Oui ou non?

[erikalyn.livejournal.com]

I think I may have finally found the name for my little girl due late April/early May.

Quinn Aurelia [Trenholm]

I had a hard time finding a middle name that sounds good with Quinn and my last name but the more I say this, the more I like it - it actually gave me butterflies when I put the names together.

Thoughts/opinions?

Comments

[tryyingtoevolve.livejournal.com]

I think I like the flow of Aurelia Quinn better, but I like it:)

[erikalyn.livejournal.com]

I had thought of that but I think Aurelia is a little too "froofy" as a first name with my last name - it's strong, so I feel she should have a fairly strong first name too (and a girly middle name to even things out).

[anapology.livejournal.com]

I love it!
Though I think Aurelia is too pretty for middle name.
I'd go with Aurelia Quinn myself.. but Quinn Aurelia Trenholm can't be faulted :-)

[erikalyn.livejournal.com]

I definitely DO like Aurelia Quinn but with a strong last name, I fear that Aurelia, while really pretty, may be a little too "froofy" as a first name.

[anapology.livejournal.com]

Froofy it may be, Aurelia Quinn Trenholm is just too striking to pass up!

I am a fan of girly, frilly names though.

it's pretty much perfect IMO :-)

[waitingonsunday.livejournal.com]

I love Quinn and I love Aurelia. I have to agree, I think Aurelia Quinn flows a little better, even with your last name taken into account, but I can see how Aurelia Trenholm might be a bit of a mouthful for a younger child.

[erikalyn.livejournal.com]

I agree that Aurelia Quinn flows a bit better but I like Quinn as the first name and finding something that flows really well with Quinn has been quite difficult for me. I'm open to other suggestions for middle names but this is the first I've found that sits well with me.

[waitingonsunday.livejournal.com]

Quinn is one of my absolute favorites, and I'm stuck on middle names for it, too, so I can see what you mean, definitely.

[sandtree.livejournal.com]

I actually hate Quinn. It reminds me of 'filler' middle names, like Lynn, or Ann. Plus, it's way too unisex - no one would ever know whether she was a girl or a boy until she saw her. Sorry, it's just not my taste at all. I do like Aurelia, though.

[sandtree.livejournal.com]

Also, I'm not sure if Quinn Tenholm flows very well. I think it's the repeated 'n' sound.

[erikalyn.livejournal.com]

I appreciate your opinion. I had thought about the unisex thing - as I generally HATE unisex names - but having never met anyone named Quinn, male or female, it gets sorted as a girl's name in my head.

[oni85.livejournal.com]

ive only known 1 quinn and she was a girl

[kimber-leigh.livejournal.com]

ooohh!! i think it sounds lovely together!!! congrats!!

[erikalyn.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[museofmyself.livejournal.com]

I'm not usually a fan of unisex names, but just the other day I was thinking how lovely Quinn is. I think it sounds beautiful with Aurelia. Congrats! :)

[erikalyn.livejournal.com]

I don't like unisex names either but, over the past week, Quinn has been growing on me more and more. I can actually see Quinn on the face of my little girl.

[mkemom.livejournal.com]

I love it!

[erikalyn.livejournal.com]

Gracias!

[gsi07816.livejournal.com]

It sounds lovely, whether she's named Quinn Aurelia or Aurelia Quinn.

[erikalyn.livejournal.com]

Thanks! :)

[pale-september.livejournal.com]

I love it! I've always liked Quinn. Very good choice. :)

[oni85.livejournal.com]

i love it but i'd reverse it... i see your reasoning though :)

[kitten-wrangler.livejournal.com]

First up, let's talk about the initials QAT.
It's a little-known Melanesian God
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qat_%28deity%29

And also a stimulant drug from the Horn of Africa/Middle East
http://www.al-bab.com/yemen/soc/qat.htm

But the first thing I thought of was Bob Dylan:
Come all without, come all within
You'll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinn_the_Eskimo_(The_Mighty_Quinn)

I don't know how many other people would make that connection. But I like the idea of an eskimo daughter (!)

[aquilinum.livejournal.com]

The only female Quinn that springs to my mind is Quinn on Daria (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinn_Morgendorffer) — hardly a positive association.

