winter - I'm with your DH, ya can't name a kid after a pet!! I had that argument with my ex over both DD1 & DD2 and have even encountered it with future DD3 lol We have a cat called Cleo and hubby wanted to use Chloe but I keep callng the cat chloe accidentally so it really doesn't work for me.

Nicoletta, I really like Ariella Sofia (Sofia is one of my fave names but hubby doesn't like it!). I just keep thinking aereola... that's the only thing putting me off even though I love the name!