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FayeAspen · 18/02/2021 09:00

My girl name ideas are very split down the middle into either very girly or masculine sounding and would like opinions and ideas! Love Loli and would like names that could be shortened to that also!! My name list names so far
-Thetis
-Aurora
-Faye
-Loli
-Rory
-Cora or Cory
-Azreal (my fave name but heard it first from the cat from the smurfs so a little waryGrin)
Thanks!

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FayeAspen · 18/02/2021 09:02

@FayeAspen

My girl name ideas are very split down the middle into either very girly or masculine sounding and would like opinions and ideas! Love Loli and would like names that could be shortened to that also!! My name list names so far -Thetis -Aurora -Faye -Loli -Rory -Cora or Cory -Azreal (my fave name but heard it first from the cat from the smurfs so a little waryGrin) Thanks!
*Azrael
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Bluesername · 18/02/2021 09:20

Aurora Faye. Sorted Grin

Bluesername · 18/02/2021 09:23

Thea
Coralie
Cassia
Laura
Eliza
Scarlett
Carys
Asha
Elspeth
Louisa
Zara
Sophia

CeibaTree · 18/02/2021 09:30

Azrael is an angel of death, and is even a baddie in the smurfs so I wouldn't use that!
From your list I like Cora and Cory - you could use Cordelia as a full name to get either of those nick names.
I have a friend with a Lola who shortens it to Loli.

LeonaMar · 18/02/2021 11:43

I’m with Bluesername. Aurora Faye is lovely

Whatsyourflava · 18/02/2021 11:45

Aurora Faye is lovely
Also love Cora

Rory i would only use as a nickname for Aurora (great nickname by the way) and not for a girl in its own right as could get annoying for her everyone assuming she's a boy

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 18/02/2021 11:55

Cora is gorgeous, Faye is pretty and Aurora (nn Rory) nice. Louisa nn Loli would be fine. Thetis is a bit OTT for a first name, but would be okay as a middle name imo. Azrael is an Angel of Death, so middle name only at most.

You might like unisex names like Robin, Rowan or Eden? Aurelia instead of Aurora? Artemis instead of Thetis?

BallsToYouSue · 18/02/2021 12:00

Aurora nn Rory.

BallsToYouSue · 18/02/2021 12:02

Loli will get lumped in with the eleventy million girls called, lily, lilah, lyra, lola...

BallsToYouSue · 18/02/2021 12:03

Or any of those with el in front or rose / may / grace after.

Elora, Elara, Lily-Rose, Lilah-Grace and so on.

LittleTiger007 · 18/02/2021 12:37

Azrael is another name for Satan or the Angel of death.

So please please don’t chose that. That is even worse than your idea of Lolita on another thread. 🤦‍♀️

Whatever you choose please look up the meaning of the name. Google is super helpful.

BallsToYouSue · 18/02/2021 12:41

@LittleTiger007

Azrael is another name for Satan or the Angel of death.

So please please don’t chose that. That is even worse than your idea of Lolita on another thread. 🤦‍♀️

Whatever you choose please look up the meaning of the name. Google is super helpful.

Not to be harsh, but this^^! Please research before you give an...interesting name! Some are lovely and unusual. Some are unusual because they are terrible or have terrible connotations.

Remembering the poster on here ages ago who had a child named Taig, pronounced tay-g. This is a derogatory term for Catholics in some places. Turned out she had named her son after a celebrity named Taïg, pronounced tah-yeeg 🙈. So not only had this poor woman given her son a name which was a mispronunciation, but it was also an anti catholic slur. Fucking hell.

partyatthepalace · 19/02/2021 00:50
  • Aurora Faye is nice. Rori/Rory as a nn is cute, but is v masculine for a full name
  • Thetis is nice and unusual
  • Loli I wouldn’t use as a full name but nice nn for Lois, Lola, Luella
-Cora is pretty, Cory nice as a nn -Azrael is the angel of death so please skip that (along with Lolita!)

Other thoughts - Circe, Cassia, Thora, Stella, Robin, Elowen, Zoe, Lyra, Sadie, Rosa, Cleo, Serena, Juno, Iris, Polly

DramaAlpaca · 19/02/2021 00:55

Faye is the nicest on your list.

You've got a boys' name on there, Rory. It's a masculine name that means 'red king' and sounds ridiculous on a girl, even as a diminutive of Aurora.

As for Azrael, you just can't.

Margotshypotheticaldog · 19/02/2021 00:57

Rory is a boys name.
Azrael is a boys name. And also the angel of death.
So Rory is obviously the better choice between those 2, but It's all relative.

Aquamarine1029 · 19/02/2021 00:59

Farrah

Edenember · 19/02/2021 01:10

Cora or Aurora is lovely.

grapewine · 19/02/2021 01:20

You're on a wind up, aren't you? Azrael? Might as well go with Lilith... if you want unfortunate biblical connotations.

Google really can be very helpful.

BatleyTownswomensGuild · 19/02/2021 08:56

Trying to say this gently OP, but I would try to come up with a few more suggestions...

Wasn't Azrael like a bad guy in the Bible or something? I seem to remember it having a really negative connotation.

Thetis is just ugly sounding. And will be mispronounced by young kids as fetus.

Aurora has a lovely association but can be hard for some people to pronounce. Not necessarily a reason to veto but just something to consider.

Rory is a boy's name. Everyone will hear the name and assume a boy. Is it really fair to do that to your kid?

Loli is cute as a nickname but a bit childish as a proper name. It would sound odd on a 35 year old.

35andThriving · 19/02/2021 22:04

I like Faye.

Cora seems to be getting popular on here. I don't really care for this name.

I have a weird theory about it - To me, because it is only 2 letters away from corona, I think people are getting so used to reading / hearing about corona, that Cora has started to feel like a familiar / appealing name.

I like Aurora too. Faye is my favourite though.

brushlaptop · 19/02/2021 22:06

Aurora Faye ❤️

Bimblybomeyelash · 19/02/2021 22:07

What about Lorelei? Nice in its own right and had nickname potential for Loli and Rory

Thedogscollar · 19/02/2021 22:12

Faye. Scrap the rest they are all awful.

VenusClapTrap · 20/02/2021 18:32

I’m not sure about any of those really. Any others on your list?

Viviennemary · 20/02/2021 18:36

Aurora Faye Cora are all quite nice as names go. I wouldnt personally choose them though. I thought Rory was a boys name.

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