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Stuck between two names.

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abbie777 · 31/12/2020 14:37

Aurora was originally our favourite, but I love Meadow too!! I’m so indecisive, which one do you like best?

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BatleyTownswomensGuild · 05/01/2021 15:45

Meadow.

Aurora is the kind of name that will be butchered when pronounced in certain accents. I say this as someone who cringed every time my name was pronounced by several family friends for years....

PainterInPeril · 05/01/2021 15:04

I prefer Meadow out of the two. What about Meade(pronounced Meed)?

PoodleMoth · 05/01/2021 11:44

I live in a village in Northumberland and know 5 under 5 so still not as popular as say Olivia or Isla etc but seems to be gaining in popularity!

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abbie777 · 02/01/2021 22:23

I live in Durham, how common is it? How many do you know?

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manukau · 02/01/2021 21:12

There was Meadow Soprano in the TV show. I know two girls called Meadow. One aged 8 and a new baby. Lots of modern names sound crazy at first but you get used to them. I think all the tradesmen names are mad - Cooper, Mason, Taylor, Tiyler, Hunter, Archer etc. I know the spellings aren't the exact same but you know what i mean. Still, people get used to anything

WednesdayAllTheWay · 02/01/2021 17:01

Aurora. It's a lovely name.

EdgeOfACoin · 02/01/2021 16:59

I like Aurora. Makes me think of the aurora borealis.

Is Meadow a name now? I'm with the PP who thought it would be like naming a child Field or Hedge. If it is becoming a name, I'd be wary - it sounds to me like a name that might become very trendy very quickly and then date just as quickly (think of little girls named Kylie in the 1980s). If you love the name and that doesn't bother you, then go for it.

PoodleMoth · 02/01/2021 16:24

Love Meadow! Used to really like Aurora but it is getting really common and I am not too far from you by the sound of it!

ThirdTimeLuckyIHope · 01/01/2021 16:06

I prefer Meadow. Aurora is getting more popular

lottiegarbanzo · 01/01/2021 15:58

Yes, me too. 'Three men, two men, one man and his dog, a cat, a ferret and a bag of old chips... went to mow a meadow' etc.

sesquipedalia · 01/01/2021 14:43

I can't get 'one man went to mow, went to mow a meadow' out of my head

lottiegarbanzo · 01/01/2021 14:22

If it's the floral abundance of a meadow (as opposed to a field) that appeals, how about Flora?

lottiegarbanzo · 01/01/2021 14:20

Aurora, it's lovely, flows really nicely and is hard to mispronounce, in any accent.

Meadow doesn't sound like a name to me. It sounds like calling a child 'Field' or 'Hedge'.

HeadlessGummyBears · 01/01/2021 14:15

Unless you have another middle name planned, how about Aurora Meadow?

elizabethdraper · 01/01/2021 14:07

instead of meadow you could go with field

they mean the same thing

SnoozyBoozy · 01/01/2021 13:56

Aurora, because I associate it with a girl's name. I've never heard of anyone called Meadow, for me it's a field. I would also feel embarrassed to be called that (sorry!)

pinkpinecone · 01/01/2021 13:49

Aurora

missmouse101 · 01/01/2021 13:42

I can't stand Aurora. It sounds like roar roar roar. Very ugly. Meadow is sweet.

wowfudge · 01/01/2021 13:40

It very much depends on the surname. Meadow is too try hard to me.

Ithinkim · 01/01/2021 13:39

I would be embarrassed to say hello my name is Meadow so would have to pick Aurora.

Are you okay with Rory as a nn as they all get called that that I've met.

Sausagedog1 · 01/01/2021 13:37

Love Meadow. Aurora is ok but I find it hard to say. It's very.... flouncy. Meadow is more down to Earth and gentle.

MercyBodle · 01/01/2021 11:26

Both are nice names. I prefer the more unusual and interesting Meadow.

SE13Mummy · 01/01/2021 02:29

Meadow. It's less vowely and princessy than Aurora.

notangelinajolie · 01/01/2021 02:24

Aurora is a name. Meadow is a field.

Ellmau · 01/01/2021 02:12

Aurora is gorgeous. I wouldn't want a child called after a field.