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Nina: Urgent opinions needed

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QuinoaLenghi · 27/04/2015 12:38

What do people think of Nina? Is it popular at the moment? I love it but I'm a hormonal wreck so don't trust my own judgement right now. I regretted out last name choice after the hormones cleared. Help me hive mind!

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QuinoaLenghi · 27/04/2015 18:05

Wow what lovely feedback. Maybe my hormones are not clouding my judgement after all. DH and I both like it which is a rare thing indeed
so I think it might be the one!

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Merse · 27/04/2015 16:31

Very pretty. And not that common at the moment which is nice so she won't be one of 3 in the class!

Guin1 · 27/04/2015 16:30

Really like it, was on our list for DD. I know five - one in her 80s, one in her 40s, one who is 17, one who is 3 years and one who is 3 months old.

ByeByeButterfly · 27/04/2015 16:27

My aunt is Nina.
It means girl I believe.
I think it's pretty but not too popular.

runningandjumping · 27/04/2015 15:23

Sorry, but I don't like it! Sounds a bit like a negative word to me...

sweetpeame · 27/04/2015 15:06

I love it!!! I only know one, she's 2, in Ireland. I don't think it's popular in the UK but not weird/unusual. Go for it!!

IvoryMadonna · 27/04/2015 15:03

Ageless and timeless.

bananaramadramallama · 27/04/2015 14:52

"Nina, pretty ballerina, now she is the queen of the dancing floor…"

^
This song is now refusing to leave my head!!
It's a lovely name.

lottiegarbanzo · 27/04/2015 14:42

Good name, feminine while purposeful and without being at all frilly.

I'd go for a longer middle name to keep options open later.

Not a popular name at the moment but one everyone recognises and can spell!

I do think 'and the neurones' but that will pass and she's a pretty good character. Mostly I think of Nina Simone, who was amazing.

MilkThistle187 · 27/04/2015 14:36

I love it

zeddybrek · 27/04/2015 14:36

Love it!

orangepudding · 27/04/2015 14:34

I really don't like it.

timelyreminder · 27/04/2015 14:32

Lovely name

Woozlebear · 27/04/2015 14:04

I love it. Was always going to use it but then knew an incredible annoying girl called it and it ruined it for me for ever. Hmm

Do it!

PutWittyUsernameHere · 27/04/2015 13:47

Dammit, Bunny, I thought mn was going to have its first ever unanimous baby name thread...

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TheLastThneed · 27/04/2015 13:21

I love Nina. I think it's a really pretty name

BunnyLebowski · 27/04/2015 13:18

Lone voice of dissent here. I really dislike it. It manages to sound both harsh and plain to me.

PutWittyUsernameHere · 27/04/2015 13:16

It's a gorgeous name. I like it for the same reason I like Anna; feminine without being cutesy, works for all ages, and is just quite an elegant name. Not over-popular either.

pnutter · 27/04/2015 13:16

Really love it

Viviennemary · 27/04/2015 13:15

There's nothing wrong with it at all but I can't say I'm very keen on it personally. I don't hate it but just think there are a lot nicer names out there. But it's all a matter of opinion as lots of people love the name.

Griftymoo · 27/04/2015 13:14

I love it but my dh didn't so we didn't go for it in the end, but I think it's a classic and beautiful name and isn't overly popular.

DaysAreWhereWeLive · 27/04/2015 13:13

I love it. It sounds crap with our surname or it would have been top of my list.

Maki79 · 27/04/2015 13:12

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AndWhenYouGetThere · 27/04/2015 13:12

Perfect balance of a name.

SophyStantonLacy · 27/04/2015 13:10

I have a Nina who is 6. I love it. We have once met another Nina at a playground but otherwise have never been any others around. If you look on the darker greener app it was given to 279 babies last year, where Amelia was given to 5570 babies, so no I wouldn't call it popular.

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