So we’re expecting a girl and we’ve chosen [name]Audrey[/name] for the first name. Going through middle name ideas the suggestion of Nymphadora came up. I happen to be a fan of [name]Harry[/name] [name]Potter[/name] and I think it would be a really cute middle name. So I actually really like it but I’m just not sure if it would be okay to use. What are your opinions on Nymphadora?
In all honesty, and I say this as a [name]Harry[/name] [name]Potter[/name] fan, I dislike it. I’m all for choosing an HP-inspired name, but Nymphadora is very over-the-top, makes think of the word nymphet (something I wouldn’t want for a younger girl), and plus, Tonks hated her name.
I think [name]Audrey[/name] [name]Ginevra[/name] is lovely, though, as HP main characters go. I’d also consider [name]Fleur[/name], [name]Luna[/name], or [name]Minerva[/name].
In the middle, I think it’s alright, definitely an odd choice though. [name]Remember[/name], Tonks didn’t like her name either, so I would probably go with a more “common” harry potter name like [name]Ginevra[/name] or [name]Hermione[/name].
Sorry, but it is over the top imo and sounds like someone who adores nymphomaniacs.
[name]Audrey[/name] is lovely but as a fellow [name]Potter[/name] fan I think you can do so much better than Nymphadora! Some other ideas from [name]Harry[/name] [name]Potter[/name]:
[name]Audrey[/name] [name]Wilhelmina[/name]
[name]Audrey[/name] [name]Fleur[/name]
[name]Audrey[/name] [name]Cassiopeia[/name]
[name]Audrey[/name] [name]Apolline[/name]
[name]Audrey[/name] [name]Emmeline[/name]
[name]Audrey[/name] [name]Millicent[/name]
[name]Audrey[/name] [name]Luna[/name]
[name]Audrey[/name] [name]Lavender[/name]
[name]Audrey[/name] [name]Rowena[/name]
[name]Audrey[/name] [name]Helena[/name]
[name]Audrey[/name] [name]Arabella[/name]
[name]Audrey[/name] [name]Minerva[/name]
[name]Audrey[/name] [name]Hepzibah[/name]
[name]Audrey[/name] [name]Sybil[/name]
[name]Audrey[/name] [name]Celestina[/name]
[name]Audrey[/name] [name]Amelia[/name]
[name]Audrey[/name] [name]Bellatrix[/name]
[name]Audrey[/name] Alecto
[name]Audrey[/name] [name]Pomona[/name]
[name]Audrey[/name] [name]Alice[/name]
[name]Audrey[/name] [name]Myrtle[/name]
[name]Audrey[/name] [name]Muriel[/name]
Nymphomaniac? Not good.
Tonks hated it, and I have a feeling that any other woman would too.
I’d say no on Nymphadora as well. Someone mentioned [name]Fleur[/name], [name]Luna[/name], and [name]Minerva[/name] as possibilities though, and I think all of those would be great middles for [name]Audrey[/name].
This name is just not OK. I’ve never read those books, and while plenty of adults that I know have, plenty never did. This name just makes me think of sex addiction.
Ditto this. I’ve never read/seen [name]Harry[/name] [name]Potter[/name] and I would totally miss the reference.
Personally–and I know I’m in the minority here–I think it’s pretty badass 
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Also–it appears to mean “gift of the Nymphs.”
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That’s one of the reasons I love it. When I think of Nymphadora I don’t even think of nymphomaniac I think of Nymphs but apparently most people think of nymphomaniac which is a little saddening. Obviously though I can’t control what people think when they hear it and I don’t want them to judge her or us as parents when they hear it. Still keeping it on the table though. Thank you for the opinions and the other suggestions. 
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Sorry, but Nymphadora would be a very unwise choice for a human child. I think it sounds and looks very pretty and would totally use it on a cat or something, but the nymphomaniac thing is way too terrible and obvious of a connection to saddle on a real human…
I remember really liking several names from [name]Sirius[/name] [name]Black[/name]'s family tree, I think there was an Elladora and an [name]Araminta[/name]? [name]Both[/name] are beautiful and have that magical sound like Nymphadora. Not that the [name]Black[/name] family tree is the greatest list of namesakes, but the names are great and very [name]Harry[/name] [name]Potter[/name]-y.
[name]Audrey[/name] [name]Minerva[/name] would be lovely, too. Professor McGonagall’s a fantastic character!
I think that your daughter would probably be embarrassed when telling people what her middle name is when she gets older. That would be my main deterrent from using the name.
I am going to vote with No on this one. I literally hear Nympho from that or think of a nymphomaniac.
Ditto.
I had no idea where you’d got that name from. Now that I do know, it doesn’t help. The associations are terrible, and if my middle name was Nymphadora, I’d never tell anyone. Sorry.
I understand what you’re getting at, and while I think it’s a beautiful name, I think (and it’s been proven here) that a lot of people will think nymphomaniac. There’s also the thing that’s been mentioned that Tonks didn’t like her own name…
If the [name]Harry[/name] [name]Potter[/name] reference isn’t the most important thing to you I will suggest one of my favourites, Musidora. It means gift of the muses which I think is adorable. And it’s still got [name]Dora[/name], so it kind of relates to Tonks…?
Or [name]Theodora[/name], which combies Nymphadora and Tonk’s sons name.
Personally, I like it but I can think aside obvious associations in general though not everyone can. I love the suggestions of Musidora and [name]Theodora[/name], how do you feel about [name]Isidora[/name] then?