Imelda and associations - usable or not?

Girl Names
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See the results of this poll: Pick two of each three options (1-3, 4-6)

Respondents: 51 (This poll is closed)

  • I thought of Marcos immediately : 11 (14%)
  • I didn’t think of her until you brought it up : 6 (8%)
  • Who is she? I just had to Google her : 31 (39%)
  • It’s usable : 28 (35%)
  • It’s not usable : 0 (0%)
  • Use Emelda: 4 (5%)
2

[name_m]Just[/name_m] adding: obviously if I used [name_f]Imelda[/name_f] (or even [name_f]Emelda[/name_f]) I wouldn’t be using [name_m]Ferdinand[/name_m] in my signature. And vice versa. Oh god, I might have to choose.

3

I had no idea who [name_f]Imelda[/name_f] [name_m]Marcos[/name_m] was. My first thought is actually of actress [name_f]Imelda[/name_f] Staunton, who I quite like. I think it’s a lovely name.

4

Definitely usable! Certainly not a one- woman name. Nice name!

5

[name_m]Marcos[/name_m] was my first thought followed closely with lots and lots of shoes.

6

I had to google [name_f]Imelda[/name_f] [name_m]Marcos[/name_m]… my first association was the actress [name_f]Imelda[/name_f] Staunton!

7

I really like [name_f]Imelda[/name_f] and didn’t know who [name_f]Imelda[/name_f] [name_m]Marcos[/name_m] was until now. My only association is with [name_f]Imelda[/name_f] Staunton, and I think she’s quite talented.

8

Like a lot of others in this thread, I had no idea who [name_f]Imelda[/name_f] [name_m]Marcos[/name_m] was and I thought of [name_f]Imelda[/name_f] Staunton too. I think it’s a very pretty name and totally usable :slight_smile:

9

I’m the opposite to many others in the thread, I thought of [name_f]Imelda[/name_f] [name_m]Marcos[/name_m] without you mentioning her and don’t know who [name_f]Imelda[/name_f] Staunton is! Though to be fair it’s not an automatic association I would get every time I saw the name so much as having been prompted by your title to things about associations with the name [name_f]Imelda[/name_f], she was the first one I came up with. I still think it’s usable.

10

Exactly this.

My first thought was the wonderful [name_f]Imelda[/name_f] Staunton.

11

Never heard of [name_f]Imelda[/name_f] [name_m]Marcos[/name_m] before. Not a fan of the name anyhow, but its usable.

12

I did think of her, as well as of actress Staunton.
I don’t think the associations completely taint the name, but I do think [name_f]Emelda[/name_f] is slightly prettier.

13

I only thought of the actress [name_f]Imelda[/name_f] Staunton.

14

ps I’ve never encountered the [name_f]Emelda[/name_f] spelling. I’d go with [name_f]Imelda[/name_f].

15

I’ve never heard of her – my first thought was of Bl. [name_f]Imelda[/name_f] Lambertini. I think it’s a lovely name, and definitely usable.

16

I first thought of [name_f]Imelda[/name_f] Staunton and then of [name_m]Marcos[/name_m]. While the [name_m]Marcos[/name_m] association is unfortunate, I don’t think it should stop you from putting it on your list – Staunton, I think, has also done a lot to bring good associations to the name, methinks :wink: