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Names like Dora or Nina?

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TabithaTwitchEye · 18/12/2015 21:48

I like both of these, but they're both slightly 'off' if you know what I mean, maybe slightly boring?

What has a similar feel?

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timelytess · 22/12/2015 03:05

Dora.

mathanxiety · 22/12/2015 03:02

Maybe not Beulah then Xmas Smile

NameChange30 · 20/12/2015 09:56

I I like Dinah too.

millymae · 20/12/2015 09:47

What about Dulcie .........

AuntieStella · 20/12/2015 09:15

I was thinking more of the Biblical Beulah, and the Georgette Heyer heroine.

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TabithaTwitchEye · 20/12/2015 09:04

Beulah is the name of a local cruising site here Smile

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mathanxiety · 20/12/2015 07:25

I love Dinah.

Also Beulah, and Eliza.

Sophronia · 19/12/2015 16:41

Dinah is lovely.

Aebj · 19/12/2015 15:21

I like Nina but be careful. She will become nina nina nina like a fire engine

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TabithaTwitchEye · 19/12/2015 15:19

I actually really like Dinah?

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imsorryiasked · 19/12/2015 14:25

Mia
Lila
Peta

Chockablocks · 19/12/2015 13:45

I asked this exact question whilst pregnant with DD1 (Dora), and got flamed for the Dora the Explorer theme. People seem to have changed their tune? Hmm

Claraoswald36 · 19/12/2015 13:23

Dora was a character in follyfoot which I still adore the books of. Nina is very Russian. I love both and they are seldom used now. Both are a winner

Rosaaa · 19/12/2015 13:17

Nola
Nahla
Lina
Mina
Mira
Dana
Donna
Dina

AuntieStella · 19/12/2015 10:31

Doris, Dorothy, Elsie, Maude, Pearl, Ethel, Beulah, Polly?

Nicole, Colette, Simone?

Domino777 · 19/12/2015 06:12

Lyra

BikeRunSki · 19/12/2015 06:08

Not Mp

Marla
Betsy

BikeRunSki · 19/12/2015 06:06

Zillah
Mp

Corbymummy · 19/12/2015 04:17

I have a Nina, so it's a yes from me. Fabbo name 😍

NadiaWadia · 19/12/2015 03:48

Or Lilah, Zara, Maya

NadiaWadia · 19/12/2015 03:46

I don't really get what you mean, they're 'slightly off', but yet you like them? Both nice names, especially Nina.

Mara? Lena? Lara? Lana?

NameChange30 · 19/12/2015 01:07

Nina - yes (Nina Simone!)
Dora - no!

doceodocere · 19/12/2015 01:04

Thora
Ethel
Mona
Rhona
Maura

wigglesrock · 19/12/2015 00:58

Nina was on my list for my daughters - my husband was never sure so we didn't use it. Other names we had were:
Cara
Rosa
Tess
Stella
Sofia
Sadie
Aoife
Edel
Mary
Nola
Olivia
Vivienne
Anna

ExBallerina · 19/12/2015 00:23

I was going to say Cora, Flora, or Clara