To be honest, I'd go with Aurelia Quinn if only because people more frequently dislike their middle names than first, perhaps because first is more linked to their sense of identity, and with a love-or-hate-it name like Aurelia, I'd want my kid to love it instead of always hiding what the middle initial stands for. But Quinn is middle of the roadish enough that little Aurelia would probably be happy to share what the Q stands for, y'know? Besides, Aurelia Q. Trenholm has a sense of humor and quirk that Quinn A. Trenholm doesn't.

As far as Quinn being "stronger" than Aurelia, I just don't see it. Aurelia sounds kind of ass-kicking, in a good way, and Quinn... is nice enough.

[lneef.livejournal.com]

Aurelia is absolutely gorgeous and elegant. Aurelia Trenholm sounds like a beautiful, strong, classy heroine of a romance novel.

Quinn is masculine and plain and doesn't carry the same aura of intelligence or beauty. And it makes me think of Jerry O'Connell.

I'd go with Aurelia and lose Quinn altogether in favor of a simple but feminine middle name, maybe something from your family.

[feelslike-2day.livejournal.com]

I like it! Aurelia Quinn works really prettily too!

[freezemyazaleas.livejournal.com]

LOVE Quinn, hate Aurelia. Please don't change it to Aurelia Quinn! Who cares if it's not super feminine?

[solagirl.livejournal.com]

I second this. Quinn is great, Aurelia is a nice middle name. Personally, when I see Aurelia it looks like areiola. But that is just me!

[freezemyazaleas.livejournal.com]

There is also a kind of cnidarian (ugly jellyfish type creature) called Aurelia, and that is all I can think of when I hear the name.

[dearxannbellina.livejournal.com]

I love the name Quinn. It's my mother's maiden name and will be my daughter's middle name. I think Aurelia would be rather difficult for a child to pronounce, as well as many teachers (at least at first). I defiantly think it makes a better middle name.

[sarahness.livejournal.com]

I loooove it.

[thejoysofjess.livejournal.com]

I love Quinn, actually, and I like it much better than Aurelia so keep Quinn. I can never figure out how people want me to say Aurelia so that's a major downfall for me.

The first thing I think of is also Quinn from Daria, but it's not negative. More "Aww, I wish that show were still on."

pronunciation?

[sing4th.livejournal.com]

How do you pronounce Aurelia? I am sure I am prounouncing it with a spanish flair, as I came across the male name Aurelio while living in Guatemala.

Which sylable gets the accent, and how do you pronounce the Au?

R-L-E-ah?

Thanks!

Re: pronunciation?

[erikalyn.livejournal.com]

aw-rel-ya

There is a sound clip of it here here (http://www.babynamer.com/aurelia) (click the little speaker next to the name at the top) - she says it like Amelia with an 'r' instead of an 'm.'

Re: pronunciation?

[sing4th.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

I prefer the spanish way of pronouncing every vowel independantly. Ou-reh-lee-ah accent on the reh syllable. But all three ways (thus mentioned) are pretty-sounding.

Re: pronunciation?

[sing4th.livejournal.com]

Ooh, and I like it's meaning! "Golden", how very nice. (Totally random tanget thought: My friend married a man actually named Golden - kinda cool)

[cathblue7.livejournal.com]

LOVE it!

[0o-faerie.livejournal.com]

Great name! =D

[morphinae.livejournal.com]

Quinn is fair, even if it screams DARIA.

Am I the ONLY person who reads Aurelia as Areola????

[erikalyn.livejournal.com]

I forgot the show Daria even existed - so I doubt that will be a common reference in her lifetime haha.

You are the second person who's said they read it as areola so I may go back to the drawing board for middle names. It's not like her middle name will come up often but it kind of ruins it - like Anneliese was ruined when someone mentioned Anal Eaze.

[morphinae.livejournal.com]

Well, at least I'm not a freak :P I wouldn't let an association ruin a name unless it's REALLY bad (anal eze would probably do it for me too). Especially on a middle name, it's not that big of a deal.

[after-the-ashes.livejournal.com]

It's not my style, but I actually really like it. Good luck!