Not expecting or ttc, just wondering what people think of the name [name_f]Eulalia[/name_f]? [name_m]How[/name_m] usable is it?
I love it for kind of a geeky reason. When I was in grade school, I was in love with the Redwall series of books by [name_m]Brian[/name_m] [name_m]Jacques[/name_m], and “[name_f]Eulalia[/name_f]!” was the rallying cry for many of the characters. I also think it has a lovely meaning and background, but I realize it’s somewhat of a complex name spelling and pronunciation wise.
What do you think? It is too unspellable/unpronouncable? Is it professional, does it age well? Is it usable or is it only a guilty pleasure?
Thanks in advance!
[name_u]Keely[/name_u] [name_m]Joel[/name_m]
I quite like it and I think it’s totally usable. Personally, I would not have difficulty pronouncing or spelling it, and I don’t think other people would either. But you can always find a familiar, down-to-earth nickname like [name_f]Eva[/name_f], [name_f]Lally[/name_f] or [name_f]Lola[/name_f].
By the way, I love seeing [name_m]Raymond[/name_m] in your signature. 
I really love [name_f]Eulalia[/name_f] (and absolutely adore it in Spanish) and I don’t think you’d have much trouble with the correct pronunciation and spelling, it’s quite self-exlpanatory.
I do think it ages well, sounds professional and is quite approachable even though many people might not be familiar with it.
To me, it’s a very earthy name, very grounded and mature yet still fun and energetic in sound.
With plenty of stylistically nicknames to choose from, [name_f]Eula[/name_f], [name_f]Laila[/name_f], [name_f]Lia[/name_f], etc., it’s also almost sure to fit any personality.
I’m personally not a fan of [name_f]Eulalia[/name_f], but I don’t think that it would cause too many spelling or pronunciation problems. It does have a lot of nicknames for it, so that helps.
Thanks for your help; and thanks, I love [name_m]Raymond[/name_m]!
Thanks everyone for your very helpful input!
While not my favorite name, it isn’t very difficult to pronounce or spell, and it does sound pretty. I wouldn’t worry about using.
The reason I’m not a huge fan is that “[name_f]Lalia[/name_f]” means “speech” in Greek, and a lot of words with “lalia” in them are names of different speech disorders - echolalia, coprolalia, etc. It’s just a weird mental association for me. Then again, “Eu” means happiness in Greek, so you might say that it actually has quite a nice meaning!
[name_f]Eulalia[/name_f] is very pretty; in fact, I know a little girl named [name_f]Eulalie[/name_f]! You should go for it!