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Hey /lit/, considering naming my daughter Lesbia. Convince me out of it.

>> No.2439637

that was one of my teacher's name in elementary school

don't see anything weird about it

but consider naming her helen

>> No.2439640

pretty sure the burden of proof lies on you with this one, big guy

>> No.2439643
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2439643

>your daughter's teenage years

>> No.2439642

>>2439637
It's got to decline, thus I need an -ia name.

>> No.2439644
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2439644

for her sake. I don't condone it, but we live in a very... superficial society

>> No.2439648

>>2439640
I know it's breaking social convention and a horrible idea, but the history behind it is tempting. I need someone to destroy my hope.

>> No.2439649

>>2439633

Don't be a horrible cunt.

Or do, your daughter will probably stab you in your sleep or kill herself, whatever.

>> No.2439651
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2439651

OP, are you a Mr. N or a Mrs. N?

>> No.2439655

Name her after a Shakespeare character. Portia retains the -ia ending you want. Hermia, Cordelia, and Julia do, too. Shit. I never noticed how many of his characters end in -ia.

Just don't name her Goneril. That's too close to gonorrhea, and she'll get teased to no end.

>> No.2439656

>>2439651
Neither; and both.

>> No.2439661

Julia is acceptable.

>> No.2439663

>>2439655
The only Shakespearean name I would consider would be Ophelia, and I won't name her that for obvious reasons.

>> No.2439665

>>2439648
>my superficial wishes are more important than the happiness of my daughter

just fuck you
God
fuck

>> No.2439666

>>2439663
Ophelia. That's another -ia.

>> No.2439667

I'm going to name my daughter Emeril after the chef!

>> No.2439668

I would literally prefer to go through grade school named Nicki Minajia

>> No.2439671

>>2439663

>won't name daughter Ophelia because of cruel grade school humour
>names daughter Lesbia instead

>> No.2439675

>>2439671
More because it is inspired by a tragic character whose father was murdered, went insane, and committed suicide.

>> No.2439676

You know that Johnny Cash song A Boy Named Sue? It would be turn out like that. Hope you're prepared to cut off your daughter's ear when she tries to kill you, OP.

>> No.2439678

>>2439671
>grade school humor
What? Was there some joke during grade school that I didn't hear about?

>> No.2439679

>>2439675

>just like young Lesbia then?

7.5/10 would respond again

>> No.2439688

Lilia
Lelia
Lealia

>> No.2439696

The obvious alternative is Labia, op

what could go wrong?

>> No.2439701

>>2439688
I actually like the sound of "Lealia" a lot.
As long as it's Lay-al-ee-uh.

>> No.2439702

>>2439676
I would watch the shit out of a movie where a teenage girl, made tough and mean by life circumstances and growing up with an embarrassing name, hunts down her deadbeat community college classics professor dad and forces him to rob a bank 30 Minutes or Less-style in order to get money for her mom's medical bills

>> No.2439704

>>2439678
the kids in the grade school theater club are ruthless

>> No.2439711

>>2439702
And I now have a low-budget play to write.

Thank you /lit/, you've been a terrible audience.

>> No.2439712

>>2439701
the most beautiful girl I have ever met is named Liela. just name her Liela OP. it's a great name.

>> No.2439714

>>2439712
I don't like the sound of it.

Another consideration is Stella, but it sounds a bit ridiculous.

>> No.2439721

>>2439714
I like Stella. it's not ridiculous, i know a pretty girl named Stella, it's a pretty name. name her Stella and she will be pretty. or she will be fat and have badly dyed black hair and will be pagan and talk a lot about the healing power of gem stones.
either way.

>> No.2439726

>>2439721
But then I can't name any future sons Astrophel. Tragedy.

>> No.2439743

>>2439688
Not suggested, but I wouldn't mind Laelia. The diphthong ae pronounced like i.

>> No.2439745

Compromise and name her Anactoria.

>> No.2439747

>>2439726
i hope you never have children and so do your unborn children.

