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We like a name but are not sure others will.

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Buntysoven · 05/09/2016 01:22

It came completely out of left field and means we'd have to think again about a middle name and I'm all ready to duck at the comments but what's your opinion of Monica nn Moni?

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0pti0na1 · 06/09/2016 22:22

Very nice.

gratesnakes · 06/09/2016 22:19

Do you know the poem Summer with Monica by Roger McGough? It's a great name and a beautiful poem. Most of the Monicas I know are E European.

SteviebunsBottrittrundle · 06/09/2016 22:04

I think it's a great choice! It's fairly unusual, but almost everyone will recognise it and it is feminine without being frilly or cutesy.

stiffstink · 06/09/2016 21:20

Tell us more about the middle name too!

stiffstink · 06/09/2016 21:19

I like it and would sing Monica, Monica, have a happy hannukah to her 😁

How are you pronouncing Moni? Is is Moany or Monnee? I prefer Monnee (hope you're reading it the way I'm saying it in my head).

Atenco · 06/09/2016 03:19

I have a friend who chose names for her children that to my mind were horrible, but the children have turned out so lovely that my feelings about their names has also changed.

So even if other people don't like the name you have chosen, the important thing is that you both like it.

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Buntysoven · 06/09/2016 01:09

Thank you so much! I'm quite overwhelmed by the positive response.

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monkeygone · 05/09/2016 22:10

If you like it just use it. It may be uncommon, but I certainly don't think there's anything strange about it.

Moni is a weird nickname though. I don't think you even need to deliberately shorten it to anything tbh. Just let it be and see what happens.

crayfish · 05/09/2016 22:02

I have a relative called Monica, I love the name. She gets called 'Mon' as a nickname, 'Monsy' if we are being silly.

strawberrypenguin · 05/09/2016 08:22

I like it. It's not used often but everyone will have heard of it

nilbyname · 05/09/2016 08:12

It's a pretty vanilla name- go for it!

Seekingmiracles · 05/09/2016 08:06

Not my style, but also not my baby. To me it's still very much a middle aged womans name. If you like it, use it.

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 05/09/2016 08:02

Monica is lovely, nick name (Mon).

Helmetbymidnight · 05/09/2016 07:42

Love Monica and erika.

They're kind of normal yet exotic!

228agreenend · 05/09/2016 07:41

If you love it, use it, and actually I think it it's great. Unusual, but not weird, if that makes sense.

lostinyonkers · 05/09/2016 07:37

Love it. Went to school with a Monica nn Mivvi. Believe the writer Monica Dickens was called Monty by her family.

Only1scoop · 05/09/2016 07:35

'Love' not live

Only1scoop · 05/09/2016 07:34

I have a friend Monica live the name always been Mona

WhatTheDickensian · 05/09/2016 07:32

It's inoffensive but not to my personal taste (which is obviously pretty irrelevant). If I had to rationalise why it isn't my taste I would say that it reminds me of a 40 year old woman and Cockney rhyming slang for "name" and Lewinsky. And Moni sounds like Money.

GinIsIn · 05/09/2016 07:29

I like Monica but not Moni- it sounds a bit like moany. Sorry!

Laineymc7 · 05/09/2016 07:27

Sorry not weird at all, predictive text. Monica is the nicest of the two.

Laineymc7 · 05/09/2016 07:26

I like it. I wouldn't worry what anyone else says as long as you like it. It's a lovely girls name bit weird at all. Names are a personal thing so don't listen to anyone.

Nojo82 · 05/09/2016 07:23

My aunty and sister are monica so yes an older generation name. I like some older names and personally I like to have a name that isn't used by half the population of the town I live in. I want my kids to go to school and b the only child in his class with that name. I was in the same position as you with 2 of my boys. Worried what others would think. My youngest has the same name as my great uncle who was 80 when he was born. So what what everyone else thinks, if you like it go for it..

LunaLoveg00d · 05/09/2016 07:18

Great name - I have only known one Monica and she wasn't British. It's a name which works well in lots of different languages and which is unusual, but not weird.

GoldPlatedBacon · 05/09/2016 07:11

Thumbs up!