think ive cracked my girls name.....

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Ilaria...classy, unusual but not unheard of r made up...good nn potential, Lari, Lili, Ria...

could this be the one??? x

I don't know. It might grow on me, but first impressions are that it's a bit watery and vague.

I like Ylenia (a greek name). That is similar but sounds more substantial.

Sounds like a made up country - like Illyria from Twelfth Night or some such...

It is italian for Hilary

DHs cousin is called Ilaria and we call her YaYa for short!

How do you pronounce it?

Il-ar-ee-a or Il-a-ree-a ?

Not keen TBH.

I have never heard of it.

Doesn't trip off the tongue easily.

I don't like it. Sorry

To my untrained ear it sounds both unheard of and made up.

I know it is neither but if I think it, others probably will and if you are bothered...which it sounds like you are

I need a phonetic break down.

(and so will lots of other people)

Forgot to say, however, that I rather like it.

Ooooh Hully beat me to it with her quick-off-the-mark Shakespearian knowledge.

Sounds made up to me (even though it isnt) and a bit crap tbh

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I hope she's funny, because if she is she'll be ilarrrrrious.

hth

An Italian sur name would contextualise it.

Ilaria Piaccentini - ooh what a glorious name.

Ilaria Cooke - what the f?

Prefer Lara.

i'm wincing from the beating....but remaining unmoved...i like it....so ner ner nee ner ner....x

I don't like it. It doesn't sound classy either imho.

ah...all is not lost cos lockets likes it and i adore her DCs names...such great taste...mwah x

I know an Ilaria. She is lovely. I like

If you like it, go for it, but think peoples' first response is going to 'What...?' andyou will be constantly repeating it/explaining.

bessie did u find it a difficult name to get ur head around on first hearing?

collision...has ur cousin had neg reactions to the name?

DH's cousin is Italian!! Sorry I should have said earlier!

hm - what hulababy said. My 1st thought was, could you stand it if people said iller-REAR? (was assuming you were thinking more ill-AREA)(if you like iller-rear then go for it - still sounds somewhat made-up though)

(Yvonne, which sounds lovely in France (iv-ON), dahn south tends to be EEE-von...)

Hmmm it is OK but it sounds too much like 'hilarious' for me, that was before I figured out/you said what it meant!