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Ona, Mona, Ora, Ava, and Lena

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I had ancestors who named their five daughters (not multiples) Ona, Mona, Ora, Ava, and Lena. They called them Ony (oh-nee), Mony (moh-nee), Ory (or-ee), Avy (ay-vee), and Lena.

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Happily, my great-grandmother was the Lena. :)

Ugh. Nora is lovely but not with the rest- what the heck is a Millie-Ora?(

Dear God - please say you are joking!!!!!!

Oh gosh, poor babies.

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I like the names separately, but together... No. Just no.

for pets: maybe
for people: nope

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I think of the Brady Bunch when I see Martha,
I like Sam when it's lengthened,
I like Nora,
I DON'T like Mellie-Ora,
I don't care about Flora
and I automatically think - The Explorer when I see Dora.

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I think that covers it. Most of them would be alright individually ... but NEVER together.

Eww! I'm sorry, I'm usully respective of what people name thier kids but Mellie-Ora? Did they just add that ot make it ryme?
I also think it's interesting how they have Martha and Sam, and then out of nowhere there's all these Oras.

Nora, Flora, and Dora are fine names, though together it's really tacky. Mellie-Ora is so obviously forced, plus it's simply ugly. Meliora would've been ten times better. It's very odd that their twins would have a fine set of names, and the quads would have such tacky and forced names...

This message was edited 7/16/2007, 9:28 PM

Poor kids :-(

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Individuality, that great quality so vaunted by Western society, yet so often seemingly tossed out the window with multiples. :-(

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I would've liked most of those names separately, if maybe a little different form:
Martha -- Perfect the way it is
Sam -- Nice as a nickname for Samuel, Samson, or Samantha for girls
Nora -- Nice as a nickname for Eleanora / Elinora
Mellie -- Nice alone as a nickname for Melissa, Melanie, or some other Mel- name
Ora - Pretty by itself
Flora -- Perfect the way it is
Dora -- Ditto

yuck!

Rhyming names are horrible. Children are individual human beings, not a matching set for Mom and Dad to dress up and play with.

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And...Mellie-Ora? WTF is that? I don't support the rhyming theme in any way, shape, or form, but if the parents had to go that route, why not Cora?

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Edited a few times for clarification.

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This message was edited 7/16/2007, 7:43 PM

It's not my taste, I used to name my Barbies like that when I was 8. Flora and Dora[TheExplorer] are bad, but Mellie-Ora is frickin' pathetic! It's also really forced. They had to add 'Ora' literally to some totally random name. WTF.

This message was edited 7/16/2007, 7:13 PM

I don't like the rhyming multiples much. Too cutesy, and way too similar sounding. Especially Nora and Dora.

That sounds more like kitens than children.and what a waste-you could use *all* your favourite names with quads.

Ick. Mellie-Ora just seems forced.