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

[bopeepsheep.livejournal.com]

Perdita in One Hundred and One Dalmatians is not the mother of Pongo's puppies. She's the 'lost little girl' that the humans find by the wayside after her puppies are stolen (and before theirs are). Pongo's wife is called Missis.

[dingo83.livejournal.com]

Not in the movie...they're introduced as Pongo and Perdita.

[bopeepsheep.livejournal.com]

The movie is 101 Dalmatians. The book (which came first, after all) is One Hundred and One Dalmatians. The name is explained in the book, with specific reference to The Winter's Tale, the relevant Shakespeare play.

[kwpdb8.livejournal.com]

In the movie, they're Pongo and Perdy.