Thought on the name Aurora?

[RedRobyn2021]

I feel like this is the right now for our second DD

DP liked it when we discussed it earlier in the pregnancy but now he said he's worried it's like a stripper name

I don't think it is at all, please let me know your thoughts?

I don’t think it’s cute at all. It has quite a growly, clumpy set of sounds, like Gertrude, Winifred, Bertha, Frederica.

It's lovely, but consider the local accent and if people commonly don't say their "r"s in your area.
You'd be fine in Scotland or NI but I know many English relatives who pronounce R as W and its something you might want to think about.

It's beautiful.

I know an adult Aurora abs it works just fine.

I also love the abbreviated Rory.

Love aurora. Love Rory.

I don’t think it’s a stripper name but it’s a bit too twee for a real human given the strong Disney Princess association. The only one I know is a cat…

I think it is a really horrible name, both in how it sounds and how it's looks when written.

The princess thing is another reason not to use it imo.

😬 Sounds like a drag queen name and too much like Areola for me 🥴

Too Disney Princess for me and therefore too fluffy for an adult woman. This may be changing though due to its popularity.

My personal mantra is to avoid any names with a strong association with physical or character traits that your child may not go on to have: Bambi, Willow, Patience etc… Would the name be incongruous for a CEO, a weights fanatic, a nursery nurse? We don’t know what our tiny bundles are going to turn out like. It would have been disastrous if my mother had called me Bambi for example 😂. I am not doe-eyed and long-limbed and wasn’t even at 15 years old.

When I hear it I think Disney Princess

No it doesn't 😅😅

No it doesn't 😅😅

It does, it's an awful name.

Twee and insubstantial just like the Aurora Borealis!

Uh ROAR ruh.

I think I tend to agree OP that Aurelia is prettier . It doesn’t have that “ roarer” bit that sounds a bit angry, yet at the same time Aurelia dodges the Disney vibe.

Are you thinking of the drag queen A'Whora 🤦‍♀️ from Ru Paul's Drag Race perhaps?

Definitely not a stripper name here in Scandinavia 🤣 It means northern lights, it's a super cool name, go for it!

I find it very difficult to pronounce. Not a reason not to choose it of course, but just chiming in with the others who have said the same. SE England with a reasonably RP accent.

It’s a bit childish imho

How about Audrey?

Old Anglo-Norman name meaning “noble strength”, lovely ancient etymological roots, surely due a comback? Get in early before it becomes trendy? It’s popular in France.

Well yes the meteorological aurora are what you’d call insubstantial actually!

lol no thanks! Haha

I love Audrey: it's our CEO's daughter's name. I think she's about 7 with French heritage. So beautiful and elegant especially so in a French accent.

@Gigi5 makes me think of Audrey in Coronation street from years ago, you know Gail's mum?

Funny how these associations form

This is what Audrey conjured up for me too as a teen (alongside Deirdre - Barlow from Corrie), until I came across it in the instance above. The little girl in question has very cool parents and it transformed it for me. There's of course also Audrey Hepburn.

I agree it's very different to Aurora though!

Love it!!!

I think a lot depends on your accent.

It's a name I can't shout - my friend has an Aurora. While this seems like an odd concern, it's not good feeling self conscious or internally wincing at it every time you need to leave the park.

I hate hearing myself say it if you have to raise your voice. Slowly and gentle is okay but when it's in the 'command' form I sound whiney. And with a toddler tone is important.But your accent may not be northern!

I'd test saying it in different ways as in 'my child is away to run into road, how do I say it's.