Alexis/Aurora OR Ares/August

[tinselmom]

We've decided to stick to an 'A' theme (I have a 1-year-old named Atticus) and have narrowed it down to:

Alexis or Aurora for a girl and Ares or August for a boy

What do you think of these names? Happy to hear more suggestions for 'A' names too

I prefer Aurora over Alexis, but they are both nice, however, Ares is the god of war so that's a hard No for me. I'd always considered August a girls name, but it a beautiful name for either so I'd go with that, but, your baby, your choice!!

Aurora and August.

Ares just looks like “arse” to me, sorry!

Alexis or Aurora for a girl
Alexis

Ares or August for a boy
Ares, of the two, because August will be August like the month or Au-GUST. Augustus is much easier and could be Gus as a nn.
Ares will probably be aurocorrected to Arse.

Not being funny but why the and ? It smacks of stereotyping.

I like both the girls names, I don't like the boys names and know a boy named August but he was born in August. Augustus might be better a pp said

Aurora and August

But do really want both children to have the same initials?

@MikeUniformMike you're right, that was unintentional

Augustus is a good suggestion.

Alexis and Augustus

Augustus is really nice. Augustine is ok too, but the August/Au-gust could be a pita.

I like Ares butt might be a PITA (pun intended).

Alexis is lovely.

Congrats btw.

If you want to avoid the same initial, how about Gaius (Guy-us) nn Gai or Gus?

Augustus is fab actually, love that suggestion from PP's!

Aurora and August.

Not Augustus - makes me think of Augustus Gloop from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Other ideas - Aurelia, Augustine

I like Alexis but prefer it for a boy, but then the only Alexis is know in real life is male

Aurora by far. And Augustine, rather than either of your options.

Alexis or Aurora for a girl is avoid anything that's like Alexa tbh. Maybe Lexie?
Love Aurora tho.

Ares or August for a boy
Not the arse anagram. Not keen on August, Augustus is better.

If you have two girls you'll spend so lung getting mail for
Miss A. Tinsel
and not knowing who it's for

Aurora is a name I really dislike. Unless the child is very cute and girly, it's dreadful. It's a mouthful too and not great in adult life. Alexis is fine, as long as you want a name that's for both sexes. I like Augustus, but not August. Ares is a big fat no.

Ari , Ambrose, Anders and Archer some fav boy A names for me. Love Aurora ❤️

Alexis is more typical for a boy's name in some countries so there could be some confusion - by Greeks in particular.

I like Aurora but what will it be shortened to?

How is Ares pronounced. There might be some confusion.

I think they will get the acronym? jokes quite a bit but I like the name.

How do they sound with the middle and surname?

I love Alexis for girls and boys. It's not too used nowadays and makes me think of someone spirited and creative.

Alexis. I really dislike Aurora. But it is commonly a boy’s name in East Europe. How about Alix? That is a girl’s name.

Not keen on Ares - god of war. No one will know how to pronounce it. August is better. Augustus is a hard one to pull off, but Gus is good.

The same initial can make things a little difficult with post/appointments etc.

However I like Augustus. Ares not so much because of the spelling issue with Arse. Another name I like is Ames, also Arlo (though that is becoming popular)

Not so keen on either girl name. Though I like Aurora, but it seems to have become incredibly popular (around here at least). Another I like is Annis which is apparently an old form of Agnes.

Alexis is lovely but I instantly think of Amazon Alexa and Lexie. I like Aurora but its now quite popular. Alexandra?
August out of the boy names...it's definitely become a unisex name but I think I prefer it as a boys name. Girls have April, May and June.

I have a little boy called August, who goes by Gus. Augustus is a fabulous name, but August felt more contemporary.

I like both of your girl names - sorry, not a lot of help really!

Aurora or August

Prefer Augustus.