Is this a nice name? Knock some sense into me, and quick.

[emmyblake]

Turned 30 weeks yesterday with a baby girl and I’ve fell head over heels with the name Arietty I’m in loooooveee!!! Is it a dreadful name? It might be hormones.
Disclaimers

• yes I’m well aware it’s a name from The Borrowers, and that it was made up for it.
• and yes it was spelt with 2Rs as in Arrietty but I think that makes it a bit clunky!

So please, knock some bloody sense into me. I’m just head over heels with it!

Thank you
Emmy

Well, it’s better than the ubiquitous bloody Margo/Margot/Margaux.

I love it because it's nice on its own but you can also have Ari or Etty as a nickname!!

Arrietty Wendy?

Arrietty is just too 'borrowers' for me. I love the borrowers, but as a name it'd be cute on a little one but not for an adult. How about Ariane? (Ah-ree-ah-na)

Or what about Harriet with nickname Arrietty?

Hell no! Purely as it’s a made up name from The Borrowers. If it helps put things in perspective it’s up there with naming your child Khaleesi!

A bit too Disney for me. You can call her, "Etty", for short which is quite nice - if you must give her the name :-).

Love it

Lovely name, but likely to be shortened to 'Ari'. Would you be okay with that? Even if not by you, possibly by friends, nursery etc.

I love it.

Lovely name and in my 40 years of teaching I have never taught a girl with this name, so very special. Read the book to classes many times though and always thought I’d use it if I had a daughter.

I have just watched a baby name video and one of the names was Arietta and I loved it. Hubby has vetoed Aria so will see what he says about this 😂

I am so bloody torn!
Arghhhhhhh
Love Ari or Etty as nn.
But is it too twee and pretentious?
But I love it!

i love it!!!

NN - Ari or Etty??

Lovely name! Do it!

Hairy yeti 😳

Ok I’m tipping towards using it!

I love it, and as for spending a lifetime having to spell out your name, I have to do this (unusual Welsh name) and it has never bothered me.

I prefer Ariadne (Ar-ee-ad-nee). She was the daughter of King Minos in ancient Crete. Almost the same name but classical and lovely.

I really like it

I think it's a great name. I loved it when I was the Borrowers as a child. Go for it!

It is pretty!

I’m not a fan. Any name that when said over the phone sounds like a whole load of other names is a no from me. I think you’re just setting your child up to have to repeat and spell their name for the rest of their life.

I'm sorry, it's a 'oh god the hormones' name for me. It's just one syllable too many - none of them seem to go with the others, likes it's all cobbled together.

It's a nice name,bit of a mouthful but not if the surname is shortish?

Love Arietty and Ariadne