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blessedinthewest
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I think someone just ruined my name...
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Well I have had my heart set on the name Aurora for a couple of years. I love the name. The nickname is Rory.
I just read on the internet that someone knows a girl with this name and kids at school called her ah-whore-ah. OMG. Kids are so freakin mean.
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Re: I think someone just ruined my name...
Don't let that sway you too much. I have a friend from HS named Aurora and to my knowledge, no one ever called her that. It's a really pretty name.
(And I am still using Sylvia for my girl even though I've heard of the teasing possibilites of "saliva".)
That is pretty mean. I have never heard anyone intentionally say anything like that about the name.
but, it can be hard for little kids to say - when my SD was 6, she called the Disney character "Princess Arour-whore".... DH and I thought it was funny, but she had no idea.
I agree. It's awkward. My name is Laura and children never can say my name ( L and r's are difficult to pronounce). Aurora is even more difficult. ?
I have a 90 year old, great aunt Aurora and have never been able to say her name. Maybe it's because I have to attempt to say it with a Spanish accent everytime I do say it (she only speaks Spanish despite being born and raised in San Francisco and living in the States her whole life -- don't ask), so that just adds to the tongue twister.
Isn't Rory a boy's name?
Aurora nickname Rory is one of our top contenders right now! I think it's beautiful and I wouldn't let that one teasing possibility ruin it. Like previous posters have said kids will find a way to make fun of any name and I don't think ah-whore-ah is a particularly obvious teasing name.
I am a little concerned about people having difficulty pronouncing it, but I don't think it's that difficult. It's much better than some of the crazy made up names that are out there today. I say go for it!
I hope that's not your reason for deciding against that name. No matter what your name, someone will find something to tease you about.
Frankly, you are giving some anonymous person on the internet far, far too much power over such an important decision.
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I don't see the appeal with this name. I can hardly say it as an adult. Rory is even harder. It definitely doesn't roll of tongue.
Another reason why Aurora is a great name is because it's half the name of the northern lights. (I'm big on nature names and we live up north so this has special meaning to us) It's also a Goddess in Roman mythology who, according to the myth, flew across the sky each morning announcing the arrival of the sun.
I still think it's beautiful and I don't think it is that difficult to pronunciate.