Honest opinions on these two names please

[GlitterPinkRubberDucky]

For a girl:

Alara (pronouced A-lar-a)
Alanya (pronounced a-lan-ya)

Don't like, sorry. But people who like that sort of name might like them!

They're okay. Unusual but both proper names. Actually, I think they're growing on me as I just tried them with my surname and it works really well. :)

Are they actual names, or did you make them up? I've never heard them before, and not keen - sorry. But I'm a bit traditional, and only really like "proper" names.

They both sound made up and are very insipid, wet names.

Thank you for the opinions. One is an actual (foreign) name, and the other is the name of a river in Turkey.

i like both of the names :)

I wouldnt be fond of either name tbh, Alanya sounds a bit like Alannah only not as nice!

I've never heard of Alannah before ...how is it pronounced? A-lan-aa?

Not keen

Not keen .. I like Aria though !

Ooh Aria...sounds nice

They're not made-up names, not unless lots of people are making them up. I used to know an Alanya and Alara comes up on Facebook.

How about Alina? I work with an Alina. (pro. A-lee-na)

alina.......hmmm has a nice ring to it but maybe lo similar to dc1's name. Thank you though.

Yes, Aria is nice....

Ariadne...Ariadne...Ariadne...If I say it enough, somebody might like it! :)

Alara is okay, I also like Aliya (pronounced A-lee-ya)

I like Alannah and Aria.

Anya
Lara (short for Larissa)
Clara
Cara
Laura
Anna
Ariana
Alma
Alicia
Amara
Arwen

Don't like, sorry. But people who like that sort of name might like them

I am on the floor and cannot stop laughing

GlitterPinkRubberDucky its pronounced Ah-lan-ah with emphasis on second syllable. I think its from the Irish word leanbh which means child.

I know a gorgeous little Turkish girl called alara, I like it

I suggested Elara to DP but he said no.

What about Alana as that seems pretty similar to the ones you picked and much prettier sounding. If I had had a girl I liked Alex and Lara (just thought I would throw that in). The suggestion of Aria grabs me the most, it is pretty and unusual but not too unusual.

worldcitizen I'm also laughing, and I bet other people who find that sort of thing funny, would find it funny too.

Ariadne......I like it Remus

I think they are okay names OP - I'd pick Alara between the two