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Original poster

Love the name Arla, but is it now massively associated with Dairy products?

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fixuplooksharp · 03/08/2015 14:15

So.... We really love the name Isla, then I threw Ayla into to mix too, and we both love that. Then I read on here somewhere, someone suggesting to another poster- Arla, loved it, we pretty much decided on it, then I got an email about Arla butter?? Bugga!!!! They stole my name! Haha! I hadn't heard of it at all before, is it now a no no for a girls name? I wouldn't call her Lurpak! :)
So I guess I'm also asking...
Isla
Ayla
Or
Arla

Thanks :)

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littlejohnnydory · 03/08/2015 16:13

Never heard of Arla butter! I have a F lora though and only ever had one margarine comment!

Coffeemarkone · 03/08/2015 15:31

oh sorry they are based in Leeds....
I thought it was an Irish company for some reason..

Coffeemarkone · 03/08/2015 15:30

yes Arla is a big company, nowhere near Yorkshire though.
I think they make Cravendale.

barbecue · 03/08/2015 15:25

From your shortlist I'd go for Isla. I've never heard of Arla dairy products though.

SuburbanRhonda · 03/08/2015 15:24

Alba is Latin for "white", so if it's old you're looking for, it fits the bill.

Coffeemarkone · 03/08/2015 15:23

Ailsa?

Yes for me Arla says 'custard in a carton'.

Sophronia · 03/08/2015 15:20

Alma?

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fixuplooksharp · 03/08/2015 15:09

Oh good, well since I live in the south, East Anglia, that shouldn't be a problem :) thank you!

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Emochild · 03/08/2015 15:06

I think it depends where you live

If your in West Yorkshire I would imagine most people would think dairy

Outside West Yorkshire -probably not

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fixuplooksharp · 03/08/2015 14:49

Alba is a nice girls name but not old sounding enough to go with my boys names. Not that Arla is an old sounding name particularly but Alba is a definate more modern sound imo.

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LadyLuck81 · 03/08/2015 14:46

I loved Alba as a girls name. Similar but not a dairy product Smile

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fixuplooksharp · 03/08/2015 14:37

Good point Bert ^ Although my own name is one that has a different spelling, I am always correcting people's pronunciation or spelling, it can be annoying but also nice to be different too.

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BertrandRussell · 03/08/2015 14:33

I just think you should never give a child a name that will mean that have to say "No, it's X" every single time for the rest of their lives. "My name's Ayla" "oh, hello Isla" "No, it's Ayla" Ditto, Arla/Orla.....

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fixuplooksharp · 03/08/2015 14:28

True, it's not a biggy in the supermarkets. I am struggling to decide between them though, especially as they are all so similar!

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MissMillament · 03/08/2015 14:26

They are all lovely names. I wouldn't worry about the dairy product, it probaby won't be around that long anyway.

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fixuplooksharp · 03/08/2015 14:21

I really like Orla, but DH wasn't as keen as he was on other 3.

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MissMillament · 03/08/2015 14:17

What about Orla?

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fixuplooksharp · 03/08/2015 14:17

Ooh yes they do! Hadn't thought of that, and Flora is a lovely name, I never think of Margarine when I hear it. Good point!

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SoupDragon · 03/08/2015 14:16

Well, people still use Flora...