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Is Aurora too 'unusual'?

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Nemonemo · 20/07/2012 09:41

sorry, third thread created in two days.... But can't decide and it's getting close!

Is Aurora too unusual?!

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Nemonemo · 20/07/2012 11:34

I find Aurelia much much harder to say than Aurora, which is why I discarded it. It was on our list because I think it looks beautiful written down....I just can't say it!!!

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saffronwblue · 20/07/2012 11:32

I know a lovely adult one with a Russian surname. She is usually called Rory.

NurseBernard · 20/07/2012 11:30

I was going to come on and suggest Aurelia as a much lovelier alternative, but see I've been beaten to it.

Viviennemary · 20/07/2012 11:05

It is a little unusual. But I love it.

MrsApplepants · 20/07/2012 11:03

It's my daughter's middle name, named after my grandmother, so obviously I love it! We didn't use it as a first name as its quite hard to pronounce for some people, especially if they have a slight lisp!

Aurelia is lovely too

CherryCheesecake · 20/07/2012 11:00

I love it but I'm biased 6 month old dd is aurora. Gets called rora or Rory :)

SoozyWoozy · 20/07/2012 11:00

I only know of one Aurora, and her name is shortened to her first and mn initials.

I think I said before I do find it a bit of a tongue twister! And because you like Rory as a nn, don't assume that you'll use it :) DD1 is Charlotte, I intended to use Lottie (had a thing in my head about a Little Lottie with blonde hair while pg Hmm ), and she is a definte Charlotte, and will not accept anyone calling her anything else :o

I have chosen a definite name for this baby... but I know very well I am likely to change my mind when I see him / her. And again on day 3. And wobble before registering the birth. Then wonder if I've done the right thing....

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Nemonemo · 20/07/2012 10:59

I wasn't disregarding your comment sometimes, i am a bit superstitious about things like that and it was my first thought when I saw the news just now!

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Sometimesiwonder · 20/07/2012 10:57

There can, of course. It IS a lovely name. Smile

Showmethemhappyfeet · 20/07/2012 10:57

I love it, especially with nickname Rory. It's on my list for hypothetical DD2.

BandersnatchCummerbund · 20/07/2012 10:57

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Nemonemo · 20/07/2012 10:53

I did think that sometimesiwonder but guess it can apply to any name... There can be sad connotations to any name.

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Sometimesiwonder · 20/07/2012 10:49

I think it's nice. But the latest news from Aurora, Colorado might make you want to rethink Sad

LittleBugsMum · 20/07/2012 10:48

Hail to the Princess Aurora.

shimmy0 · 20/07/2012 10:47

I have an unshortenable name but my three siblings have names that are shortenable, of them 1 has two shortened variations but we only ever use one because it was what everyone called him when we were kids though he prefers his full name or the other as an adult and uses it when he meets people he didn't know as a kid. Of the other 2, one never ever uses his full name unless on forms, and the other hates his shortened nickname with a passion and only accepts family and extremely close friends using it.
It can go either way with a nickname, it can be great or it can be annoying.

noddyholder · 20/07/2012 10:45

i love it

Kittenkatzen · 20/07/2012 10:44

nemo I missed out on a middle name too ;)

I think Rory as a nn is lovely

MagdalenaAlec · 20/07/2012 10:40

I like it, v feminine, elegant and works pretty much everywhere around the world. I know an Aurora who goes by the nicknames "Rory" (she used to be indeed a tomboyish teen who despised her princess name..) and "A'".
Good choice!

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Nemonemo · 20/07/2012 10:36

For me, a nn is of importance. I similarly have a name that you can't really shorten, and felt I missed out on the affectionate nn.

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TheTeardropExplodes · 20/07/2012 10:36

I love the name Aurora and it has beautiful associations.

My only tiny concern about it is that it's likely that your dd and her friends will not be able to pronounce it properly until the age of 4. She will be Orwarwa or Worwy for a long time. That could be quite cute though!

I say this as the mother of a child who couldn't say her own name properly until the age of 4 as it has a 'th' sound in it. Her middle name and surname begin with an 'r' sound. So, this isn't her real name but imagine Bethany Rachel Robinson being said Befany Wacheal Wobinson.

Kittenkatzen · 20/07/2012 10:25

shimmy there doesn't have to be a shortened version of course...I just personally really like the idea of having an affectionate/familiar nn that's all - it would be a consideration if I was choosing a name so just thought I'd offer it up :)

maples · 20/07/2012 10:14

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marge2 · 20/07/2012 10:13

Gorgeous - go for it!

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Nemonemo · 20/07/2012 10:11

She'd be Rory for a nn. I like the tomboy aspect of it!

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shimmy0 · 20/07/2012 10:11

Why does every name have to have s shortened version? I like the fact that its hard to shorten, that's one of the name's stand out qualities for me.Oh and Its not too unusual at all.

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