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what is your reference? Arianna or Tiana

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kizzibear · 09/07/2011 10:15

which is better out of these two? what do they make you think of aside from disney princess in reference to Tiana, as that doesn't bother me. Thanks

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hulabula · 09/07/2011 14:51

sorry, they're

hulabula · 09/07/2011 14:51

I like both Arianna and Tiana - they sound elegant, feminine and imo are both easy to pronounce and spell in most languages.

And I like that ther're not already used by thousands others.

MrsDmitriTippensKrushnic · 09/07/2011 14:21

DS2 is in Year 6 of his admittedly very multicultural London school. There's a Tiana in his class and a Tianna in the other, so not uncommon around here. I like Tiana (pron. Tea-arn-a) but then she's a sweet girl who I've known since Nursery. It sounds pretty normal to me Smile

Arianna sounds fine too (I know a Rhianna and a Rhiannon, so it's not much different from that to my ears!)

Personally I wouldn't come on here and ask about names. I think there's a little subsection of posters on MN atm who just like to be rude. Pick a name that you like and everyone else can just like it or lump it Grin

As you asked though, I'll say I do prefer Tiana.

SloganLogan · 09/07/2011 14:12

nicer

SloganLogan · 09/07/2011 14:12

Arianna is nice but Ariana (with one "n") is even nice IMO.

SloganLogan · 09/07/2011 14:10

Tiana is short for Tatiana and Christiana, which are both pretty. Would you consider using one of those as full name with Tiana as nickname? Tia is another option.

Londonmumsw · 09/07/2011 14:08

Miss perfect, are we contradicting ourselves now?

couldnt find anything on Boden so I am off to Primark, I guess thats more up your street!

I will leave you a quote from the greatest playwright ever, William Shakespear

What's in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet

Good luck choosing your baby name!

mamaesi · 09/07/2011 14:04

I love arianna!

Tiana sounds a bit made up and therefore a bit ghetto to me. Sorry just being honest.

ThatllDoPig · 09/07/2011 14:01

My dd says that Tiana is the best, as it sounds like a pretty barbie doll.

To make it a bit more conventional, what do you think of Tina?

kreecherlivesupstairs · 09/07/2011 13:56

They are ghastly because they aren't to my taste. If you like them, use one.
The disney princess could be Ariel. That's a nice name.

Journey · 09/07/2011 13:49

Arianna sounds too whiny when you say it.

BibiBelle · 09/07/2011 13:49

No thanks, Boden a tad too twee, common and predictable for my liking but thanks for the offer.

And I'm not tense in the slightest, I just don't like people being patronising to other posters, especially when they haven't got the good grace to do so with correct grammar/spelling Smile

turCENSOREDss · 09/07/2011 13:36

Arianna and would never think of Anna as a n/name, definitely Ari.

threefeethighandrising · 09/07/2011 13:35

Arianna definitely.

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kizzibear · 09/07/2011 13:34

Sorry but because you would nickname an arianna an 'anna' does not mean I would! And the Arianna I knew from school was always Arianna and my mum's friend was Ari.

Would you like to tell me which film she is a Disney princess in, as its obviously one Im missing....

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Londonmumsw · 09/07/2011 13:32

BibiBelle calm down, you seem very tense. You just called me rude and then proceed to correcting my spelling mistake? oh well, I guess some of us are very perfect!

I am off to Boden to do some clearance section therapy, want to join me?

BibiBelle · 09/07/2011 13:23

You're right of course, let's name them ALL Emily or Emma for girls and Thomas or Jack for boys so that they can be known with their surnames or numbers attached. MUCH better than choosing a name you like on it's own merits.

And when ADVISING someone to take note of ADVICE you may wish to do it correctly.

Londonmumsw · 09/07/2011 13:18

Why name a child Arianna when she will end up been called Anna? kizzibear please accept my apologies dear, dont mean to cause any hard feelings - Disney shouldnt be the only place to seek ideas. Take note of arglesocks advise, widen your horizons!

I dont like Edward or Elizabeth thats Eddy and Liz or Beth :) in a few years time.

BibiBelle · 09/07/2011 13:12

Arianna is beautiful, not keen on Tiana

londonmum - no need to be rude, boring names don't suit everyone but then I suppose someone has to be beige Hmm

argylesocks · 09/07/2011 12:34

Arianna is much nicer and most definitely is an actual name! I think it's quite easy to spell and pronounce. And that seemed very rude londonmum, you're welcome to name all of your children Edward and Elizabeth but some of us like to widen our horizons a bit. Arianna is lovely. I don't prefer tiana but that's just my opinion.

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kizzibear · 09/07/2011 11:56

and i didn't mean to be 'selfish' tiana has only featured in a disney film recently, ive met a few tianna's and tiana's, and jasmine and none have felt that disney has ruined their names!

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kizzibear · 09/07/2011 11:54

ariana is not disney princess, Tiana is!

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superjobeespecs · 09/07/2011 11:44

tiana sounds made up ariana is a disney princess what about adrianna or even edrianna?

RockStockAndTwoOpenBottles · 09/07/2011 11:42

Not wild about either, but if pushed then Arianna is far nicer than Tiana (sounds a bit too much like Tiiami (or however it's spelt...)

RoyalWelsh · 09/07/2011 11:37

I think Arianna is lovely - as far as I am aware it is actually quite an old name? IMO, Tiana sounds a little bit 'made up' which is why I prefer Arianna.

With regards to ease of spelling, Arianna is pretty much a spell it like you say it name, IYSWIM? Not something you can say for a lot of 'conventional' names like Phoebe, Christopher, Thomas etc.

Ease of spelling is not something that would immediately put me off a name, if it was a close run thing between two I loved, then I may consider it - but the vast majority of people learn to spell their names, no matter how long they are!