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+?!

Audrey is gorgeous but I always thought Quinn was a boys’ name.

If you must have 3 A names what about:

Arietty
Araminta

...I dont know if this has been said as I haven't read the whole thread but I just needed to put this out here, I'm probably totally alone of this..
But when your said quinn and she would be a twin.

Quinny Twinny was my immediate thought.. totally immature, but might be something to be mindful of!

Because we
A) love the names Audrey and Aurora so don’t want to have to choose two new names with the twins due literally any day now. Having to choose between these three is hard enough!
B) want to name our kids as individuals rather than a group (generally speaking), so things like sharing initials, etc, don’t bother us too much as they won’t live the majority of their lives in the close quarters that they will during childhood. That said, I don’t want one to feel blatantly ‘different’... the other names share a common theme simply because they’re names we loved, not because we looked for matching sib sets. But with naming twins, we don’t want one to feel left out or like they’ve drawn the short straw.

Naming humans is difficult!!

I love Araminta but don’t like the nickname ‘minty’. Also worry that Arabella and Araminta are too similar?

@Nancydrawn

Aurora will not go over well in Greenwich.

10 to 1 she gets called Rory.

If you must name them all A names, go for a classic: Alice, Abigail, Anne, Amelia. Or I guess classical? Athena, Aurelia, Allegra. I'm still also a fan of Astrid.

If you don't like Alexandra, you can always try Alessandra. (Say it's after Alessandra Ferri rather than Alessanda Ambrosio.) Nicknames there are harder to control.

Quinn is far, far, far better than Aurora. It also means a lot to you. I'd keep it. If you're moving back to America in 3 years, you know Quinn won't seem weird.

Finally, I'd say it's a bit odd that you want your daughters to have the same initial while your sons get to have their own. I think that feels weird. If it were me, I'd keep Quinn and ditch Audrey.

We know two Aurora’s in Greenwich and they feel quite differently so I’m not worried about it not ‘going over well’. Both of them seem to get a lot of compliments, in fact, so I think quite the opposite is true. Do you know the area/live in Greenwich? Curious as to why you don’t think it would go over well so wondering if you have a connection to the area.

@twinmama2021

Because we A) love the names Audrey and Aurora so don’t want to have to choose two new names with the twins due literally any day now. Having to choose between these three is hard enough! B) want to name our kids as individuals rather than a group (generally speaking), so things like sharing initials, etc, don’t bother us too much as they won’t live the majority of their lives in the close quarters that they will during childhood. That said, I don’t want one to feel blatantly ‘different’... the other names share a common theme simply because they’re names we loved, not because we looked for matching sib sets. But with naming twins, we don’t want one to feel left out or like they’ve drawn the short straw.

Naming humans is difficult!!

@cordelia16 Sorry, I meant to reply to you rather than post separately.

The Araminta I know is called Ara not Minty if that helps.

Sorry I really don't like Quinn - the poor girl will be called quim at school which is just awful!

Audrey is great. Aurora is too princessy and will drag Arabella down with it...

Audrey and Quinn if you have to have Quinn - but I wouldn't choose Quinn as a name for a little girl.

I know Greenwich well.

In my experience, Disney names aren't particularly common. I don't know many baby Auroras, Ariels, or Jasmines. Your Grace/Charlotte/Olivia/Katherine is far more common.

I'm not saying you have to pick a common name.

If I'm not pulling my punches (and don't read this if you're feeling sensitive), I just think Aurora is a bit much. "Hi, these are my twins, Aurora and Audrey." It's twee and precious. Neither is a particularly strong name, and the Au/Au makes it feel like you're not thinking of them as individuals.

Back to regular tone: I don't know why you don't stick with Quinn. It's an important name to you, and the babies will be growing up in America where it isn't unusual. I mean, I'd actually revisit Audrey, personally, as it's not a favorite of mine, but I like Quinn a lot.

PS as you know, almost no one in America knows what the word quim means. (I'm betting the only time they've heard it is in The Avengers). And even if they did, it's not a common enough word that anyone would hear Quinn and think it sounds like quim.

In my experience, Disney names aren't particularly common

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Aurora is the Roman goddess of the dawn.
Ariel is the lion of God/city of Jerusalem/character in The Tempest.

