Deladis

[tigress-oils.livejournal.com]

I'm not usually a fan of "made-up" names, but the name Deladis is used in a movie I love (Maggie Greenwald's The Songcatcher), and I just can't get over how fascinating it is. It isn't exactly pretty, and I think that's what I love so much about it.

Opinions? Middle name suggestions?

(Please no suggestions of top-100 names)

Comments

[maude.livejournal.com]

How is it pronounced?

[tigress-oils.livejournal.com]

duh-LAY-dis. In the film, it's usually pronounced with a strong mountain accent, so it's a little more lilting, which may be part of its appeal to me. The character is an orphaned mountain girl, about age 13, with one of the most beautiful voices I've ever heard (she's played by a young Emmy Rossum).

[x-lostinyou.livejournal.com]

It makes me want to say "the latest".

[tigress-oils.livejournal.com]

i hear that. i'm from south louisiana, so i do sort of hear an old cajun man saying "the latest" when i say it aloud. i love the way it looks written, though.

[x-lostinyou.livejournal.com]

Yes, it is pretty on paper... but I can't get past the sound. *shrug* It's not horrible; I wouldn't use it though.

[tigress-oils.livejournal.com]

i probably wouldn't either, but that doesn't stop me from crushing on it.

[chippyjem.livejournal.com]

i like it, even said outload, not just on paper!

[tigress-oils.livejournal.com]

isn't it enchanting? what do you think about middle names?

[elemmennope.livejournal.com]

Oh, I love that movie! I didn't think anyone in the country saw it but me though. I should've figured if anyone would've discovered it, it would be you!

I'm not crazy about the name though. It sounds like a Delores / Gladys combo, neither of which I much care for in the first place.

[tigress-oils.livejournal.com]

I secretly kind of like Gladys; I wish it didn't make me think of the annoying neighbor on "Bewitched."

There's a whole group of us over at Ashanti who are nuts for the movie, but nobody has jumped on the Deladis bandwagon with me. I got Fionn to look for some origins for me, and she came up with a few things: she found Daladis used as a name, but didn't know if someone stole it from the movie or not, and she found -dis as an established ending in Scandinavian girl names.

I don't know, I just love saying "Deladis Slocumb." I think she's the most brilliantly named movie character I've ever encountered.