>> No.2439753

>>2439745
Not bad. Not bad at all. Doesn't really roll of my non-Greek tongue very well, but I imagine it will be generally shortened to Ana.

>> No.2439761

>>2439747
Actually, I intended to name my first son Claudius Achilleus. Anyone get the reference?

>> No.2439835

>>2439761
No one?

>> No.2439860

>>2439633
Lesbians were the inhabitants of Lesbos, who in the ancient world garnered a reputation as experts in fellatio.

>> No.2440348

>>2439688

Desert Rose just started playing in my head

Fuck you

>> No.2440444

>>2439702
>>2439702
>>2439702
Glorious.

Please come back with progress. I think it could become a hit on broadway and later adapted into a summer Hollywood blockbuster.

>> No.2440458

Lesbia wasn't even named Lesbia: it was a literary fiction. Lesbia's real name was Clodia (or Claudia). Why not name your daughter that?

Not that I wish to encourage people to be having children in this grotesquely overpopulated world. Srsly. Buy a hamster or something.

>> No.2440463

Call her Le-a and we done with it.

>> No.2440471

I know a chick named Lesvia in high school. I totally would of hit that. She had dat ass. Only flaw is she liked to stuff her bras. Do it op. It's just a name.

>> No.2440476

>>2440471

>would of

>> No.2440489

>>2440476
nothing wrong with that, dumbass

>> No.2440490

>>2440489
>dumbass

>> No.2440760

>>2440458
Well aware. It conflicts with Claudius.

>> No.2440765

>>2440489
>doesn't 'would of' makes no sense as a grammatical construction

lol kill yourself

>> No.2440768

OP is a faggot, 8/10 because I'm really mad that you might be serious.

Anyway, name her Lolita

>> No.2440772

Lolita

>> No.2440782

>>2440768
>>2440772
You mean Dolores, from the Latin verb for "to suffer." No thanks.

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2440800

>>2439633
Name her Obreastus.
That or Clitia, that's also a good one.
http://www.babynamescountry.com/meanings/Clitia.html

>> No.2440979

>>2440800

Thanks anon for the link. (It's much more useful than Behind the name...)

>> No.2441512

>>2440979
Indeed.

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2441523

>>2440800

>> No.2441556

Carpetlickya
It means 'gentle and loyal daughter' in Kazakh

>> No.2441589

Lesbia was the pseudonym used by the ancient poet Catullus for a woman who was notoriously a whore.

Chances are you already knew this.

>> No.2441609

Name her "Leather" instead.

>> No.2441887

>>2441589
She is the inspiration.

>> No.2441970
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2441970

>Has to be "-ia"
Renteria
You can put "-ia" at the end of a lot of things for a nice pizazz. No need to stay so traditional.

But all the cool kids would name her either Ioanna, Sorauren, Bitori, Errosoli, or how about Xixili which would sound like Chi-chi-li.

Personally I'd name my daughter Pippilotta Delicatessa Windowshade Mackrelmint Ephraim's Daughter Longstocking

>> No.2441996

>>2441970
There is a need. And please, only serious suggestions.

>> No.2442007

>>2441996
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulpicia

of course she'll have no end of trouble explaining proper pronunciation

>> No.2442010

Sophia
Iphigenia

>> No.2442025

Avaritia, or any of the latinizations of the seven sins

>> No.2442028

>>2441996
These are serious.
Let me apply

Ioannia
Bitoria
Errosolia
Xixilia

>>2442010
Together! Sophia Iphigenia! I like when first and middle names go traditional-arcane like that.

-Mia
-Iia
-Eia
-Achia
-Aetolia
-Anticleia (mother of Odysseus)
-Artacia
-Eidothia
-Eurycleia
-Hyperia <-There ya go.

>> No.2442288

>>2442028
>arcane

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2442292

name her lesbia, damnit, OP, DO IT

>> No.2442325

>2442292
You've convinced me. I'll go for it!

>> No.2442724

>>2442288
>Plain-fancy
>Ordinary-weird
>Frequent-unusual
Its what came to mind. Get over it.