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+?!

Why don't you go with another A name that works with the other two eg

Arabella, Audrey and Ada/Adeline

I love Arabella, Audrey and Quinn. All gorgeous names. I think Audrey and Quinn go so nicely together and agree with PP that Quinn might be a bit jealous if both other sisters have princess names! Congratulations on your pregnancy.

@twinmama2021

We’re in London now but are originally from Greenwich, CT. We’ll be here for the next 3 years minimum, and then after that we will return to NYC whenever DH’s company transfers him back. I’m just worried about Quinn not ‘fitting in’ with Arabella, Felix, Hugo & Audrey. I just wonder if Aurora ‘fits in’ better? Maybe I’m just overthinking things.

I think Quinn fits in far better with the other names then Aurora which just sounds a bit flimsy in comparison.

Go with what you love though - people aren’t mean about names in real life tbh I don’t think people think that deeply about them! FWIW my dd (15) is called Emma a name universally hated on MN but she loves it (as do I) so go with what you love.

I really like Quinn! I prefer it to Aurora and also prefer Audrey to Aurora but you could go for Quinn and Aurora nn. Rory so there are 2 unisex type names if you're concerned about that. I think Audrey and Quinn are lovely names together though and go with your other names well. I don't think names need to be too matchy to work.

@KittyMcKitty is Emma hated on here?? It seems such an innocuous name to attract hate! I think it's lovely and was on our shortlist for DD.

@Starlight39 it seems to be - like you I wouldn’t have thought it was a name which could attract hate but it’s always described as boring, dull, unimaginative, drippy and so on plus overused (interestingly dd is the only one in her year called Emma).

I would def. go for Quinn but choose a non A name for their twin.

Aurora is such a mouthful.

I love Aurora but not Audrey as it sounds old and Quinn doesn't seem like a girls name to me,I don't think it matches the other names. Good luck, actually jealous you are having twins

@twinmama2021

Yes! That’s us! Quinn is quite possibly my favourite name of all time but (and perhaps this is my fragile pregnancy brain feeling overwhelmed) I can’t stop thinking about all the negative and at times, really unkind comments about the name Quinn and I just don’t want to set my baby girl up for life with a name that doesn’t go over well in the U.K. If we were in the US I wouldn’t be wavering at all but as we’ll be in the U.K. for the next 3 years at least, or until OH is transferred back to NYC, I’m just feeling a little worried :(

Anyone who looks at your beautiful baby girl and thinks about anything except how lovely / nosiy / stinky / etc she is is a dick. My friends son is Quinn, in the UK. I don't know a single person who's ever mentioned anything rude.

I love Aurora incidentally and Aurelia but I'd swap out Audrey personally

@Wide

I love Aurora but not Audrey as it sounds old and Quinn doesn't seem like a girls name to me,I don't think it matches the other names. Good luck, actually jealous you are having twins

I can lend you some 15 month ones

How about looking at it from a different perspective and imagine you are shortlisting your children for their dream job. As much as it shouldn’t, unusual names etc do make a difference on first impressions at interviews and shortlisting etc. If I was interviewing a Quinn, Audrey,Arabella (as an adult I’d imagine they’d go as Ella or Bella) it wouldn’t make me bat an eyelid. I would find it hard to take an Aurora seriously as a professional adult-. There’s little to shorten it to.
Either way though, I would have a shortlist and choose once they’re born. Often a name you choose when pregnant doesn’t suit them when they’re born.
Good luck- I’m sure whatever you choose will be beautiful

I love Audrey! Please keep that one

@twinmama2021

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.

Your mum & sister wouldn’t so much, being Mrs & Miss, but my sister & I have the same initial & the post thing was annoying enough that I ended up using my middle name if I was ordering things etc.

I wouldn’t worry about reactions to Quinn. Even if a name sounds a bit to some people at first, it really quickly just becomes that person’s name.

@oftenanumpty most of the big firms anonymise CVs these days because it's been shown that more women / people from minority backgrounds etc are selected for an interview. In 5-10 years time this will be standard across board. It's getting close to that in some industries already

No one uses post much anymore unless it's friends sending a birthday card and they'd use more than an initial anyway

I really like Quinn - I tried to wangle it for my eldest but DH vetoed it, having seen through my claims it was from the Glee character and having sussed it was in homage to the Blessed Saint Niall Quinn Saviour of Sunderland (for a bit).

I don't like Aurora - I find it very hard to get my tongue around to be honest. I had sharing first initials as a big "no" for my kids - because I have the same initial as my brother and my mum used to use it as an excuse to legitimise her post opening snooping habit so it's rather a sore point. I don't generally like those quite flowery-floofy type names for girls like Arabella and Aurora though - so I'm definitely more in the Quinn camp as both of my girls have names that end in -n and are quite strong names. Both of my name choices have had a pasting on MN over the years but I love them and they suit my girls as older kids and hopefully moving onto young women - despite not being as "little girlie" as some name choices.

@twinmama2021

Good grief, this is the most overthinking anyone in the world has ever done on names! 

OP PLEASE stop agonising over this. Please stop asking random strangers on the internet - who will always have opposing views and hence confuse you more - and just make your own decision, whether that's now or after they come.

FWIW - your original choices are lovely IMO and all kids grow into their names and you can never imagine them as anything else. So just use what you want. End.

Often a name you choose when pregnant doesn’t suit them when they’re born.
I never understood this. My twins don't look like they did when they were born. A name I picked then to suit them would be meaningless now and they're 15 months. And they'll change a ton until they reach adulthood, both physically and personality wise.

I like quinn not keen on audrey although like aubrey and think Quinn & Aubrey are
More similar together
That being said their your babies so call them what you like as that is what matters

Love Audrey and Quinn. Beautiful names.
Sorry, really not keen on Aurora... I think of Disney princesses or big ships.

Agree I have no idea what quim means or is and have never heard the word before

I prefer Audrey and Quinn. You have boys too don’t you?

How about Audrina? Or Elodie and Esme?

Audrey and Quinn are lovely.
Aurora and Quinn could become Rory and Quinn, both unisex, both lovely.
Arabella is already Bella, aurora may become Rory and so your 3 matching "A" names will be a "B", an "R" and a not as much loved "a" name instead of the "Q" that is your most favourite name ever!

I don’t think one can take the naming of little humans too seriously so if it’s bothering you, please feel free to move on :)