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[Opinions] Delilah
What do you think of Delilah for a girl? Do you think it's getting too common (will it end up in the top 100 or top 20?). Have you ever met a Delilah?
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I love the name to be honest but I would never use it because I always think of Sampson and Delilah. I wouldn't want my little girl to use her feminine powers for evil!!! Same with Sampson. i actually love it but who wants the history of the name... a son weak for the weily ladies!!!! hahaha!!
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It's pretty, but I find any name with "lil" in it currently overused to the point of being rather blase. It's just not a very fresh syllable.
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I've met only one (middle school). This Delilah had a five-syllable Italian surname. The whole effect was quite dramatic. I can't see it ever becoming outrageously common. I'd prefer the long 'e' pronunciation over the long 'i' but it's not gonna happen where I live. ;-) Still, I quite like Delilah even though it has baggage.
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I like Delilah but perfer just Lila. I dont see it getting super popular.
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I quite like it and think it has a nice sound, but I wouldn't use it, because all I can think of when I hear it is "Why, why why, Delilah" being belted out by Tom Jones (Welsh singer, famous for having millions of pairs of knickers thrown at him!)
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I can see the attraction of it, but it's not my taste at all. I can see Lilah/Lyla/Lila becoming more popular.
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I think it has a really pretty sound, but I can't dissociate it from the Biblical Delilah, and I don't think it's the greatest connection. I definitely think it's a name that will get more common, but it isn't yet. I've never heard of one in real life.
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I really like Delilah as a name but not the association with the Biblical character. I've never met a Delilah so I don't know that it's becoming too common. It may end up in the 80's or 90's of the top 100 but I really don't know. =)
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I have only met one Delilah, she was a client where I work, she was Iranian. I immediately remembered her name when she came back a month later, because I thought it was pretty and suited her well.I think it's rising in popularity, plus it has this "lila" sound that is quite trendy, where I live at least.
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I really love this name, but the annoying song "Hey There Delilah" ruined it just a little bit.
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I've never met a Delilah but it's a very pretty name.
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I prefer Lila, but I can appreciate Delilah. I don't think that it will end up in the top 20. While it might one day make the top 100, I don't think that it will move beyond the lower half of the top 100 list. Lila seems more likely to become popular.I have only met one Delilah. She is now in her early 20's.
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