I really like the name [name]Ophelia[/name], but I know some people out there look at it and only see the potential for teasing (I [name]Feel[/name] Ya, Awful-ya, etc.), and I was wondering how big of an obstacle this would be considering all the very popular names out there with teasing potential ([name]Madison[/name]/[name]Madeline[/name] = Mad As Sin, Mad, [name]Isabella[/name]/[name]Isabelle[/name] = Is A [insert something bad here]). I mean, anything that begins with [name]Lou[/name] could result in “Loser”, and…well, I’m sure there are a hundred examples out there, and I’m just curious how risky you’d rate [name]Ophelia[/name]?
Some people are scared off by the [name]Shakespeare[/name] association (since [name]Ophelia[/name] didn’t exactly come to a desirable end), but really, isn’t naming your kid after some reality show star ([name]Jaslene[/name], [name]Khloe[/name]) a whole lot worse than after a fictional suicide?
I think [name]Ophelia[/name] is a lovely name, and lets face it, most names have some teasing potential. So unless it’s something really unavoidable and awful, [name]Lona[/name] (loner) springs to mind, I wouldn’t worry about it too much! Especially if you love it
There’s a million names that are so much worse than [name]Ophelia[/name]. Honestly, [name]Ophelia[/name] is one of my favorite names and its a Shakespearean classic. If you love it, go for. If not, how about [name]Octavia[/name], [name]Ottilia[/name], or [name]Ophelie[/name]? [name]Aurelia[/name] is nice too.
[name]Ophelia[/name] is pretty I think of (A failure) but whatever. I agree. Mispelled names are worse (not saying [name]Ophelia[/name] is bad) [name]Ophelia[/name] was popular in the early 1900’s. Its different and better than [name]Olivia[/name] so common and popular. Go for it.
I love the name [name]Ophelia[/name]. Who cares that in [name]Hamlet[/name], [name]Ophelia[/name] has a less than desirable ending? So did [name]Juliet[/name], but people have learned to look past that. Plus, it’s sad but true that most people out there aren’t particularly interested in reading the classics these days, so many aren’t even that familiar with [name]Ophelia[/name]'s demise. The name has it’s teasing potential, but so does almost every single name out there. I know a woman named [name]Mona[/name]. Sure, in junior high people made “moaner” or [name]Mona[/name] [name]Lisa[/name] jokes, but it hasn’t affected her and she loves her name. I really love the name [name]Ophelia[/name] and it’s on my long list for future children. If a kid really has trouble with the name [name]Fee[/name] or [name]Lia[/name] are nicknames and there’s always the middle name if worse comes to worse.
I adored the name until I put the prefix “ped” in front of it.
On the other hand, it sounds beautiful and [name]Hamlet[/name] is an excellent play. It depends on you, really. If the nicknames really bother you, then don’t do it. If they don’t, then go for it. If nothing else, she’ll have a beautiful and distinctive name with a classic namesake.
The same thing occurred to me, but I doesn’t hold anything against the name for me b/c you can do that with a bunch of names… once i thought about that in that way… i was able to let it go.
I love [name]Ophelia[/name]. The nickname “[name]Fia[/name]” is very nice, too. This name was under consideration, but our last name rhymes with a (private) body part, so her name would sound like “I feel ya” (body part), which is definitely not good for the playground. So out with [name]Ophelia[/name]. But really, if you have a last name that fits, I would recommend this gorgeous name.
I’ve always loved [name]Ophelia[/name], but admit that ‘I wanna feel ya, [name]Ophelia[/name]’ prevents us from adding it to the list.
I do like the Spanish variant [name]Ofelia[/name], which loses the ‘feel’ part of the name while maintaing the lovely flow of sound without switching the name completely.
It was the name of the girl in [name]Pan[/name]'s Labyrinth if you would like to hear the pronunciation in action.
