Disney Dog is Inspirational??

[dingo83.livejournal.com]

I was looking around on Baby Name sites earlier, and on one of them I found a poll asking what people thought about the name Perdita. All I can think of is 101 Dalmations, Pongo and his "wife" (or woof) Perdita.

I was just wondering...aside from very older women or females in Latin speaking countries (since it has that sound to it, like Lolita or Margarita...and "ita" usually means "dear one" when added to the end of a name)...

Does anyone think this name could ever fly in society without being compared to the "female dog" in 101 Dalmations??? Does anyone actually KNOW a Perdita other than the dog, or know anyone who has considered giving this name to a child?

It would be comparable to anyone using the name Dory for their child.

However, I think that people can still get away with Fiona (Shrek) if they wanted to.

Thoughts??

*Edit* Here is where I saw the poll, although I don't know how long it will be up there:
http://www.babynames.com/

Comments

[elemmennope.livejournal.com]

I'd never have known there was a dog named Perdita in that story. I didn't know who Dory was either. (I'm a 30 year who doesn't watch cartoons repeatedly... sorry.)

There's a lot of names I love that are apparently unusuable due to movies, cartoons etc. Linus would be a favorite of mine if it wasn't for that security blanket. Kermit is a name that is so absolutely connected to a green frog. I wonder though, if it hadn't been for Jim Henson, if there'd never been a Kermit the Frog, if that's a name we'd see more these days.

Fiona and Ariel (technically should be Arielle) are beautiful names and I hope people continue to use them in spite of Disney's adoption. I just think it's a shame when good names are eliminated due to stuff like this. :(

[dingo83.livejournal.com]

I think I might be aging myself by telling everyone I only identify Perdita as the mother dog in 101 Dalmations. I'm 22, and while I have read Shakespeare, I didn't know there was a character named Perdita anywhere in his plays.

I wasn't aware Kermit was a name BEFORE the frog. Hmmm...makes you think!

I think Fiona and Arielle will stay around.