Elara and Adaline?

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Opinions on these names - and which is your preferred name and why?

I prefer Adaline

I know an Elara and an Eliara. To me they just get muddled up with all of the many Ellie type and Lara, Lyra, Lara type names.

Adaline is a lot stronger to me and a less ubiquitous sound

Editing to fix typo!

Adaline, it's both old timey and a bit different and up to date. I know an Adaline and she's a lovely girl :) It has a storybook quality to it but coukd also be simplified to Ada, which I also love. Its a name for all seasons and reasons basically 😆

They both sound like medications? Sorry

Adeline is much nicer. I also love Emmeline.

Not keen on Elara
Adaline is pretty

Sorry, but I think both are awful. Of the two, Adaline is better. Be prepared for "Ad" or "Addie" as shortening though.

Elara is likely to be misheard throughout her life as Lara or Clara (in fact, my phone just "auto-corrected" it to that.)

There's the film The Age of Adaline too.

I don’t really like either, but would probably pick Adeline if I had to choose.

Love Lara - would that be an option?!

i had Alara on my girls list, so I vote Elara.

I also like Ailara (eye-later-uh) but it doesn’t sound good with our accent, if only we were some classy Italians 😅

I really like both. Elara is very pretty and suits all ages well, plus it has nice nn options (Ellie / Lara) if she wants. Adaline is also lovely and stands out from all the softer sounding names containing L and / or ending in a that are popular at the moment. I really like Addie for short too. I think I’d pick Elara as that’s the name I’d rather be called myself 😊

Much prefer Adaline

Spell it Adeline, looks more feminine somehow!

Adaline but only if spelt Adeline. I don’t like nn Ada at all, Adie Is cute though.

Adaline is the better of the two but I don't like it.
Lara is nice but I don't like Elara.

They’re both lovely names, but I love Adeline.

Elara is my preference out of the two. Never sure how to say Adaline

Neither are really for me. I do love Lara though, I just find Elara unnecessarily fussy. Elora is pretty.

I like Ada, but again find Adaline quite fussy.

Why do people comment to say they don’t like either ?

How is Adaline pronounced?

Like the name Ada then line like railway line?

Or like adder then line like railway line?

Or like adder then lean?

Adaline (not the line pronunciation). Prettier in my opinion and more sophisticated. Elara is a bit of a mouthful in comparison.

Agree! I know a lovely Adaline

I say it like adder-lean (in non rhotic accent)

Adaline. Agree with pp too many el and Lara -y names xx

Of the 2 I prefer Elara..

I follow a couple of you tubers who both have Adalines due to that I see it as an up and coming name.

I really like Elara and think it will gain in popularity soon. Very pretty