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[purple-lamb-lol.livejournal.com]

Do you think Aerith and Araceli are too similar for sisters?
I think some similarity is part of the charm but my boyfriend disagrees.
I don't think it's overwhelming unless they both decide to go by the nickname Ari someday and how likely is that? lol

Also do you think Araceli sounds better pronounced ah-rah-SE-lee or ah-rah-THE-lee?

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[anapology.livejournal.com]

Ah-rah-se-li
It's very pretty, and yes I do think they're lsightly too similar.
I don't think they whole cutesty sisters with similar name thing is such a good idea..

My favourite girls names begin with A too, and I'd go so far as saying I wouldn't use two A names, even though I love them more than any others..

[lacuna.livejournal.com]

I'd actually read it as Ara-CHAY-lee, though I note that behindthename gives what are presumably the correct pronunciations. It's not a name I've actually heard before.

[qalanjo.livejournal.com]

Heheh, if you are Italian...

[monalyssasmile.livejournal.com]

I say it Air-uh-sell-ee

[elsh.livejournal.com]

the-lee sounds like you have a lisp.

yeah, i think they are too close.

if you want to use just one, araceli is better.

[qalanjo.livejournal.com]

ah-rah-SE-lee is the Latin American Spanish pronunciation and ah-rah-THE-lee is the Spanish (from Spain) pronunciation.

I prefer it with the C pronounced like S instead of th. Unless you are Spaniards/Living in Spain/into Spanish culture, I think I would avoid the "th" pronunciation ; )

[purple-lamb-lol.livejournal.com]

Thanks, that's interesting. My boyfriend is half Spanish which is why we're considering Spanish names.

[fleckerbug.livejournal.com]

How is it supposed to be pronounced? I see it as Arichelli.

And yeah, I don't like the double Ar- sound on siblings.

[purple-lamb-lol.livejournal.com]

www.behindthename.com (www.behindthename.com) says ah-rah-SE-lee or ah-rah-THE-lee.

nazarboncuk says "ah-rah-SE-lee is the Latin American Spanish pronunciation and ah-rah-THE-lee is the Spanish (from Spain) pronunciation."

[mermaid-feet.livejournal.com]

I know an Araceli! Hers is pronounced ah-rah-SE-lee. I do think those are too similar... two A names would be okay, but two Ar-sounding names is a bit much.. what do you think of Erith with an E?

[purple-lamb-lol.livejournal.com]

lol my boyfriend liked Aerith 'cos of final fantasy but now he's not so sure, just when I was warming to it.
Unfortunately he's not so sure about Araceli either... we're lucky this is only hypothetical right now.
Erith is a pretty name though.

[purple-lamb-lol.livejournal.com]

Oh, and out of interest does the Araceli you know like her name? Does she have any nicknames?