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Old May 20th 04, 07:37 PM
Katie Jaques
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"Circe" wrote in message news:xZLqc.21808$65.17655@lakeread06...
Sophie wrote:
I didn't even know Sleeping Beauty had a name, much less that it's
Aurora, till it came up on the group a while ago.


In most of the movie, she's actually called Briar Rose because the fairies
are trying to hide her from Maleficent. But there's lots and lots of Disney
merchandise out there referring to her as Princess Aurora. I have to say
that my daughter is such a girly girl (where did *that* come from g?) and
loves princesses and princessy things so much that she is delighted to have
the same name as a princess. I truly couldn't have named her more
appropriately.



In Grimm's fairy tales (translated from the German), of which I happen
to have a copy, the Sleeping Beauty is referred to only as "the
Princess" or "Briar Rose." She was called Briar Rose after the hedge
of roses grew up around the castle after she and everyone in it fell
asleep when she pricked her finger. It doesn't seem to have been her
"given" name.

I'm not sure when or how the name "Aurora" came to be associated with
the Sleeping Beauty, but it isn't in Grimm. On the other hand, I'm
pretty sure it predates Disney.

Grandma Katie

Mom to Barbara (Circe), Grandma to Julian, Aurora and Vernon
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Old May 20th 04, 07:51 PM
Circe
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Katie Jaques wrote:
In Grimm's fairy tales (translated from the German), of which I
happen to have a copy, the Sleeping Beauty is referred to only
as "the Princess" or "Briar Rose." She was called Briar Rose after the
hedge
of roses grew up around the castle after she and everyone in it fell
asleep when she pricked her finger. It doesn't seem to have been
her "given" name.

I'm not sure when or how the name "Aurora" came to be associated
with
the Sleeping Beauty, but it isn't in Grimm. On the other hand, I'm
pretty sure it predates Disney.

This got me curious, so I did a little poking around on the Net and it looks
like the name Aurora was first given to Sleeping Beauty in the Tchaikovsky
ballet. Which, of course, makes it all the *more* appropriate as a name for
my little girl, who is fascinated with ballet and loves her Saturday ballet
lessons. A princess with ballet origins--nope, it couldn't be any more
appropriate!
--
Be well, Barbara
Mom to Sin (Vernon, 2), Misery (Aurora, 4), and the Rising Son (Julian, 6)

Aurora (in the bathroom with her dad)--"It looks like an elephant, Daddy."
Me (later)--"You should feel flattered."

All opinions expressed in this post are well-reasoned and insightful.
Needless to say, they are not those of my Internet Service Provider, its
other subscribers or lackeys. Anyone who says otherwise is itchin' for a
fight. -- with apologies to Michael Feldman


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Old May 21st 04, 05:44 AM
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ted says...
What's your opinion about a baby girl's name 'Avanti'? I absolutely
love the name. It has a nice meaning in quite a few languages.


It is a brand of cheap electricals here in Australia ( ie: toasters,
heaters etc )


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Proudly presenting Bébé B
Born 20.Apr.2004
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Old May 22nd 04, 02:18 PM
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In article ,
"jane.elizabeth" wrote:

Yes, I think there might be a problem if your child's name was the same as
the name of a brand of condom. :-) More likely to be a hardship in the
teenaged years.


Although the brand might be defunct by then, and you never know what will
happen in the future. I once knew a girl called Fleur. No doubt her parents
thought it was both unusual and pretty (it's French for flower) when they gave
her the name. When the poor girl was in her teens, some company started
making Fleur tampons. Now how can you anticipate *that*?

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Chookie -- Sydney, Australia
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