thoughts on the name Ophelia

MissJaneRocks · June 2009

I'm a real Shakespeare fan and i'm just bouncing names around and this one feels like it stuck a bit.

PearlPink · June 2009

while it sounds nice, I can see this little one being made fun of SOOO much.

However it is NMS.

nowayimpreggo · June 2009

I'm not a big fan of this name. I agree that it may bring about some teasing in junior high too - or maybe that's my own 7th grade immaturity that lingers... (Sounds like "Oh, feel ya")

Sept17.05Bride · June 2009

I'm not a fan,

etoussa · June 2009

NMS.

mfransdell · June 2009

I really like it but I don't think I would use it.

lisa5201 · June 2009

mfransdell:
I really like it but I don't think I would use it.

Same. it's a little tragic for me?

MelissaMc22 · June 2009

I actually thinkit is beautiful. I also like Odessa,

PearlPink · June 2009

MelissaMc22:
I actually thinkit is beautiful. I also like Odessa,

Odessa is a town in Missouri also, but I like it sooo much better!

ruffle&rust · June 2009

This is my Great Grandmothers name... I would suggest using it as a MN

EmmaRain · June 2009

lisa5201:

mfransdell:
I really like it but I don't think I would use it.

Same. it's a little tragic for me

Same for me. It makes me think of tragedy and drowning. It is a pretty name, but the Shakespearean character instantly comes to mind for me.

brightning · June 2009

Too many tragic connotations for me. Maybe as a MN?

rc1276 · June 2009

I wouldn't name my daughter after a character as tortured as Ophelia ... who drowns herself!

There are many lovely Shakespearean names without such negative connotations ... Viola springs to mind. Maybe look in the comedies instead of the tragedies for inspiration.

peeper72 · June 2009

I love it but DH vetoed based on the tragic association.

babydragonsister · June 2009

Love, love, love!!!

DMDavidson · June 2009

Brandi_Boggs:
This is my Great Grandmothers name... I would suggest using it as a MN

Yep - my grandma's name is Ophelia. I think it could make a good MN choice too. It's just NMS as a FN.

ara4488 · June 2009

rc1276:
I wouldn't name my daughter after a character as tortured as Ophelia ... who drowns herself!

There are many lovely Shakespearean names without such negative connotations ... Viola springs to mind. Maybe look in the comedies instead of the tragedies for inspiration.

My thoughts exactly, and I love Viola.

Some other lovely Shakespearean names:

Beatrice

Bianca

Celia

Helena

Katharina

Portia

Rosalind (and, of course, Rosaline)

mrs_tacos · June 2009

lisa5201:
mfransdell:
I really like it but I don't think I would use it.
Same. it's a little tragic for me

Yes, this.

karelaorange · June 2009

I don't see the mockery potential that others mentioned. I also considered this name but decided it was just too tragic.

irish city girl · June 2009

I really like it, its on our top 10 list. But it comes with lots of teasing possibilities if you're concerned about that . . . Oh Feel Ya

jsillyfun · June 2009

I like it, but it just has too much of an association with drowning for me.

CourtneyRDH · June 2009

I don't like it. What about Juliet??

TDKitty · June 2009

ara4488:
rc1276:
I wouldn't name my daughter after a character as tortured as Ophelia ... who drowns herself!

There are many lovely Shakespearean names without such negative connotations ... Viola springs to mind. Maybe look in the comedies instead of the tragedies for inspiration.
My thoughts exactly, and I love Viola.
Some other lovely Shakespearean names:
Beatrice
Bianca
Celia
Helena
Katharina
Portia
Rosalind (and, of course, Rosaline)

Don't forget Miranda. That's pretty, too.

Ali-B · June 2009

If you like the sound of Ophelia as opposed to the Shakespeare reference, maybe you would like the name Aurelia.

ablou · June 2009

My great-grandmother's name was Ophelia, and while it's kinda awesome, remember who Ophelia was. ?She went crazy and killed herself. ?

My great-grandmother went crazy, too. ?I would say no. ?There are so many beautiful Shakespeare names out there that don't have the crazy connotation... ?Viola, Katherine, Cordelia, Titania (just off the top of my head)...?

emilyf823 · June 2009

I love Ophelia! I think it's a whimsical and classy choice. Much fresher than say... Olivia.

layla1704 · June 2009

I actually like it

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