Message: "Elara" - Behind the Name

[Opinions] Elara

by guru (BBH)

1/10/2012, 12:14 PM

This seems like it could be a suitable replacement for overused Liliana or Eliana. To me, it is prettier, more substantial yet more delicate, still vowel-y and airy, far rarer, and it has the added bonus of being a mythological figure AND a moon of Jupiter.

Elara Beatriz
Elara Cecilia
Elara Catherine
Elara Dorothea
Elara Gabriela
Elara Josefina
Elara Lucrezia
Elara Magdalena
Elara Penelope
Elara Serafina
Elara Theodosia
Elara Victoria

You get the idea. I am in an elaborate mood today.

#Elara

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- Marija Luminitsa

1/10/2012, 10:12 PM

Well, since Larisa and Lara have been my favorite names since I was around 13, I can easily get behind Elara. I think you described it perfectly and I regularly swoon over names from Greek mythology anyway. I love each and every one of your combos. Nicely done!

- Elena

1/10/2012, 6:32 PM

Elara is pretty. I first noticed it a couple of years ago on a billboard for a local jewelry store. It was a line of jewelry or something. Do you know the meaning? Of your combos, I like Elara Beatriz best. Very exotic.

- Dracotorix

1/10/2012, 1:48 PM

I like Elara. Then again I also like Elena, Elana, Eliana, Elaria, Elinor, Elanor, Elina, etc.

I like:

Elara Cecilia
Elara Catherine
Elara Penelope
Elara Serafina
Elara Theodosia
Elara Victoria

- Wordsmith +2

1/10/2012, 1:07 PM

Ooh, I do not like this name. It has no substance, no oomph that grounds it. As much as I enjoy whimsical names, this one just sounds vapid to me (though I acknowledge and appreciate the mythological significance).

I do like Elara Beatriz, Elara Josefina, Elara Lucrezia, and Elara Theodosia.

For the record, I despise Liliana and especially Eliana (one of my least favorite names), and Elara is vastly superior to them.

This message was edited 1/10/2012, 1:08 PM

- guru (BBH) +1

1/10/2012, 1:44 PM

Yes. I would not use it, myself. But, I am trying to find improvements and cater to the crowds of people who find Liliana appealing. There is a certain type of namer who prefers the anemic, vapid names such as Eliana, so it's important to throw them a few new ideas rather than trying to inflict Hildegard upon them right away. Baby steps.

- Wordsmith

1/10/2012, 3:14 PM

Haha! You're much more practical and diplomatic than I in that sense -- I'm a serious Hildegard-inflicter!

- Billina

1/10/2012, 1:01 PM

It is alluring, isn't it? The only problem is, it looks made up.

I like Elara Victoria and Elara Catherine.

- New_Chloe

1/10/2012, 12:52 PM

Oh yes, Elara is much nicer than Eliana and Liliana. Just as you say - still delicate and bright, but not flimsy or suffocatingly frilly. And with its mythological ties, it's a clear winner!

Elara Lucrezia is intoxicatingly dark and delicious. Elara Penelope is the soul of sweetness and goodness.

- RegalAmethyst

1/10/2012, 12:23 PM

Very pretty. I do prefer Elara to Eliana and Liliana. Maybe it's the -ara part that makes it seems so much more substantial. Of your combos, I really like Elara Beatriz, Elara Catherine, Elara Josefina, Elara Penelope, Elara Theodosia and Elara Victoria.

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