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Honest opinions on these two names please

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GlitterPinkRubberDucky · 28/08/2012 12:03

For a girl:

Alara (pronouced A-lar-a)
Alanya (pronounced a-lan-ya)

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LynetteScavo · 28/08/2012 12:45

Yes, Aria is nice....

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GlitterPinkRubberDucky · 28/08/2012 12:43

alina.......hmmm has a nice ring to it but maybe lo similar to dc1's name. Thank you though.

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BaronessBomburst · 28/08/2012 12:30

How about Alina? I work with an Alina. (pro. A-lee-na)

BaronessBomburst · 28/08/2012 12:29

They're not made-up names, not unless lots of people are making them up. I used to know an Alanya and Alara comes up on Facebook.

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GlitterPinkRubberDucky · 28/08/2012 12:28

Ooh Aria...sounds nice

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Ra88 · 28/08/2012 12:26

Not keen .. I like Aria though !

MrsJohnDeere · 28/08/2012 12:23

Not keen

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GlitterPinkRubberDucky · 28/08/2012 12:22

I've never heard of Alannah before ...how is it pronounced? A-lan-aa?

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elah11 · 28/08/2012 12:20

I wouldnt be fond of either name tbh, Alanya sounds a bit like Alannah only not as nice!

Lovemy3kids · 28/08/2012 12:19

i like both of the names :)

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GlitterPinkRubberDucky · 28/08/2012 12:15

Thank you for the opinions. One is an actual (foreign) name, and the other is the name of a river in Turkey.

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BunnyLebowski · 28/08/2012 12:09

They both sound made up and are very insipid, wet names.

suedpantsoffem · 28/08/2012 12:07

Are they actual names, or did you make them up? I've never heard them before, and not keen - sorry. But I'm a bit traditional, and only really like "proper" names.

BaronessBomburst · 28/08/2012 12:07

They're okay. Unusual but both proper names. Actually, I think they're growing on me as I just tried them with my surname and it works really well. :)

TheOriginalSteamingNit · 28/08/2012 12:06

Don't like, sorry. But people who like that sort of name might like them!

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