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Baby names

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Pls look at my (weird?) girls' name list

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mrsnoname · 22/11/2010 20:05

Before you ask they are mostly foreign names. Are they too weird for this country or it's just in my head?

Orla
Edua
Imola
Lelle
Viola

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catinboots · 22/11/2010 22:39

It has to be Vivienne. Stunning name. Vivi (pronounced vee-vee) or Veni for nns.

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mrsnoname · 22/11/2010 22:38

OK, so Edua is not so much of a favourite anymore

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Rockbird · 22/11/2010 22:31

Orla and Viola (twelfth night edition) are lovely. The others are not nice, sorry. I can't get past Ayrton Senna for Imola and Lelle is just plain odd.

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mrsnoname · 22/11/2010 22:26

MerryM - Isla is way too popular for me, unfortunately, I'm a bit weird like that

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mrsnoname · 22/11/2010 22:18

No thanks to Beata and Agnes.

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SpeedyGonzalez · 22/11/2010 22:18

Oooooh! I know someone called Vivienne who I have a high regard for.

Best of luck with choosing names, I now have to go back to deciding which gas supplier will offer me the best rates

KenDoddsDadsDog · 22/11/2010 22:17

Of course Bela Bartok, that's where I must have heard it from my violin playing days!

MerryMarigold · 22/11/2010 22:17

Orla and Viola are fine. I think many people have said that. You could add Isla to those names.

Lol at Lelle. I was wondering how to pronounce it!

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mrsnoname · 22/11/2010 22:16

spooky... Speedy - Vivienne is already on the list. And both that and Viola we would nname Vivi

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SpeedyGonzalez · 22/11/2010 22:15

How about Beata? Agnes?

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mrsnoname · 22/11/2010 22:11

Thanks nonanny, I have - the only one I liked there is Agatha which is also on our list

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SpeedyGonzalez · 22/11/2010 22:11

Ahh, I see! So presumably the Turks occupied Hungary? I should remember this, I visited Budapest 15 years ago and visited the Ethnological Museum opposite the Parliament building. It was fascinating, but at the end my brain hurt!

I like Biba!

Also Bibi, Mimi

I also love Vivienne.

nonanny · 22/11/2010 22:03

You may like to check out the 'Dylan' thread...

TondelayoSchwarzkopf · 22/11/2010 22:01

The Tabitha I know is nn-ed Biba

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mrsnoname · 22/11/2010 21:59

Speedy, tons of words either similar or the same in hungarian and turkish - that's what happens when your country is under occupation for 400 yrs

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cazzybabs · 22/11/2010 21:58

I like Orla and Viola

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mrsnoname · 22/11/2010 21:57

Ken - yes and a very old-fashioned one at that.

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mrsnoname · 22/11/2010 21:56

catin - yes I know (unfortunately), but it also means violet in my mother tongue and is a widely used name in many european countries. If we do end up using it, I just hope I'll be able to educate the masses and get the pronunciation right: vee-oh-la

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SpeedyGonzalez · 22/11/2010 21:55

How funny! Elma is apple in Turkish!

Ken - yes: Bela Bartok.

KenDoddsDadsDog · 22/11/2010 21:53

Is Bela a Hungarian name?

catinboots · 22/11/2010 21:51

Er hello? A viola is big violin. Weird. If you have a ds next you can call him trombone (it's like a big trumpet) :)

JimmyTarbuck · 22/11/2010 21:50

Orla - v nice
Edua - no thanks
Imola - race track where Ayrton Senna was killed
Lelle - nah
Viola - quite nice but prefer Violet

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mrsnoname · 22/11/2010 21:48

Hey Speedy, thanks for the tips. I couldn't believe your choice of names though , will explain below:

Edda - cannot have, there was a famous rock band called the same when I was growing up in my native country and I still have relatives there

Elma - I prefer Alma, especially as it means apple in my mother tongue

Anya - means mother in my mother tongue

... any other Hungarian-related suggestions ?!?

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