna
Daisy
Prudence
Charity
Esther
Christina
Temperance
DON'T KNOW
Erzsébet
Sabrina
Clara
Hope
+these are that name I changed.
Byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
This message was edited 7/29/2016, 3:02 AM
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When I think of "bad girl" I think of a tough girl, feisty, and badass.
Veronica. That was the first name that popped into my head. The Veronicas I've known have been totally badass. (Which is not to say there aren't any shy or sweet Veronicas out there.)
Delilah is another name with badass associations for me. Also, the nn Liz or Lizzie. Also, Stacy.
As for good girl names, hmmm. Abigail. Jane. Michelle. Those come to mind.
Veronica. That was the first name that popped into my head. The Veronicas I've known have been totally badass. (Which is not to say there aren't any shy or sweet Veronicas out there.)
Delilah is another name with badass associations for me. Also, the nn Liz or Lizzie. Also, Stacy.
As for good girl names, hmmm. Abigail. Jane. Michelle. Those come to mind.
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"Bad":
Harley
Morgan
Roxanne
Ofelia
Belladonna
Beatrix
Veronica
Jillian
Xanthe
Xandria
Zora
Valkyrie
Andrea
Valerie
Monica
Monique
"Good":
Christabel
Isabel
Annabel
Mirabel
Cassia
Catherine
Lily
Laura
Laurel
Cora
Kendra
Elise
Tessa
Luna
Willow
Elysia
Also, Lilith totally sounds like a good-girl name to me despite the demon association :P
Harley
Morgan
Roxanne
Ofelia
Belladonna
Beatrix
Veronica
Jillian
Xanthe
Xandria
Zora
Valkyrie
Andrea
Valerie
Monica
Monique
"Good":
Christabel
Isabel
Annabel
Mirabel
Cassia
Catherine
Lily
Laura
Laurel
Cora
Kendra
Elise
Tessa
Luna
Willow
Elysia
Also, Lilith totally sounds like a good-girl name to me despite the demon association :P
This message was edited 7/28/2016, 7:15 PM
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The ironic thing is, one of my second cousins on my paternal grandma's side has a daughter named Daisy and she's actually a juvenile delinquent. A few months ago she got in serious trouble for truancy.
All the Leilas I've known were pretty nice and well-behaved. Same with most of the Sabrinas.
All the Leilas I've known were pretty nice and well-behaved. Same with most of the Sabrinas.
This message was edited 7/28/2016, 4:47 PM
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Question - not right or wrong answer-merely "Vibes"
I love literary heritage - especially through names. I think of Lucretia as a victim of rape (Shakespeare's Rape of Lucretia); however I know of no other common association. Are there other stories that might taint her name with wrong, sin, or, ominous traits? There is no right or wrong answer: I am merely curious to learn other meanings that I do not know. Thanks!
I love literary heritage - especially through names. I think of Lucretia as a victim of rape (Shakespeare's Rape of Lucretia); however I know of no other common association. Are there other stories that might taint her name with wrong, sin, or, ominous traits? There is no right or wrong answer: I am merely curious to learn other meanings that I do not know. Thanks!
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In the film adaptation, Lolita was depicted as a seductress.
Rape victims are the classic example of "blame the victim". For centuries women have been blamed for causing their rapes, and unfortunately this still happens today. "Good girls" don't get raped. The girl /woman "must have been asking for it". Blegh.
Rape victims are the classic example of "blame the victim". For centuries women have been blamed for causing their rapes, and unfortunately this still happens today. "Good girls" don't get raped. The girl /woman "must have been asking for it". Blegh.
This message was edited 7/28/2016, 10:49 PM
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No, no, no for God's sake!
I was thinking about Lucretia Borgia! I would NEVER EVER blame a victim! For God's sake what are you thinking of me!?!?
I was thinking about Lucretia Borgia! I would NEVER EVER blame a victim! For God's sake what are you thinking of me!?!?
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Nothing about you in particular, or that you were thinking about any of it consciously. It's more of an unconscious cultural thing. You are hardly alone in thinking that Lolita has "bad girl" vibes, even though the original character was a victim. I've felt that way about the name myself. I get the knee jerk "bad girl" gut feeling about it, due to cultural associations I've seen, and then I have to remind myself that she was actually a victim of terrible abuse.
This message was edited 7/30/2016, 10:59 AM
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I am guessing Lucretia Borgia?
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Thank YOU!
I've never learned or heard of her; I just googled her - and she seems quite interesting.
I've never learned or heard of her; I just googled her - and she seems quite interesting.
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Well I just made a list of what I always thought sounded like "bad girl"/"good girl" names for characters...
Bad Girl
Bianca
Vida / Vita
Adrienne
Devon
Lola
Nicole
Jeanette
Eva / Ava
Scarlett
Veronica
Alexa / Alexia
Lexi
Janet
Janice
Lyla - sounds innocent but not that innocent
Myra
Good Girl
Hannah
Grace
Anna
Kristin
Abigail / Abby
Sarah
Emily
Leah
Maya
Caroline
Noelle
Sharla
Charlotte
Bad Girl
Bianca
Vida / Vita
Adrienne
Devon
Lola
Nicole
Jeanette
Eva / Ava
Scarlett
Veronica
Alexa / Alexia
Lexi
Janet
Janice
Lyla - sounds innocent but not that innocent
Myra
Good Girl
Hannah
Grace
Anna
Kristin
Abigail / Abby
Sarah
Emily
Leah
Maya
Caroline
Noelle
Sharla
Charlotte
This message was edited 7/28/2016, 2:40 PM
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I 100% agree on all of your choices there!!
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Sorry, but this seems to be mainly a list of literary or other characters who are "bad" or "good" and not a list of names, that for whatever reason, make you think of a "bad" or "good" girl. I mean, everybody knows a Pollyanna is a goody-two-shoes, the character is the only Pollyanna anybody knows of and the name became a common noun to describe a goody-two-shoes person.
Ditto for Jezebel, except on the other end of the spectrum.
Ditto for Jezebel, except on the other end of the spectrum.
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Interesting question.
For the bad girls names, I understand the reference, but don't think that people with those names other than the character / person are "bad" girls, there are some names that to me seem overwhelmingly associated with certain personalities (Bianca as a Queen B / Alpha B**ch comes to mind) but these are too tied to a singular association to have any impression on real people.
Charity and Chastity are stripper names to me, don't know how that fits into the good / bad dichotomy.
For the bad girls names, I understand the reference, but don't think that people with those names other than the character / person are "bad" girls, there are some names that to me seem overwhelmingly associated with certain personalities (Bianca as a Queen B / Alpha B**ch comes to mind) but these are too tied to a singular association to have any impression on real people.
Charity and Chastity are stripper names to me, don't know how that fits into the good / bad dichotomy.
This message was edited 7/28/2016, 1:55 PM
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