Aurora, Aurelia or Andromeda?

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For a middle name do you prefer Aurora, Aurelia or Andromeda or a similar alternative?

Oh, I love Anathema! Her brother is called Heretic!

Andromeda is cool

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With a background in astronomy I probably wouldn't go with Andromeda or even Aurora as a name - just seems a bit weird (no offense - honest). Aurelia reminds me of something but can't remember what - a film or something. Was there one in Love/Actually?

I love Anna; I want it for my second dd's name. Did someone already suggest Aphrodite? Now there's a story...

[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Andromeda_Strain the Andromeda Strain] - why I wouldn't use the name.

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To KerryMumbles does it really matter if a name's a bit out there if it's only a middle name?

I like Andromeda.

Andromeda is terrible. Aurora is okay. Dawn is better.

Agree. Dawn is a lovely word

I love Aurelia and also Aurelie

Love 'em all.
But I would.

I've actually suggested Aurelia to DH, who said it was a possible goer.

Aurora does remind me of Sleeping Beauty.

Zora is Arabic for dawn, if it helps.

I find Aurora quite unpleasant to say out loud for some reason. Plus what if she had a Jonathan Ross problem? Andromeda is too apolcalyptic.

How about Astrid? Or Estrella? (Spanish for star)

I just fine Aurora impossible to say out loud, despite years of speech therapy as a child.

agreed, Aurora might look nice but it's a bugger to say. Hence Dawn

My DP thinks Dawn sounds like a boy's name!

I wouldn't go for Aurora. It's asking for a child who can't say their R's

Andromeda makes me think of a camel (dromedary) or Titus Andronica (very bloody Shakespeare play).

I guess you could go for Aurelia at a push. But it is a mite precious.

love all (though don't know the story of Andromeda)

My dd is Aphra (after Aphra Behn), sometimes think we could have called her Astra (Aphra Behn's other name). Love Ariadne and Aviva.

Andromeda sounds like something from Star Trek in my opinion!

I love Aurora but I know it isn't everyone's cup of tea. I prefer Aurelie to Aurelia.

I like all of them They are unusual but I think that's the point of middle names - being able to go with something you're not quite brave enough to put as a first name!

Depends what it's following though as to what sounds best - what's the first name? (sorry if you've already said somewhere and I just missed it...)