Middle name for Aurora

[EffieP]

Aurora is a strong contender for our daughter but I’m not sure if the middle names we like go with it? Daisy, Lily, Margot, Willow and Xanthe, leaning more towards Margot or Willow. Does it matter if they don’t flow? Suggestions welcome.

Iris

Aurora Delilah
Aurora camille
Aurora Matilda
Aurora Sienna
Aurora Louisa
Aurora Rosina
Aurora Sophia
Aurora Selena
Aurora Serena
Aurora Davina
Aurora Vienna

Aurora Willow.

I regret not using Aurora as a middle name for dd2. I love it!

Any opinions on Aurora Xanthe? Is it too much?

I love Aurora Xanthe! Other than the fact it sounds great, I like that the first name starts with the first letter of the alphabet and the second is nearly that last!

I say go for it 😁❤️

Aurora Xanthe is fine. I like Aurora Daisy, too.

Aurora Margot

Aurora Xanthe is good. They flow well and do have the 'A to Z' sound about them, which is quite pleasing.

Rose

Also, if I ask myself 'would I like to be called Aurora Xanthe' I think yes, that would be fine. I might prefer to use Xanthe in adulthood, at work especially, as it's crisper and (to my ear) more sophisticated, less floaty. I can imagine enjoying the nn 'Roar' but not necessarily 'Roarer'!

I'd much rather have a proper name like that as a middle name, especially one in a slightly different style, than some 'filler style' middle name, almost only ever used as a mn, that I wouldn't be able to swap to.

I assumed Xanthe was more unusual than Aurora especially as Aurora broke the top 100 this year. I’m pleased the combination is getting good feedback though. Is Aurora not considered a “proper name”, also?

We liked the suggestion of Aurora Bea but Bea doesn’t work with our surname so we were thinking maybe Aurora Beatrice or even Aurora Beatrix. That is possibly too long of a combination though? We liked Aurora Phoebe too and maybe Katherine instead of Kate. I think we’re keeping Margot, Willow and Xanthe from our original list.

I love the name Aurora too. So wanted it for dd1 but dh vetoed it.
Aurora Marie
Aurora Peace
Aurora Bethany
Aurora Evelyn

Borialis

Borealis* And I believe the joke has already been made ;)

I think Aurora needs a two syllable muddle name with the emphasis on the second syllable.
Camille
Coreen
Suzanne
Marie
Angèle
Sherelle
Louise
May-Belle
Lorraine
Elaine
Irene
Cherise
Yvonne
Ondine
Pauline
Francine
Kathleen

If you see what I mean! Lots of French and several Irish names seem to fit.

I think it goes best with a short middle name. I like Aurora Niamh

Does she "need" a middle name ?

Reading through the suggestions I can't find any that flow very well. Aurora is quite a mouthful evwn on it's own, I actually find it quite hard to say, that might be because im Scottish and all the 'rrr' sounds. So to me a middle name would just be even more of a mouthful

I’d like her to have a middle name. Everyone I know has them so I wouldn’t want her to not. I don’t think any of these sound terrible (I like a lot of them actually) plus there has got to be a few names out there, out of the many that are, that flows with it lol.

I’ve worked with children so I’ve seen a lot of names and not a lot of them flow well. They don’t differ in syllable count or avoid running vowels and if doesn’t seem to affect them. My own name doesn’t sound great when said out loud but it hasn’t held me back and nobody knows it’s because my middle name is my mum’s name when first hearing it. That’s why I originally asked if it mattered. It’s all subjective anyway as not everyone likes certain names. If you find Aurora a mouthful on it’s own then you’re going to find it difficult finding another name that compliments it, for example.

I do sometimes wonder if these threads are jokes

What do you mean, a joke?

I'm guessing she means that she's got a plain taste in names so anything else seems like a joke...

She or he I should say...

I’m guessing so too. It’s an interesting sense of humour to have it a top 100 name makes you laugh. I don’t mean anything against the names (as I think they are beautiful) but having cared for at least 10 little girls called Amelia and Isabella (each), I’ve decided to not bring another into the world.

Aurora Valentine.

Aurora Jasmine is nice.