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Thought on the name Aurora?

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RedRobyn2021 · 29/09/2024 19:37

I feel like this is the right now for our second DD

DP liked it when we discussed it earlier in the pregnancy but now he said he's worried it's like a stripper name

I don't think it is at all, please let me know your thoughts?

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Leeloo1233 · 30/09/2024 11:21

Definitely not a stripper name here in Scandinavia 🤣 It means northern lights, it's a super cool name, go for it!

Gigi5 · 30/09/2024 09:22

MakeHasteMakeHaste · 30/09/2024 08:55

No it doesn't 😅😅

It does, it's an awful name.

Are you thinking of the drag queen A'Whora 🤦‍♀️ from Ru Paul's Drag Race perhaps?

Calliopespa · 30/09/2024 09:19

RogersOrganismicProcess · 30/09/2024 02:22

Aurelia is much nicer.

Aurora sounds so try hard that it almost has the opposite effect. I agree with the princessy description- regressive and unhelpful.

I think I tend to agree OP that Aurelia is prettier . It doesn’t have that “ roarer” bit that sounds a bit angry, yet at the same time Aurelia dodges the Disney vibe.

marshmallowfinder · 30/09/2024 09:16

lololulu · 30/09/2024 06:39

How do you pronounce it

Au Or Ra?

Uh ROAR ruh.

Grimgrump · 30/09/2024 09:00

HopsiclePopsicle · 30/09/2024 07:22

Twee and insubstantial.

Twee and insubstantial just like the Aurora Borealis!

MakeHasteMakeHaste · 30/09/2024 08:55

No it doesn't 😅😅

It does, it's an awful name.

teatoast8 · 30/09/2024 08:54

FFSWherearemyglasses · 30/09/2024 08:45

😬 Sounds like a drag queen name and too much like Areola for me 🥴

No it doesn't 😅😅

BeaLola · 30/09/2024 08:50

When I hear it I think Disney Princess

LightDrizzle · 30/09/2024 08:46

Too Disney Princess for me and therefore too fluffy for an adult woman. This may be changing though due to its popularity.

My personal mantra is to avoid any names with a strong association with physical or character traits that your child may not go on to have: Bambi, Willow, Patience etc… Would the name be incongruous for a CEO, a weights fanatic, a nursery nurse? We don’t know what our tiny bundles are going to turn out like. It would have been disastrous if my mother had called me Bambi for example 😂. I am not doe-eyed and long-limbed and wasn’t even at 15 years old.

FFSWherearemyglasses · 30/09/2024 08:45

😬 Sounds like a drag queen name and too much like Areola for me 🥴

MakeHasteMakeHaste · 30/09/2024 08:42

I think it is a really horrible name, both in how it sounds and how it's looks when written.

The princess thing is another reason not to use it imo.

SanMarzano · 30/09/2024 08:41

I don’t think it’s a stripper name but it’s a bit too twee for a real human given the strong Disney Princess association. The only one I know is a cat…

Edenmum2 · 30/09/2024 08:32

Love aurora. Love Rory.

MonkeyTennis34 · 30/09/2024 08:32

It's beautiful.

I know an adult Aurora abs it works just fine.

I also love the abbreviated Rory.

CocoapuffPuff · 30/09/2024 08:29

It's lovely, but consider the local accent and if people commonly don't say their "r"s in your area.
You'd be fine in Scotland or NI but I know many English relatives who pronounce R as W and its something you might want to think about.

OwlishPeering · 30/09/2024 08:19

FlapsofFury · 30/09/2024 08:05

It's really cute, but that's the problem. As an adult I don't want a cute name.

I don’t think it’s cute at all. It has quite a growly, clumpy set of sounds, like Gertrude, Winifred, Bertha, Frederica.

SallyWD · 30/09/2024 08:09

Sorry to those who love it but I really don't. It's not a particularly nice sound and is quite a mouthful.

FlapsofFury · 30/09/2024 08:05

It's really cute, but that's the problem. As an adult I don't want a cute name.

teatoast8 · 30/09/2024 08:02

lespameo · 30/09/2024 07:41

@RedRobyn2021 wish I'd not commented seeing the number of people slagging the name off!!! Haha

Ignore the negative comments. It's a beautiful name 😊 and don't regret naming my daughter it.

FiveDuckGyoza · 30/09/2024 07:55

I think it’s the sort of name which the child herself is likely to find difficult to pronounce as she learns to speak (I think many struggle with the R sound to begin with) so I think it’s unfair on that ground alone. Plus naming a child after a Disney Princess is putting her in a certain category which I would be reluctant to force on a female. It sets her up with a particular image in my opinion.

PatsyPatsysaid · 30/09/2024 07:50

Disney Princess comes to mind

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RedRobyn2021 · 30/09/2024 07:47

lespameo · 30/09/2024 07:41

@RedRobyn2021 wish I'd not commented seeing the number of people slagging the name off!!! Haha

Don't worry I've seen threads saying people hate the name I picked for my 3yo and it's actually perfectly lovely (and popular) so you just can't please some people 😂

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lespameo · 30/09/2024 07:41

@RedRobyn2021 wish I'd not commented seeing the number of people slagging the name off!!! Haha

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RedRobyn2021 · 30/09/2024 07:33

WoahThreeAces · 29/09/2024 20:59

Weirdly I know several Auroras under 5 - I quite like it as a name but it strikes me as one of those that people think are unusual but then there's three in a class...

No I've spent enough time on baby name lists to know it's quite popular now 😂

I think if it weren't I'd be more wary of using it

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RedRobyn2021 · 30/09/2024 07:32

BeautyPageantDropout · 29/09/2024 20:58

I hate that Rory is becoming a girls' name,

It suits both IMO

I loved the name River when I was pregnant with my first and if I'd had my way, we'd have used it whether my DD had been a boy or girl. DP didn't like it though.

I think some names like Jessie and Alex suit both sexes

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