@TatianaBis

In my experience, Disney names aren't particularly common

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Aurora is the Roman goddess of the dawn.
Ariel is the lion of God/city of Jerusalem/character in The Tempest.

Isis is also a goddess. But the name has another connotation now, which some people may find offputting. This may be the same for some people who would prefer to avoid the Disney connection.

Isis is an international terrorist movement responsible for atrocities.

Aurora is a name in a film popular with girls under 8 that no-one else cares about or watches.

Um, of course I know that Aurora and Ariel didn't start as Disney names.

But in America, that's what they're most associated with. Disney Princess fever is quite big in the States amongst some people, and you are far, far more likely to have someone think you've named them after a Disney character than after the Roman goddess of the dawn. Just as you'd have people assuming you named Ariel after the Little Mermaid, not after the Shakespeare character (who's male, of course) or the angel (also male).

What I was saying is that Aurora and Ariel aren't particularly common in Greenwich, which doesn't go much for Disney names in my experience.

If one wanted the Roman Aurora connection, I suppose you could go Aurelia.

I would find having to shout "Aurora" in the playground or park very cumbersome. I would also pronounce it "Awarwa", despite my best efforts, which wouldn't help. Audrey and Quinn are much easier.

Definitely would avoid 2 x Au starts (Audrey and Aurora)/with names, and even 2 x A-start A-finish (ArabellA and AurorA) .

I only know Audreys over 60 and don't like it. Also not a fan of Aurora (I know too many people who would struggle to say it as the r's would sound like w's - awoarwa).

I like someone else's idea of bridging the gap between Arabella, Felix, Hugo < insert non A name > and Quinn.

You could use Catherine as more syllables, can be shortened to Cat/Kate and has the same sound at start as Quinn. Then use one of your A names in the middle

Catherine Audrey
Catherine Aurora

You're absolutely right tho... Naming humans is the hardest thing in the world! (even harder than cutting newborns nails I reckon).

Maybe write them all down then decide when they're both here depending on what they look like and what suits/fits.

Good luck.

Haha cross post with @DarkMatterA2Z re Awoawa

@SatsumaFan

Definitely would avoid 2 x Au starts (Audrey and Aurora)/with names, and even 2 x A-start A-finish (ArabellA and AurorA) .

I only know Audreys over 60 and don't like it. Also not a fan of Aurora (I know too many people who would struggle to say it as the r's would sound like w's - awoarwa).

I like someone else's idea of bridging the gap between Arabella, Felix, Hugo < insert non A name > and Quinn.

You could use Catherine as more syllables, can be shortened to Cat/Kate and has the same sound at start as Quinn. Then use one of your A names in the middle

Catherine Audrey
Catherine Aurora

You're absolutely right tho... Naming humans is the hardest thing in the world! (even harder than cutting newborns nails I reckon).

Maybe write them all down then decide when they're both here depending on what they look like and what suits/fits.

Good luck.

To be honest, I think that’s what we’ll end up doing - writing the name variations down and waiting to see which we think they suit. We’ve temporarily settled on Audrey Charlotte Quinn and Aurora Catherine Sophie But I’m 99% sure that will change multiple times before they arrive.

When our first three were born, we’d had their names and middle names picked out by the end of the first trimester and never wavered once, and haven’t wavered a day since, so I’m putting this indecisiveness down to the fact that there’s two!!

No, they didn’t start as ‘Disney‘ names, they still aren’t ‘Disney‘ names for anyone but those preoccupied with lowbrow shite. If some random person in passing thinks you’ve been named after something you haven’t so what? 🤷🏼‍♀️

That they are not common in Greenwich is a plus in my view.

Xpost, good luck OP.

If they weren't family names I wouldn't say anything but honestly I think you will regret forever not using Quinn. You've over thought it, for all the arguments of its not girly enough she could love having such a different and personal name.

I cannot understand the love for Audrey. It is so dreary!

I think with twins having names that start Au and both middle names starting C isn’t very individual.
I’d stick with Quinn for one and find another name for the other twin.

What about giving them both Quinn as a middle name?
Audrey Quinn and Aurora Quinn
Then you can tell both grandmothers they have a baby named after them.
You get to use the name you love twice.