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Thought on the name Aurora?

141 replies

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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ProvincialLady2024 · 29/09/2024 21:28

It's too Disney Princess for me.

SouthLondonMum22 · 29/09/2024 21:25

I find it really hard to say. Like I just can’t get my mouth around it? Not a fan.

notnorman · 29/09/2024 21:18

teatoast8 · 29/09/2024 20:56

My daughters name 🥰

And mine! Named after the lights too. Rora.

Phineyj · 29/09/2024 21:18

I love it and would have used either that or Aurelia for a second daughter if I'd had one.

Berlinlover · 29/09/2024 21:18

Terrible name OP, sorry.

Sologurn · 29/09/2024 21:16

BeautyPageantDropout · 29/09/2024 20:58

I hate that Rory is becoming a girls' name,

Why does it bother you so much?

Gigi5 · 29/09/2024 21:15

Pretty in writing but I feel like every time I say it I slur my words. Think it's all the vowels.

Heatherbell1978 · 29/09/2024 21:10

It's the kind of name I find a bit hard to say, maybe just my accent. It's quite a 'big' name I think. Not keen really.

ZenNudist · 29/09/2024 21:03

I don't like it. I do think of Disney princess. Not a great association.

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...

Meredusoleil · 29/09/2024 20:59

BeautyPageantDropout · 29/09/2024 20:58

I hate that Rory is becoming a girls' name,

You could always use Rora instead?

BeautyPageantDropout · 29/09/2024 20:58

I hate that Rory is becoming a girls' name,

teatoast8 · 29/09/2024 20:56

Smartiepants79 · 29/09/2024 20:45

It’s the name of a Disney princess. For this reason I wouldn’t choose it myself.
Its pretty, not a stripper name.

My daughter was named after the lights not the Princess

teatoast8 · 29/09/2024 20:56

My daughters name 🥰

s3tut0y3r · 29/09/2024 20:55

It's a lovely name. There is a Hallmark series about Aurora Teagarden and the name is shortened to Roe, which is also pretty.

Meredusoleil · 29/09/2024 20:54

I like it. And the meaning Dawn. And the nn Rory.

Also like Aurelia or Amelia as alternatives.

ChristmasJumpers · 29/09/2024 20:50

My DD is Aurora, it was DHs choice and not ideal in our northern accents, but she goes exclusively by Rory which suits her perfectly.
Our other option was Theodora, nickname Teddie

Calliopespa · 29/09/2024 20:46

I wonder if your Dp is thinking of areola if he’s connecting it with strippers?

For some reason it Aurora always makes me think of nipples, but it’s not really fair because Aurelia doesn’t, yet objectively it’s just as similar.

Smartiepants79 · 29/09/2024 20:45

It’s the name of a Disney princess. For this reason I wouldn’t choose it myself.
Its pretty, not a stripper name.

Thewildthingsarewithme · 29/09/2024 20:44

What about Leonora or Eleanora

toastofthetown · 29/09/2024 20:43

I love Aurora. Sleeping Beauty is my all time favourite Disney movie and the line "yes they named her after the dawn, for she filled their lives with sunshine" is just beautiful to me. It's really popular at the moment if that concerns you.

TootieeFruitiee · 29/09/2024 20:41

Stunning!

DramaAlpaca · 29/09/2024 20:40

I'm not keen, mainly because I really don't like Rory on a girl.

TemuSpecialBuy · 29/09/2024 20:32

Love it but Disney kind of wrecked it. Also some regional uk accents make it sound dire

what about Aurelia????

Clearinguptheclutter · 29/09/2024 20:31

I like it, def not a stripper name!
popular round here but not overly so

i I think it depends on where you are in the Uk to some extent though. In some accents it doesn’t sound nice.

not the same but I have a French friend called “Aurore” and NOBODY can say that properly!