[name]Aurora[/name] has been on and off my list for a while now, but I keep coming back to it, inspired by the beautiful Northern Lights.
The problem is finding a middle name that fits without being R-heavy or too hippie-ish (Ex: [name]Aurora[/name] [name]Skye[/name]). Here is my short list… I’d appreciate feedback and suggestions! (Our last name is 3 syllables and begins with B, so a 1-2 syllable name would fit best.)
[name]Aurora[/name] [name]Blythe[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name] [name]Maeve[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name] [name]Pearl[/name] (too R-heavy?)
[name]Aurora[/name] [name]Beatrix[/name] (is [name]Beatrix[/name] pronounced Bea-trix or Be-a-trix? If it’s 3 syllables it won’t work for us.)
[name]Aurora[/name] [name]Plum[/name] (total GP name for me, I’d probably never really use it… I can’t picture an angst-ridden teenager with such a sugary name, lol)
ETA: Aurora Violet (forgot this one when I initially posted, but again I wonder if it is in that “hippy-dippy” range?)
We can’t use middles such as [name]June[/name], [name]Mae[/name], etc for various reasons, and I don’t like [name]Grace[/name] or [name]Rose[/name] (which are R-heavy besides). I’m also not interested in borrowing names from our family tree as it’s not my style and I don’t want DS to feel left out since neither his first nor middle name honor anyone in our families.
I like [name]Aurora[/name] [name]Blythe[/name] best of your list. I pronounce [name]Beatrix[/name] with three syllables. And here are a few more suggestions:
[name]Aurora[/name] [name]Kate[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name] [name]Blair[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name] [name]Brooke[/name] (maybe that is too hippy?)
[name]Aurora[/name] [name]Faye[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name] [name]Clare[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name] [name]Yvonne[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name] [name]Elise[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name] [name]Brielle[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name] [name]Blythe[/name] is really nice, one I could see using myself even. [name]Aurora[/name] [name]Maeve[/name] is too but I think I like [name]Blythe[/name] that little bit more.
I like [name]Aurora[/name] [name]Blythe[/name] the most from your list. From the suggestions so far, [name]Aurora[/name] [name]Clare[/name]/[name]Claire[/name] is my favourite.
I was going to suggest [name]Aurora[/name] [name]Maud[/name], but that’s a bit -au- heavy. Also considered [name]Aurora[/name] Bloom which I love, but is probably to hippie-ish or strange for you.
[name]Aurora[/name] [name]Alice[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name] [name]Adele[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name] [name]Anna[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name] [name]Belle[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name] [name]Clio[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name] [name]Daphne[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name] [name]Dina[/name]/[name]Dinah[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name] [name]Edith[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name] [name]Elspeth[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name] [name]Ellen[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name] [name]Frances[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name] [name]Ida[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name] [name]Ismay[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name] [name]Joy[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name] [name]Juno[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name] [name]Leda[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name] [name]Lena[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name] [name]Mercy[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name] [name]Nell[/name]/[name]Noelle[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name] [name]Olive[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name] Philine
[name]Aurora[/name] [name]Poppy[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name] [name]Sabine[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name] [name]Sylvie[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name] [name]Tess[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name] [name]Thisbe[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name] [name]Una[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name] [name]Vianne[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name] [name]Willa[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name] [name]Blythe[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name] [name]Violet[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name] [name]Claire[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name] [name]Delphine[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name] [name]Elin[/name] (spelled this way rather than [name]Ellen[/name])
[name]Aurora[/name] [name]Daphne[/name] (is this too mythological of a combo, though?)
[name]Aurora[/name] [name]Noelle[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name] [name]Celeste[/name] (too sky-related/hippy?)