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Allegra?

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Geminimama88 · 14/03/2022 23:28

What do you think?

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Sapphireskies · 14/03/2022 23:29

Love it

Isausernameavailable · 14/03/2022 23:30

Possibly my favourite name, it's lovely

rainforestfriends · 14/03/2022 23:31

I love it

My Allegra is 8 months old, and what a little darling she is

justasoul · 14/03/2022 23:33

An even split between “beautiful” and “antihistamine” for me. Sorry!

toastofthetown · 15/03/2022 07:12

I’m really not an fan. It sounds harsh and unpleasant to me. I’d consider if you are ok with Al/Ally as they are the most intuitive diminutives.

HeadingForHome · 15/03/2022 07:23

I liked this, it was on my list. I wasn't overly keen on Al/Ally nicknames but as a full name it's very nice.

inappropriateraspberry · 15/03/2022 07:48

Isn't it a model of car?

Zeebs27 · 15/03/2022 07:55

I don’t like it, it sounds very harsh as a name

AuntieStella · 15/03/2022 07:56

@inappropriateraspberry

Isn't it a model of car?
The car was a long time ago and was the Allegro

I remember the days when they were, seemingly, every other car. But it's not a strong association now, and more than Marina would be

I think it's a lovely name

romdowa · 15/03/2022 08:01

Sounds like the name of a medication

OnlyTheTitosaurusOfTheIceberg · 15/03/2022 08:02

@inappropriateraspberry

Isn't it a model of car?
Are you thinking of the Austin Allegro from about 40 years ago?

I love the name Allegra but I’m less fond of Ali/Ally so the shortenings would put me off a little.

CarbonelCat · 15/03/2022 08:06

Always makes me think of Vanessa Feltz!

lillyrabbit · 15/03/2022 08:15

I think it’s lovely!

Zillamop · 15/03/2022 08:33

It's quite Sloaney but I like it

Aquamarine1029 · 15/03/2022 08:35

Medication.

FairyCakeWings · 15/03/2022 08:37

It made me think of a car.

MotherOfCrocodiles · 15/03/2022 08:39

I love it but was put off by the Tory press spokesperson angle....

MotherOfCrocodiles · 15/03/2022 08:40

Admittedly that's unlikely to matter to her peers!

ISmellBurnings · 15/03/2022 08:43

Not a fan, sounds quite pretentious somehow.

girljulian · 15/03/2022 08:45

I love it, but at the same time it makes me think of what it means in musical terms, which in turn makes me think of that fairy story The Red Shoes where they’re cursed to dance forever until their feet bleed and (in the original version) they die. Admittedly this is not likely to be a common association!!

Blueuggboots · 15/03/2022 09:17

I like allegria better...pronounced ALLA-greeeyah... it means joy in Spanish.

PierresPotato · 15/03/2022 09:19

I used to quite like it but the two I've seen in the public eye are not very appealing. Si by association I've come to dislike it.

PierresPotato · 15/03/2022 09:21

I liked the meaning but also then see it as not a great name for a quiet sort of person. When I really think in English terms I hear "leg."
Yes I've really gone off it.

PonyPals · 15/03/2022 10:50

Friend is called Allegra and her nickname at school was viagra

MaudieandMe · 15/03/2022 11:58

My first car was a white Allegro with a square steering wheel and I painted pink and blue stripes down it. Grin

Anyone under 50 is unlikely to link the name with the car though, so go for it.

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