Sister for Aurora

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I recently posted trying to choose between my favourite 2 boys names (Xander & Xavier). Surprise, surprise, we're having a girl 😂😂 Back to the drawing board as we have no names for a girl!!

I like longer names that can be shortened for nicknames (DD Aurora goes by Rory). Aurora was dad's choice and I don't love it, but I adore Rory as a nickname. Some names we've toyed with are Penelope, Persephone, Felicity, Matilda.

Help please!!!

Penelope- really like but is getting quite common (if that bothers you). Love the nns Pen, Penny

Persephone- much less common and I like it! Loads of nn potential

Felicity- I really like this but couldn't use. Sounds too frilly for me (personally) otherwise it's lovely. Sounds horsey for some reason which is why I liked it.

Matilda- I don't like this name.

You might also like Charlotte, Daphne, Dorothy, Josephine,

Or Juliette/ Julietta, Violetta, Camilla

Aurora and Josephine
Aurora and Rhiannon
Aurora and Genevieve
Aurora and Nicolette
Aurora and Lucille
Aurora and Francine
Aurora and Bethany

Rose.

Penelope and Matilda are lovely, with great nn potential (Penny / Nell / Polly and Tilly, Tilda, Mattie).

Or do you like -
Harriet
Georgia
Annabel
Saskia
Genevieve (Neve)
Scarlett
Willow
Jasmine
Alice
Phoebe
Anastasia
Anneliese
Lorelei
Adeline
Imogen
Abigail

It sounds like it’s going to come down to what nn you like?

Felicity is usually Lissa, Issy or Flick
Persephone Percie or Seffy/Sephie
Matilda Tilda, Tilly or occasionally Mattie
Penelope, Penny or (quite often now) Nell

Of these I think Rory and Nell works best, Rory and Lissa

Maybe also

Alexandra / Alix, Sasha or Sandie
Roberta / Robin
Beatrice / Bea
Cassia / Cassie
Harriet or Henrietta / Etta
Caroline / Callie
Frances or Francesca / Franca or Frankie
Fenella / Nell
Selena / Lennie or Lena
Eleanor / Nell or Lena
Susannah / Sukey or Zanna
Ariadne / Ari
Theodora / Thea

Cassandra
India
Savannah
Emilia
Cecilia

Veronica? Rory and Ronnie

Borealis?

Aurora and
Farrah
Skyla.
Melody.
Twyla.
Elowen.
Imogen
Scarlett
Valentina.
Tallulah.
Saskia.

Freya
Callista
Daphne
Serena

Aurora and Valentina
Aurora and Seraphina
Aurora and Anastasia
Aurora and Renata
Aurora and Floriana

i love Aurora. I love Matilda and Penelope with it.

aurora and

luna
lyra
seraphina
elodie
violet
delilah
estelle
tallulah
juniper
zelda
iris
freya
ruby
clara
ottilie
ophelia
calliope
juno
rosalie

Aurora and Francesca would work well, for Rory and Frank / Rory and Frankie.

Fauna?
Merryweather?

Dominique
Luisa
Natasha
Ninette
Marissa
Luanne
Piper

I think all the names you’ve mentioned are lovely. Other options Clementine, Margot, Scarlett, Isobel.

Celeste.

Briar Rose 😉

Oh I love that!!!

Cassandra (Cassie)

The Aurora I knew had a sister called Astrid

If I had another DD I'd call her Connie

Some great ideas here. Also thanks to those making the nod to sleeping beauty (would you believe DH was shocked to find out that his chosen name was a disney name after DD was born 😂)

Felicity and Matilda are nice with nn potential to match Aurora/Rory.

I'm not wild on Penelope as a full name, but do like the nn options of Nell and Penny.

Persephone is much too fussy for me and doesn't have nice nn potential. I know of a baby Persephone whose parents call her Sephie which is awful.

I'd go for Felicity out of those. Other suggestions to go with Aurora/Rory:-

Elodie
Ottilie
Florence
Lydia
Harriet
Imogen
Charlotte

I think you need something with good nickname potential to match, if you always shorten Aurora.