# baby names

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-names/84181>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 27, 2001, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-names/84181 "2001-09-27T20:34:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![abuse\_angel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d07c76/32.png) [@abuse\_angel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abuse_angel)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2001, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-names/84181/41 "2001-09-28T22:11:25Z")

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ah… wonder if “melody” was the nice way of saying “evil siren”? 🙂

oh well, like it anyway.

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**Author:** ![abuse\_angel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d07c76/32.png) [@abuse\_angel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abuse_angel)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2001, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-names/84181/42 "2001-09-28T22:14:57Z")

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ooooh, look at this one that i found on the site that ruadh linked: eireann. it’s the word that erin comes from, and means “of ireland.” i like that one.

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**Author:** ![hedra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/779978/32.png) [@hedra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hedra)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2001, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-names/84181/43 "2001-09-28T22:16:18Z")

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(that reference was from Bartleby’s, BTW)

Well, hey, she had to have one mighty BEAUTIFUL melody, right? Otherwise, it wouldn’t have worked…

Glad I didn’t totally ruin it for you, but also, at least, you are forewarned if someone else comes up with the same reference.

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