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Re: Lolita?
Nabokov ruined the name for most people--a Lolita is a young girl who is sexually active in common parlance. It also reminds me of Japanese street fashion, as in the style Elegant Gothic Lolita--the point of that style of dress is to look like a child.I prefer Dolores, which is very pretty. Array

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We'll see the stars that shine so bright
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agree.... not only is a Lolita "a young girl who is sexually active," but one who is provocative to / active with much older, adult men. Seems like the mother of a 12-year old daughter named Lolita ought to be ridiculously paranoid, as well as it being an embarrassing name to have for a college-age woman.- chazda
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I like Dolores or Charlotte with the nn Lo/Lola/Lolita but on it's own I would go so far to say it is cruel. Lolita is one of my favourite books but you can't get away from how the name is now used. Alice
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Ditto.
-Amy-
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Agree :)
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Love looks not with the eyes but with the mind;
And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind
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