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Thoughts on Delilah
I've only ever met one Delilah, but I've been thinking about it more and more lately. Is the Biblical character too much baggage for the name? Wdyt of it?Any combos or possible siblings? I like Delilah Alice or Delilah Susan, and Callum, Blaise, Hugo, Susannah, and Florence as siblings.
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I never associate the name with the biblical character. I think it's stunning on its own and doesn't carry any baggage.Delilah Susan is nice.
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I think it's a gorgeous name, but the biblical Delilah is too much for me. Plus, "Hey There, Delilah" is climb-the-walls aggravating, and I can't get it out of my mind when I see the name. Delilah benefits from a simple, sturdy mn, but I'm not crazy about Delilah Alice or Delilah Susan. Maybe Delilah Therese, Delilah Helen, Delilah May, or Delilah Pearl? I think it goes well with Callum, Blaise, and Hugo, but it is much flashier and brassier than Florence or Susannah. Delilah would sort of sound like the wild sister by comparison.
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I don't like Delilah, though just Lilah has been one of my top names forever.
I rarely think of the Biblical character before thinking of that Hey There Delilah song, and I don't particularly like either association.I like Delilah Susan the best out of those two combos. For siblings, I like Delilah, Susannah, Florence, and Hugo.
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I adore Delilah. It needs either a long middle name (Delilah Magdalene) or something short and cute (Delilah Kate), in my opinion.
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Delilah's not bad, but I prefer Deborah/Devorah or just Lila/Lilah.Delilah Susan is okay. How about:Delilah Charlotte
Delilah Coral
Delilah Frances
Delilah Gretchen
Delilah Ivy
Delilah Kathryn
Delilah Maris
Delilah Phoebe
Delilah Ruth
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I always (ALWAYS) think of the truly annoying Hey There Delilah song. Before I think of Samson and Delilah. I like Susannah and Delilah together, more so than the others. It's probably too cheesy but whatever. Delilah Alice is sweet. I prefer it to Delilah Susan. I like Kinola's suggestion of Delilah Judith too.Idk. I think Delilah is just a really heavy name. I think Lilah / Lila is a fantastic nickname though. I could warm up to Delilah on a little girl if she was called Lilah 90% of the time.
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I think Delilah is a pretty cute name. Could work on a little girl with brown hair.Possible combos: Delilah Judith, Delilah Francine, Delilah Ruth, Delilah CourtneyPossible siblings: Rachael, Cassandra, Samuel, Aaron
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