Thoughts on Orla and Nicholas?

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Baby arriving end of this month, not sure of gender yet. Currently planning on Orla for a girl and Nicholas for a boy. Thoughts??

I love both but I don’t like the way Orla is pronounced unless it’s pronounced Or-la as opposed to Aw-la. Hurts my ears.

Orla , not keen sorry.
Nicholas is a classic and a lovely name!!

Not orla. I like names like Nicholas. I also like james, oliver, andrew, matthew and toby.

Both are nice and hit that sweet spot of familiar but not overused. Easy to spell and pronounce. Not overly dated.

Orla is lovely

There aren’t really any boys names that I like

Not keen on Orla (Oral/'Awla').

I loved Orla and had it lined up until my Jewish MIL informed me it literally means foreskin in Hebrew… I was so disappointed!

It also means vomit in Irish, 😕
Unless you make it Órla

Nicholas - lovely and underused.

Orla - depends on your accent. I'm sure it sounds lovely when pronounced correctly but if you live somewhere where it would be "awla" then it's awful, sorry.

Agree

Both lovely. Nicholas is most definitely due a return. Love Orla - also Oonagh and Aoife.

Can't get past Orla being an anagram or Oral tbh...
And actually made me think of Knicker - less not Nicolas!!
Sorry op.

Not a fan of Nick as a shortening so wouldn't use Nicholas myself (but like Nico).

Orla is very popular, and we also know little ones called Isla, Ayla, Arla, Ella... Not a fan of the 'or' bit.

Orla needs a strong R, or it doesn’t work.

I like Nicholas. Nicky is also a favourite.

Love both those names. Orla would be pronounced Ór rather than Aw as it means gold in Irish so the full translation is golden lady/ princess

Love Orla.

Nicholas makes me think knicker-less.

Unfortunately, that's not the pronunciation you'll hear around here, and the name is popular, probably because of 'Awla Keely' (Orla Kiely)

I agree it’s probably best left for Irish accents then!

Don’t like Orla

Love Nicholas. I usually hate nicknames but if a Nicholas becomes a Nick that wouldn’t bother me. Nicky would.

Both names are lovely. X

Can't stand Nicholas but then again the one I knew wasn't nice lol

I don't like Orla.

I think Orla is a lovely name, but I don’t like Nicholas.

It’s a classic Irish name and luckily in Irish it means Golden Princess 🥳
Its beautiful

Nicholas is gorgeous and in Irish means to conquer

They are both beautiful classic names !