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We like a name but are not sure others will.

35 replies

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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CakeRattleandRoll · 05/09/2016 07:03

Really like it. The only Monica I knew had nn Nonni.

Out2pasture · 05/09/2016 05:53

Lovely, I have a friend Monique nn Moni.

thatsnotmybabyname · 05/09/2016 05:35

Nice, normal and underused name. Go for it! The Monica's I know are nn'ed Mon.

AnnaMarlowe · 05/09/2016 01:41

Monica is very nice. Not sure about "Moni". However in my experience nicknames tend to develop on their own. We call my DD by a completely different shortening of her name than we thought we would.

There's a very nice shortening to my DS's name but he doesn't like it and prefers to be known by his full name.

Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost · 05/09/2016 01:38

Monica is gorgeous and very underused.
I can't see many people not liking it, but. So what if they do. This is your baby.

DramaAlpaca · 05/09/2016 01:31

Not my style, but if you love it that's all that counts. I like that it's a bit different.

WatcherOfTheNight · 05/09/2016 01:29

I like Monica but also not fussed on Mona for Nn although I like Nica as a Nn pronounced
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Canyouforgiveher · 05/09/2016 01:25

My dd has a really lovely friend (age 16) called Monica. To be honest I often mix up her mother and her names because Monica seems more like her mother's generation and her mum's name is actually more contemporary.

I'm not a huge fan myself but would say oh how lovely and mean it if I met a baby Monica. Not a fan of Moni as a nn - too close to Mono. Prefer the full name.

Enkopkaffetak · 05/09/2016 01:24

One of my favourite girls names. Couldn't have it as we named dd1 Phoebe after JD Salingers " The Catcher in the rye." however had we had Phoebe and Monica then no one would have ever thought it was from anywhere but Friends.

ChablisTyrant · 05/09/2016 01:23

I like it!