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think ive cracked my girls name.....

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boodleboot · 31/03/2010 20:08

Ilaria...classy, unusual but not unheard of r made up...good nn potential, Lari, Lili, Ria...

could this be the one??? x

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boodleboot · 31/03/2010 20:33

bessie did u find it a difficult name to get ur head around on first hearing?

collision...has ur cousin had neg reactions to the name?

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LadyOfTheFlowers · 31/03/2010 20:30

If you like it, go for it, but think peoples' first response is going to 'What...?' andyou will be constantly repeating it/explaining.

BessieBoots · 31/03/2010 20:27

I know an Ilaria. She is lovely. I like

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boodleboot · 31/03/2010 20:27

ah...all is not lost cos lockets likes it and i adore her DCs names...such great taste...mwah x

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LetThereBeRock · 31/03/2010 20:26

I don't like it. It doesn't sound classy either imho.

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boodleboot · 31/03/2010 20:25

i'm wincing from the beating....but remaining unmoved...i like it....so ner ner nee ner ner....x

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ozmetric · 31/03/2010 20:24

Prefer Lara.

lockets · 31/03/2010 20:23

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Magaly · 31/03/2010 20:22

An Italian sur name would contextualise it.

Ilaria Piaccentini - ooh what a glorious name.

Ilaria Cooke - what the f?

Scrudd · 31/03/2010 20:20

I hope she's funny, because if she is she'll be ilarrrrrious.

hth

bloss · 31/03/2010 20:18

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Fel1x · 31/03/2010 20:18

Sounds made up to me (even though it isnt) and a bit crap tbh

bibbitybobbityhat · 31/03/2010 20:17

Ooooh Hully beat me to it with her quick-off-the-mark Shakespearian knowledge.

TreeTrunkThighs · 31/03/2010 20:17

Forgot to say, however, that I rather like it.

BridesheadRegardless · 31/03/2010 20:16

I need a phonetic break down.

(and so will lots of other people)

TreeTrunkThighs · 31/03/2010 20:16

To my untrained ear it sounds both unheard of and made up.

I know it is neither but if I think it, others probably will and if you are bothered...which it sounds like you are

AnnieGG · 31/03/2010 20:16

I don't like it. Sorry

brimfull · 31/03/2010 20:14

I have never heard of it.

Doesn't trip off the tongue easily.

Hulababy · 31/03/2010 20:14

How do you pronounce it?

Il-ar-ee-a or Il-a-ree-a ?

Not keen TBH.

Collision · 31/03/2010 20:13

It is italian for Hilary

DHs cousin is called Ilaria and we call her YaYa for short!

Hullygully · 31/03/2010 20:12

Sounds like a made up country - like Illyria from Twelfth Night or some such...

Magaly · 31/03/2010 20:11

I don't know. It might grow on me, but first impressions are that it's a bit watery and vague.

I like Ylenia (a greek name). That is similar but sounds more substantial.

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