Too many princess names?

[twinmama2021]

We have an older daughter (6) called Arabella and are expecting twins any day now really. We are struggling so much on their names and had settled on Audrey & Quinn but are now considering Aurora to replace one of those two names.
But, my question is, is having Aurora and Arabella(Belle) too many princess names / does it sound like we spend all our time watching Disney+?!

What about aurelia?

Sophie and Catherine are lovely and go really well with your other DC names.

Sophie Alexandra Aurora
Catherine Eva Quinn

I don’t mind Quinn as a name itself but not sure I’d give it to a twin actually... Quinn the Twin

My sister is Sophie! Which is why we’ve used it as a middle name - to honour her!

I think my big question is, are 3 A names too much? Is it better to have three A names than two A names and a Q, and risk Quinn feeling left out?

Naming humans is hard!

My Mum and sister have the same first initial and they’ve never run into issues with having the exact same initials so I’m less worried about this, but thank you for pointing it out! Definitely good to consider/remember.

Arabella (not Disney but a lovely name)
Aurora (Sleeping Beauty)
Audrey (Gorgeous)

Arabella, Aurora and Audrey are too much together: triple A rating or battery :)

Jemima or Jessica might work instead of Aurora; or something like Rosalind or Meriel.

I think Arabella, Aurora and Audrey is lovely

I think of Arabella as a fantastic aristocratic Scottish name and Aurora as the Roman goddess of dawn - those associations are centuries old and will last a lot longer than any Disney association.

I like the 3 As.

I am not keen on Quinn I have to be honest, as it doesn’t have a lot of history (also bit close to quim...) - and yes if I were her I’d feel I’d drawn the short straw.

If it’s a family name coming from both grandmothers could it be a third name for both twins?? That could be nice -

I wouldn't do Audrey & Aurora. As pp have said, I like your middle names you have said above. Quinn could work as a middle name if you wanted to use one of the middle names as a first name for your baby girl? So, Audrey Quinn, Sophie Eva, Eva Catherine etc - using the names you've chosen above. Or you could do Quinn and Rory - reminds me of Gilmore girls and not in a bad way.

Go for Quinn, there’s research that supports the idea that girls with unisex names like Quinn do better in school/college/employment. If anything it’s the best name of the three. I don’t hate Arabella or Audrey or Aurora but they are definitely girly names.

Infact change Audrey to Aurora, call her Rory and give both your younger daughters the same advantage.

Yes 3 A’s is too much, sorry, I just think it’s really naff when people do this, it’s like Kardashians or Colleen Rooney. WAGtastic. Your mum and sister would presumably have had a different title while living together (Mrs/Miss) so not so much of an issue? My DH has same initial as his younger brother and it drove him batty.

I'd go with Quinn and Audrey.
Arabella and Aurora are too similar, IMO.

I like Audrey and Quinn but as a previous poster said Audrey is Aurora’s daughter in the Disney Descendants movies, however I don’t think that matters at all as most names have been used in movies and books previously

I have never once, ever, met someone and they’ve introduced themselves as xyz and I’ve gone ‘that’s a weird name’. Not even in my head.

Do. Not. Worry. About. It.

If you love the names just give them those names.

Thanks everyone. I really appreciate the insights it’s interesting to hear everyone’s thoughts.
Just a reminder that although the girls would all have A names, they’re split up by their bothers who are F and H.
Arabella, Felix, Hugo, Audrey and Aurora.
Thoughts on it when you see it as written as above?

I really like Quinn and Audrey! Aurora is a little twee, but I like Rory as a nickname. The connection to your grandparents is lovely, I wish I had given my DM's name as a middle name to my DD so she would have that connection after she passed, but it was too late as she was 15.

Quinn and Aurora is much better than Audrey and Aurora, if you're deciding between the two, but I prefer Quinn and Audrey over both. There's a lovely song by Bread that made me fall in love with the name Audrey, it's beautiful.

Far too Disney and it would honestly make me think you were tacky and/or a simpleton. (For what it’s worth Audrey is actually the name of Aurora’s daughter in Descendants which is the next-gen Disney universe so it really would be OTT 😂)

It's knowing this much about Disney that is tacky, surely.

For me three A names is too much but I wouldn’t hugely worry about other peoples views on that.

I remember your previous thread and I actually really like Quinn for a girl. It’s just that the other dc names are very girly/princessy so when you read or hear all three together Quinn by comparison to the other two sounds distinctly boyish if that makes sense. Slightly we thought we were having boy girl twins but stuck with the names anyway.

If you love Quinn stick with it as you’ll probably regret it if you don’t but maybe something more unisex or at least less princess sounding for the other twin?

*I think Arabella, Aurora and Audrey is lovely

I think of Arabella as a fantastic aristocratic Scottish name and Aurora as the Roman goddess of dawn - those associations are centuries old and will last a lot longer than any Disney association.

I like the 3 As.

I am not keen on Quinn*

I agree.

Quinn and Alexandra is also lovely, or if you decide you want two A names for the twins, Audrey and Alexandra are really nice without being "matchy". You'd want your twins to be able to establish themselves as individuals.

Also, my 6yo and her friends are all much more into tangled, frozen, maleficent etc than sleeping beauty, so I’m quite certain that she wouldn’t actually know who Aurora was, if I asked.

Wheres your twin, Quinn?

I love love love Alexandra but don’t like Alex or Lexie so would be constantly afraid of the potential nicknames!!

Just putting it out there from your middle names: Audrey and Alexandra with Quinn as the middle name for both of them.

I'm not going to comment on the names as such but just a thought on initials - sharing an initial with a parent isn't too bad (I share an initial with my DD) as post is Mrs X Name and Miss X Name, but siblings who share initials with all be addressed as Miss A Name. Might not be an issue when they are little and you open all their post but when they are older, things like college acceptance letters etc. they could end up opening each others and it could cause some hurt feelings etc. Or if one had a letter from a Dr and they didn't want their siblings knowing about something either at all or before them.

PS I think all your name choices are lovely