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Is Aurora too 'unusual'?

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Nemonemo · 20/07/2012 09:41

sorry, third thread created in two days.... But can't decide and it's getting close!

Is Aurora too unusual?!

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BoysBoysBoysAndMe · 20/07/2012 09:43

I personally love it.

And it's sleeping beauty's name!!

Not too unusual IMO.

WillowTheWitch · 20/07/2012 09:43

I created three name threads in a few days a couple of weeks ago and I'm only 25wks Grin I'm a bit obsessed I'm getting stressed that he won't have a name as soon as he is born Blush

Anyway ... I think it is beautiful the only thing is that it is Disneys Sleeping Beauty's name so it just makes me think of that . I do love unusual names though Smile

Svrider · 20/07/2012 09:44

Depends if you want dd to have to face Hmm every time she tells someone her name

Stellan · 20/07/2012 09:46

No, it's not too unusual.

While I have mentioned before that I find it to be a bit of a tongue-twister, it's easy to know how you're meant to say it from how its written.

People have heard of the aurora borealis/Northern Lights and some people will be familiar with it because of the Sleeping Beauty character.

It's not a name I would personally choose but if you love it then I can see no reason why you shouldn't use it. It's not a particularly strange or weird name; it's just a bit uncommon (about 55-70 babies each year in the last few years).

Stellan · 20/07/2012 09:47

The only negative I can think of is that it does sound a tiny little bit like the noise dogs make when they get really excited...

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Nemonemo · 20/07/2012 09:51

I'm not bothered about the Hmm factor, our surname is interesting, so she'll get that look regardless.

I'm worried I guess, in honesty, that it'll be considered a bit 'chavvy' because it seems like we've tried to pick an unusual name which is quite an 'of the moment' thing to do (in my opinion, no offence meant!) whereas actually it's because I wanted a Roman name and I think it has a beautiful meaning. But noone'll ever know that will they!!

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Nemonemo · 20/07/2012 09:51

ROFL at stellans last comment Grin

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Stellan · 20/07/2012 09:54

I don't think it will be thought of as a chavvy name. However, to be sure, you could pick Aurelia which sounds very posh to me (unless it makes you think of the character in Love Actually, I suppose, which makes it a more accessible, normal name).

Kittenkatzen · 20/07/2012 10:02

I like it, and don't think it's chavvy in the slightest.

It's hard to shorten/nn though - but if you don't want to do that then it won't matter :)

shimmy0 · 20/07/2012 10:11

Why does every name have to have s shortened version? I like the fact that its hard to shorten, that's one of the name's stand out qualities for me.Oh and Its not too unusual at all.

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Nemonemo · 20/07/2012 10:11

She'd be Rory for a nn. I like the tomboy aspect of it!

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marge2 · 20/07/2012 10:13

Gorgeous - go for it!

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Kittenkatzen · 20/07/2012 10:25

shimmy there doesn't have to be a shortened version of course...I just personally really like the idea of having an affectionate/familiar nn that's all - it would be a consideration if I was choosing a name so just thought I'd offer it up :)

TheTeardropExplodes · 20/07/2012 10:36

I love the name Aurora and it has beautiful associations.

My only tiny concern about it is that it's likely that your dd and her friends will not be able to pronounce it properly until the age of 4. She will be Orwarwa or Worwy for a long time. That could be quite cute though!

I say this as the mother of a child who couldn't say her own name properly until the age of 4 as it has a 'th' sound in it. Her middle name and surname begin with an 'r' sound. So, this isn't her real name but imagine Bethany Rachel Robinson being said Befany Wacheal Wobinson.

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Nemonemo · 20/07/2012 10:36

For me, a nn is of importance. I similarly have a name that you can't really shorten, and felt I missed out on the affectionate nn.

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MagdalenaAlec · 20/07/2012 10:40

I like it, v feminine, elegant and works pretty much everywhere around the world. I know an Aurora who goes by the nicknames "Rory" (she used to be indeed a tomboyish teen who despised her princess name..) and "A'".
Good choice!

Kittenkatzen · 20/07/2012 10:44

nemo I missed out on a middle name too ;)

I think Rory as a nn is lovely

noddyholder · 20/07/2012 10:45

i love it

shimmy0 · 20/07/2012 10:47

I have an unshortenable name but my three siblings have names that are shortenable, of them 1 has two shortened variations but we only ever use one because it was what everyone called him when we were kids though he prefers his full name or the other as an adult and uses it when he meets people he didn't know as a kid. Of the other 2, one never ever uses his full name unless on forms, and the other hates his shortened nickname with a passion and only accepts family and extremely close friends using it.
It can go either way with a nickname, it can be great or it can be annoying.

LittleBugsMum · 20/07/2012 10:48

Hail to the Princess Aurora.

Sometimesiwonder · 20/07/2012 10:49

I think it's nice. But the latest news from Aurora, Colorado might make you want to rethink Sad

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Nemonemo · 20/07/2012 10:53

I did think that sometimesiwonder but guess it can apply to any name... There can be sad connotations to any name.

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BandersnatchCummerbund · 20/07/2012 10:57

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Showmethemhappyfeet · 20/07/2012 10:57

I love it, especially with nickname Rory. It's on my list for hypothetical DD2.