Comments on: Name of the Day: Pilar

By: Pilar

Pilar — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 02:24:05 +0000

My name is Pilar. My Mother named me after her Aunt from Mexico. I am of mixed race desent. My father is African-American and my Mom is Spanish and Caucasian. I love my name and it futs me.

I will say this…people have butchered my name to the fullest!! As a kid they would call me “Pillar” and most people prounounce my name “Pa-Lar”. I pronounce it..”Pee-Lahr” and will correct everyone..unless your a friend or relative. When I was a kid..I wanted a common name..but as an adult I have embraced my name and all of the uniqueness of it.

By: Sebastiane

Sebastiane — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:38:58 +0000

I have always liked Pilar. She is strong and has a masculine edge yet is a legitimate feminine name. I wouldn’t use it myself, but have always found it pretty spiffy on other people, the nickname Pili is adorable to boot.

By: Charlotte Vera

Charlotte Vera — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:16:47 +0000

I know that when I was pregnant I couldn’t read/watch anything depressing — especially if it involved babies.

By: photoquilty

photoquilty — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:59:22 +0000

I avoid creepy movies when Erik’s out of town for obvious reasons. Maybe I’ll check it out after the new year…or after the baby. Now I’m wondering why being pregnant would make it worse. Oh-oh, curiosity has reared its head!

By: appellationmountain

appellationmountain — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:31:17 +0000

It does, but I’m guessing that, as with all things Biblical, there’s more there. And The Orphanage was a super creepy horror film that also managed to break my heart. If you’re anything like me while pregnant, it is one to avoid – I bawled AND had nightmares. But, naturally, I remembered the leading lady’s name.

Go Terps!

By: photoquilty

photoquilty — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:33:40 +0000

No, I have no idea what you’re talking about! LOL I went to college (UMCP!) with a Belén. I think it means Bethlehem?

By: appellationmountain

appellationmountain — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:04:50 +0000

Ooh, did you see The Orphanage? Laura was played by Belen … agh, what’s her last name? I’ll look it up before 1/12 – Belen will be NotD.

By: Charlotte Vera

Charlotte Vera — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:25:25 +0000

Pilar is a name I’ve really liked ever since I first came across it in an Agatha Christie novel as a preteen. My husband and I would never use it — it would seem odd on our German/British/Metis offspring — but I’d love to meet a Pilar someday.

By: Dearest

Dearest — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:47:29 +0000

I love Pilar
I have no idea why, I just do. Ever since I first heard of her…

There’s a Pilar on the tv show ‘Eureka!’… She’s friends with Zoe and not very Hispanic

By: Kelleita

Kelleita — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:58:57 +0000

I’ve loved this name since seeing it in a Spanish text book back in 8th grade or so. For better or worse, I happened to have married a Mexican with some strong feelings about a lot of what I thought were beautiful Hispanic names… c’est la vie… Needless to say, I haven’t been able to use Pilar.