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First name and surname flow?

17 replies

abigailamelia · 13/05/2021 17:11

Got a few different names for our baby and one of them is Aurora.
Our surname is Sheaffer (pronounced shay-fer)
Do you think Aurora Sheaffer is too many syllables or am I just overthinking?

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PassGo · 13/05/2021 17:19

It would be a lovely name.

Astronaut8 · 13/05/2021 17:22

Love this name

Stevearnottsbeard · 13/05/2021 17:22

I personally wouldn't, too many R sounds but I'm not a fan of aurora so probably biased

Topseyt · 13/05/2021 17:24

It's fine. Go for it.

IggyAce · 13/05/2021 17:24

Sounds fine to me.

Koolandorthegang · 13/05/2021 17:26

I have clunky three syllable first and surnames. I personally don’t like them but it hasn’t caused any issues. You mostly use your first name in conversation all the time anyway. Not saying your name choice is clunky, i think it’s fine.

Puntastic · 13/05/2021 17:30

A bit heavy on the rs for me.

Happycat1212 · 13/05/2021 17:30

It doesn’t sound right to me, it’s a bit much together. But I do love aurora so difficult one!

bridgetreilly · 13/05/2021 17:59

It's not too many syllables, but it's a bit of a mouthful because of all the repetitive rah rah sounds.

SleepingStandingUp · 13/05/2021 18:01

Aurora is lovely, and I think it sounds fine, its easy to say, you're not tripping over sounds.

partyatthepalace · 13/05/2021 18:35

It’s OK, you could probably find better combinations

MercyBodle · 14/05/2021 14:48

Those names sound good together. It really works for me!

KirstenBlest · 14/05/2021 18:38

I don't like Aurora - too many Rs.
Runs the risk of sounding like Olola, Owowa or Ovova.

ladygindiva · 14/05/2021 18:41

I think that flows fine. My mum always wanted to call me Eleanor but our surname sounds very like it and also starts with a vowel so she didn't because it didn't flow! I think it does matter!

Somepeoplemightthink · 14/05/2021 18:43

Your threads aren’t adding up.

The other day you wanted Atlas.

The thread before that which you started on the name Atlas stated that you already had a daughter named Aurora....

Now you’re saying you want to use Aurora

Somepeoplemightthink · 14/05/2021 18:47

You posted the other thread under @abbieamelia7

tentosix · 14/05/2021 19:11

Too many r's. Sounds very clunky

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