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Clara or Aurelia? (and boys names suggestions in the same vein)

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kaycat · 11/06/2014 23:57

We are due in 2 months and are torn between Clara (would pronounce it Cl-ar-a not Cl-air-a) and Aurelia (Aw -ree-lia). Which is your favourite? Is Clara going to get very popular? It's steadily climbing, but not in the top 100.

We are pretty stuck for boys. I really like Rufus, but DH is not keen at all. I don't really have any other boys names, not even a shortlist. Very grateful for your thoughts and for any suggestions...

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ChickenMe · 18/06/2014 16:00

Love Aurelia although there are several pronunciations-Ohraylia, oreelia, Orellia. Big fan of 80s gymnast Aurelia Dobre here.

baskingseals · 15/06/2014 22:55

Clara. Less is more I think.

Alita7 · 15/06/2014 19:59

I love love love Clara. It would have been a major contender for this baby if it wasn't too similar to dsd 3s name.

Aurelia puts me in mind of areola I'm afraid :p

BlueStarsAtNight · 15/06/2014 18:45

Much prefer Clara, Aurelia is too hard to say!

I like Henry, Luca or Rory for boys

Oriunda · 15/06/2014 08:18

I have a Cosmo and if he'd been a girl, he would have been a Persephone or Aurelia (DH Italian).

BeckaH123 · 13/06/2014 14:33

I don't like Aurelia at all sorry. Clara is lovely.

Allalonenow · 13/06/2014 01:17

Clara, lovely name, and would be my first choice.
I do like Aurelia, but think it would be a more difficult name to live with.

I really like Rufus very much.

Itisafact · 12/06/2014 21:50

Aurelia although you could have pronunciation issues with it, there was a thread on it the other day.

I think Ophelia is similar

Mrsindecision · 12/06/2014 21:41

Both nice names although I personally would find the inevitable variations in pronunciation of Aurelia very frustrating.

I really like Rufus. How about Hugo or Kit?

BethanFaye · 12/06/2014 21:22

Clara is gorgeous. Not too keen on Aurelia, I think I pronounce it wrong though, I say 'Or-relli-ah'.

Boys names I like are:

Leo
Jake
Owen
Aspin
Alexander
Harry

NauseousKitty · 12/06/2014 20:35

Aurelia. Mine was born three weeks ago so I may be biased :)

Our boy name was Jago or Phineas if that helps?

burgatroyd · 12/06/2014 19:47

Clara. Pretty name

Relivingmyouth · 12/06/2014 19:06

Love love love Clara! That was our girls name but we had a boy.

Our dd is called evalyn.

coffeeandcream · 12/06/2014 19:04

Aurelia.

Titus (tye-tis) for a boy?

whatcolour · 12/06/2014 18:58

Casper

whatcolour · 12/06/2014 18:55

I have a Clara - it's ace. Suits a girly or none girly girl. Not so unusual that people have never heard of it, but you don't find many in any one school if any. We know just two others - one 10 years older and one the year below in our old nursery.

maggiethemagpie · 12/06/2014 18:43

I like Clara. Aurelia sounds a bit too poncy to me.

Kantha · 12/06/2014 16:56

Clara by a mile. I have a soft spot for it because of the Heidi story.

Really not keen on Aurelia. It sounds a bit Disney princess to me. (Apologies to those with Aurelias)

quellerosiel · 12/06/2014 16:33

Ohhhh Aurelia is stunning! puts on secret future shortlist. Its got arather Shakesperean feel, have you looked at Shakespearean boys names? I've always been rather fond of Lysander.

Misspilly88 · 12/06/2014 15:52

Only like Clara, it's so pretty.

BlueChampagne · 12/06/2014 15:39

Clara, or Conrad for a boy.

MrsMcEnroe · 12/06/2014 14:02

Aurelia. It's gorgeous!

ashesandfire · 12/06/2014 14:01

Clara definitely

SanityClause · 12/06/2014 10:20

Clara, definitely.

Boys names you might like.

Hubert
Nicholas
Edmund
Wilbur
Reuben

HarderToKidnap · 12/06/2014 10:16

A friend had Aurelia as her girls name but had a boy and called him Benedict. Another friend has an Aurelia and called her second, a DS, Elliot.

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