With all the hype surrounding [name_f]Enola[/name_f] [name_m]Holmes[/name_m], I was wondering what people thought of the name [name_f]Enola[/name_f] (eh-NO-luh) ?
For some reason, I really like it. It flows well, is spunky, yet pretty, and unique, yet not too strange. The strong but whimsical nature sort of reminds me of [name_f]Elowen[/name_f]. Nicknames of [name_f]Nolie[/name_f] and [name_f]Nola[/name_f] are adorable.
However, [name_f]Enola[/name_f] has 3 bad associations…
Enola backwards is Alone
The [name_f]Enola[/name_f] [name_u]Gay[/name_u] plane dropped the bomb at Hiroshima
Sounds v like Ebola
For some reason, these don’t really bother me, but do you think the name is actually useable given the hitches?
I really love [name_f]Enola[/name_f]!! It has spark and such a cool energy about it. I agree that it definitely has the same whimsical feel as [name_f]Elowen[/name_f]. Quite honestly the Alone thing doesn’t bother me, i know that’s what she say’s in the movie but in real life you don’t tend to have your name spelled backwards very often The fact that it rhymes with Ebola doesn’t bother me much either, lot’s of names rhyme with ‘unfortunate’ words or have similar sounds i don’t think that would be most people’s first association. The plane thing is the only one that stands out to me as an ‘issue’ although i have to admit that i wasn’t aware of that being the name. I don’t know whether many people actually know that. Maybe it’s because i’m British, Americans might be more aware ?!
I am the same - none of the problems really bother me that much. I’m also British, so hadn’t heard of [name_f]Enola[/name_f] [name_u]Gay[/name_u] and Alone is just quite cool. I think the rhyming with Ebola is the worst association…
I just want to check how many people are bothered!
I think it has a lovely sound, and I don’t think the similarity to ebola would be too big a deal now. I also don’t think it being alone backwards is an issue, there are much worse words out there.
However, I think the [name_f]Enola[/name_f] [name_u]Gay[/name_u] connection is very off-putting. It’s such a negative connection and I don’t think I’d be comfortable naming my child something that is such a triggering topic for so many people.
I really like [name_f]Enola[/name_f]! It’s so pretty and spunky. However when I was typing it on my phone it autocorrected to Ebola and that’s pretty bad. I wish it didn’t have bad associations because it’s so pretty!
I think [name_f]Enola[/name_f] is really unexpected and pretty. [name_f]Nola[/name_f] is a sweet nickname for her. Personally I don’t hear Ebola and the ‘alone’ thing doesn’t feel like an issue. [name_f]Enola[/name_f] is great.
This is the one that really gets me on first hearing, but the association with the [name_f]Enola[/name_f] [name_u]Gay[/name_u] plane is a pretty bad one, and I think that would put me off too.
On the plus side: I don’t think it matters that [name_f]Enola[/name_f] is “alone” backwards! [name_f]Naomi[/name_f] is “I moan”, something my friend [name_f]Naomi[/name_f] and I used to find very amusing in primary school
I agree with others that the [name_f]Enola[/name_f] [name_u]Gay[/name_u] association is too awful to ignore, sorry.
However, since you like [name_f]Nola[/name_f], I actually think this would be a good option. Another consideration could be to slightly alter the name so that it loses the associations - Anola or Inola are possible variants that come to mind!
Very much reminds me of ebola sorry. I don’t think it has that much of a pretty sound to it? I do love the nicknames nolie and [name_f]Nola[/name_f] though but I think you could get them nicknames from much prettier names like [name_f]Noelle[/name_f] or [name_f]Noella[/name_f]
Enola is so pretty but I can’t get away from those associations. However the gorgeous-ness of the name takes away those bad associations. I really like [name_f]Enola[/name_f] but all the nicknames I can think of aren’t great so if I had a child named [name_f]Enola[/name_f] she’d just be [name_f]Enola[/name_f].
I did have to do a double-take because it very much reminded me of Ebola. It is intriguing (even moreso with the [name_m]Sherlock[/name_m] tie!), but I have to say I’d prefer [name_f]Enora[/name_f] myself.
The fact that it rhymes with Ebola doesn’t bother me much either, lot’s of names rhyme with ‘unfortunate’ words or have similar sounds i don’t think that would be most people’s first association. The plane thing is the only one that stands out to me as an ‘issue’ although i have to admit that i wasn’t aware of that being the name. I don’t know whether many people actually know that. Maybe it’s because i’m British, Americans might be more aware ?!
