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Posie, Isla, Honour or Aurelia??

56 replies

Balletmummyxx · 16/10/2017 12:28

Hi guys needing help to pick the loveliest of these baby names for my DD without having to reveal to friends and family. LOVE Posie, prob my favourite, but afraid it's too cutesy for an adult!? Isla getting quite common? Aurelia, also spelt Oraylia, worried it's a bit of a mouthful and that her name would often be shortened, pretty variations are Orla or Orleia. Help!! Which is your favourite and why? No negative comments please I love all of these choices. Thankyou :) Xx

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LongTermPerm · 16/10/2017 19:41

I'm a bit uncomfortable with bestowing the name Honor on a little girl, given it clearly comes from the honour virtue. To be honourable is clearly a good thing in general-to be truthful, altruistic etc. But when it's used for women/ girls in particular i associate it with a bit of a misogynist undertone i.e 'to defend her honour' would have associations of purity/ chastity. Neither of which are things I think we should be imposing on girls or women, or hoping for our daughters to become above all else.

Fully prepared to be told I'm talking shit. I just have a general sense of unease about it that I'm struggling to even articulate to myself.

Mrsknackered · 16/10/2017 19:10

I love Honor.

I have a soft spot for Posy, but I wouldn't do it.

LadyPug · 16/10/2017 19:09

Posy is adorable!!!

Smoliver · 16/10/2017 19:07

I love Aurelia, closely followed by Honour

redcaryellowcar · 16/10/2017 19:05

I love posy/ posie.

pilotswife · 16/10/2017 19:03

Posie is gorgeous & I love Honor

daisypond · 16/10/2017 19:00

I prefer Honor, spelled like that. Aurelia is also quite nice. I did know someone in France called Aurelie, but I'd worry about "orally" jokes for that. I don't like Isla. Posy, as PP have said, might work for a nickname.

Jooni · 16/10/2017 18:10

Love Honor!

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Serafinaaa · 16/10/2017 16:45

Love Isla and was first choice before my son was born. Had gone off it by the time my daughter came along though due to huge spike in popularity and worries about it 'dating'.

DameDiazepamTheDramaQueen · 16/10/2017 16:44

Honor (without the U)

thethoughtfox · 16/10/2017 16:40

Posie all the way. Isla is very popular.

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 16/10/2017 16:27

Aurelia is lovely.
I like Posy, as a shortening for Josephine, another lovely name.
I like Isla, but not Honor.

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NinonDeLenclos · 16/10/2017 14:41

Like Posy, Honor or Aurelia very much. Can't stand names being mis-spelt and think it looks half-educated so def not Oraylia.

Isla is way too popular and nothing like as nice as the other.

TempsPerdu · 16/10/2017 13:23

Love Honor, but spelt like this (which is the standard spelling for the name) - think it’s strong, elegant and not too frilly.

Posie is dreadful imo - flimsy, cutesy and just doesn’t age well. Aurelia is nice but feels a bit ‘much’ for me and Isla is pretty but way too popular.

My pick of these would definitely be Honor.

MrsHathaway · 16/10/2017 13:08

Adore Posy but only from Josephine (gets away from the cutesy problem).

Isla very common now - they're nearly all under six but it's having a massive boom here. That's because it's a good name, mind you!

Orla is a completely different name from Aurelia, though I'd expect the latter to be pn "ow-ray-leah" so if you don't then you might like to rethink whether mispronunciation would be annoying to you. I like both Orla (esp sp Orlaith) and Aurelia.

I agree Honor must be spelt without the U. It's just one of those things. I don't know how I feel about it. Honour is an odd concept nowadays and virtue names can be difficult to wear.

My recommendation would be Josephine nn Posy. I'd prefer the -y spelling over -ie as I think it's more authentic.

MulberryMoon · 16/10/2017 13:04

Isla is nice but very popular. So I'll say Aurelia

Inneedofacookeddinner · 16/10/2017 13:02

I know a Rosalie nn Posy :) it could also be a nickname for Primrose. If Posy is too babyish then as she grows she could become a Rose. I like it.

NoSquirrels · 16/10/2017 12:50

I love:

Honor (not Honour)

Orla (not Aurelia)

Josephine NN Posie

Tilapia · 16/10/2017 12:42

My favourite is Aurelia but I agree it's a bit a mouthful! I would definitely use the spellings Posy and Honor.

HeyMicky · 16/10/2017 12:40

I have a Josephine who goes by Posey. Which is fine, as she's 2. Later she could be Jo, Josie or Seph as well as use her full name

Agree with PPs about the spelling of Honor and Aurelia

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 16/10/2017 12:39

I love Honor. But it has to be spelt like that.

Not keen on the others.

Liadain · 16/10/2017 12:38

Aurelia looks beautiful written down but I always think it isn't as pretty when said. Still a nice name when written properly.

Posie is awful, much too cutesy for an adult. If you used a flower name Posie would probably be a good childhood nickname, though.

Isla is nice, definitely a popular name atm though if that bothers you.

Honor (written that way) is fine but there is a fictional character called Ross O'Carroll Kelly in Ireland - his daughter Honor is an absolute witch of a child, complete bully. It's a nice name otherwise but for me and many other Irish people, shaking that association off is hard!

Of these Isla would probably be my first choice, then Honor - assuming you've no plans to move to Ireland!

HappyLollipop · 16/10/2017 12:38

Posie is awful. Isla and Aurelia are the nicest on your list.