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Sister for Amelia

18 replies

babygirl1989 · 05/10/2012 20:53

I posted not too long ago asking for reviews on possible sibling names for Amelia (girls name).

After the reviews I decided Ciara would go best with Amelia.

However I have now discovered to name Alannah (pronounced a-larn-ah).

What do you think of the name Alannah? Does it go well with Amelia?

Which sibling set do you prefer? Amelia and Alannah or Amelia and Ciara?

Thanks.

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LondonInBoots · 05/10/2012 22:53

Ciara over Alannah personally. Also avoids confusion when you get post in 18 years for Miss A. XXXXX.

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YouMayLogOut · 05/10/2012 22:54

Both lovely names, but I prefer Alannah and think it's different enough from Amelia.

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OrangeFireandGoldashes · 06/10/2012 04:40

Amelia and Ciara.

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Gwennan · 06/10/2012 08:30

Amelia and Ciara (Keira) sound quite similar: uh-mee-lee-uh; kee-ruh.
Amelia and Alannah start with the same letter.

On that basis, I think you should just choose whichever one you like the most. It's all too easy to nitpick!

I read 'Ciara' as Clara when I first opened the thread. I know it's not one of your choices but I like Amelia and Clara together.

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Felicitywascold · 06/10/2012 08:31

Ciara works better than Alannah. However, both are gorgeous names.

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BillyBollyBandy · 06/10/2012 08:32

Clara!

Failing that definitely Alannah

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baskingseals · 06/10/2012 09:24

prefer Alannah to Ciara, and prefer Clara to both of them! don't think that helps much really.

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Nahla321 · 06/10/2012 09:39

I would go for Ciara as I think Alannah and Amelia are a tad to similar sounding.

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popsypie · 06/10/2012 09:40

Ciara Smile

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Hope88 · 06/10/2012 12:38

Clara!!!

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hedgehogpatronus · 06/10/2012 12:41

I'm an Amelia and my sister is a Clara. It works well!

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babygirl1989 · 06/10/2012 13:11

Please could you respond to the names I asked, Clara is not an option and its not a name I would you.
The options are: Alannah or Ciara (Keira)
Thanks

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Cezella · 06/10/2012 13:37

I much prefer Alannah- very pretty and not very common (around me anyway!)

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MolotovBomb · 06/10/2012 15:04

I prefer Clara to Alannah: Amelia and Alannah are too similar. Clara is beautiful, IMO. Other options could be:

Tara
Lana
Lara
Chiara (kee-yar-ah)

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MolotovBomb · 06/10/2012 15:06

Bugger, totally misread Ciara as Clara. That'll teach me to wear my glasses!

Ciara gets my vote :)

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CheerfulYank · 06/10/2012 15:12

Gabriella :) I'm just joking; I'm sitting here with a brand new (12 hours old) Amelia who has a big sister called Gabriella.

Hmmm...Alannah is very pretty but I do find it a bit too similar to Amelia. So Ciara gets my vote.

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MrsJohnDeere · 06/10/2012 16:04

Ciara works better with Alana, IMHO.

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MrsJohnDeere · 06/10/2012 16:05

Sorry, with Amelia Blush

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