Octavia or Aurora?

[tinselmom]

DH and I love them both equally and are torn between both names!

This name would go with big brother Atticus.

Prefer octavia. Is aurelia the perfect solution?

Neither quite right for me - Aurora is now too associated with modern Disney princess and feels over frilly, Octavia is too car - and also, not really good short forms.

Polydora?
Minerva?

There is a good crop of names with the same feel that I would say are better choices.

I think both sound great with Atticus but I think I would go with Octavia!

Octavia.

Aurora is my favourite name of all time, so I definitely vote for that. It may now be a Disney princess, but it is so much more than that.
Also I think it goes much better with Atticus, but that's a minor consideration.

I dislike both but of the two I dislike Aurora a little less.

I really like Octavia, but the car would put me off personally... just incase the car sticks around becomes a classic. And it becomes one of those names that is forever spoiled, like Alexa.

I prefer Octavia. I can not say Aurora with our sounding like I am talking with my mouth full.

Octavia. It's beautiful, classic but uncommon. It's a grown up name.

Aurora is too Disney and too popular. I don't think it will quite be the Sharon or Tracy of this decade but it might be the Kayleigh ie still a bit unusual but very much of its time.

I prefer Aurora. Love the northern lights connection (which was around long before Disney) and love Rory as a nickname.

Octavia.

I like Octavia!

It goes well with Atticus.

Prefer Aurora by a mile, it's a great name and I adore option of nickname Rory
Octavia is far too OTT try hard posh for my ears

Aurora definitely, nn. Rory would be cute.

Octavia sounds a bit uppity to me!

Sorry but they're both awful.

Octavia- I find Aurora abit of a mouthful tbh!

My friend has just had a baby which she has named Octavia. She called her Avie for short.
Her family wasn’t keen but have come round to it now. My friend isn’t as keen on the name as she was unfortunately so make sure it’s what you really like!

Aurora, definitely!

I love Aurora and think Octavia is OK, just a bit harsh. What about Ophelia?

I think kids having the same initial is less of an issue if they are different sexes.

To me, girls names beginning and ending with a vowel sound come across as frilly and/weak so I wouldn't pair one with a sibling name that sounds stronger. I prefer names with a stronger feel to them, either with just a definite start/ending e.g. Imogen, Alice, Penelope, Dorothy or a definite start and ending e.g. Harriet, Clementine, Madeleine.

Oh Ophelia is much nicer.

Octavia IS harsh.

It's one of those names that kind of have it all on paper (unusual but traditional, looks good written down, interesting) but when it comes to it it's just not quite right.

Ophelia is much worse than Octavia. It has all negative vibes. No strong sounds, frilly, suicidal drowned girl, implies ignorance or lack of education on the parents’ part that they don’t know their Shakespeare, etc.

Love Octavia

Ophelia

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both sound a little snobby but Octavia is dreadful. I do quite like Aurora