Rikki answers “What is it so funny about Aurora...”

Rtnp29 asked this question about Real Murders (Aurora Teagarden, #1):

What is it so funny about Aurora Teagarden's (full?) name, that makes everybody snigger? I'm not a native speaker, but I simply cannot get the joke !

Rikki I think it just that the name is kind of silly and fanciful. Aurora isn't an uncommon name but it isn't something like Jennifer or Ashley. And Teagard…moreI think it just that the name is kind of silly and fanciful. Aurora isn't an uncommon name but it isn't something like Jennifer or Ashley. And Teagarden just comes across as a slightly silly last name. It conjures images of tea parties in meadows (for me at least). The combination of the two makes for a whimsical image that is counter to how Aurora the character is generally perceived.(less)

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