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

Emmeline is one of my favourite names ever.
Arrietty is one of my favourite made up names.
Ariadne is one of my favourite ancient names.
I love this thread 😊

Love it!

Phelonie

Because it was one my favourite baby name threads

If you’re expecting a very small baby perhaps.

Sorry wrong thread!!

I actually really like this name!

I always fancied naming a DD after Eilonwy from The Black Cauldron but my partner vetoed it.

I like it, but it needs to be spelt with two rs.

I know it's not the right thread but I can't find the correct one. Why on earth would anyone call their child Felony?

I love it!!! 😍

Sorry OP. Love it 😍😍😍

I think the “etty” makes it sound quite childish so I would choose Arriette or Arrietta with nn Arrietty as I think it with age better
I also like the idea of Harriet/Harriette with nn Arrietty but I know this won’t be to everyone’s taste

'I loved the character in the Borrowers but although it's a sweet name I'm not sure it translates well into real life if I'm honest.'

Agree with this.

I like, she could go by Ari

Excellent name. Dd has a doll called arrietty - not sure how she spells it as shes only 5.

Shes named after the studio ghibli film based on the borrowers.

Ridiculous. Just call her Harriet

Love it. Had it planned for a DD since I was a child (although actual DD not named it in the end). Thought I was really original until a woman who grew up on the same road as me used it for her DD.
Go for it OP!

I love it and it was on my girl list but was vetoed by the oh :)

Think it's really pretty
I would pronounce Arietty with a hard 'a' sound
Like Arietta too

The whole point of the name is that it’s a mishearing- a mistake. Why would you call your child that?

I mean, you wouldn’t use Eggletina or Hendreary, would you? Surely you eouldn’t?

No knocking from me I think it's a beautiful name.

I like it and would love to see it used.
I understood that it was a derivation of Harriet before it was used in The Borrowers, but could be wrong about that.

So torn!

Honestly-don’t. So tedious for her to explain where it comes from all the time.

Ok it is still the #1 name on my list, but given I am head over heels with really like Arietty... what are some other names I might like? I quite like Arietta.
I feel like I’m going 2 steps forward to just going with it... and then going 3 steps back! again and again.

I mentioned it to a friend who said it sounded like a pasta sauce