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Tinika for a baby girl?

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Northernbird11 · 02/02/2018 12:35

Do you like it?
Tineka/tinika

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WowserBowser · 03/02/2018 18:30

I thought straight away 'like Tanika Tikaram'

I've been saying her name wrong for years Shock

TatianaLarina · 03/02/2018 16:52

I like Tineke. Don’t like the yoonique version.

RollerSkate77 · 03/02/2018 12:52

I have a friend called Tannika.

BellMcEnd · 03/02/2018 09:58

holycity TT may have been my teenage idol. Grin

seven201 · 02/02/2018 20:43

Sorry sounds like a medical condition to me. Probably thinking that because of tinitus

holycityzoo · 02/02/2018 20:20

Bellmcend my apologiesGrin

Meemzinha · 02/02/2018 20:00

Not crazy about it. If someone told me it was their name I'd think it was pretty, but there are much prettier names that are similar...

BellMcEnd · 02/02/2018 19:46

Tanita Tikaram was not a one hit wonder!!

Minestheoneinthegreen · 02/02/2018 19:45

My French exchange person was called Tanika. She was very lovely. Her friends called her Nika which to the ears of a girl from a Welsh village in 1987 seemed incredibly cool

number1wang · 02/02/2018 19:16

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badg3r · 02/02/2018 19:12

I prefer Danica.

LuluJakey1 · 02/02/2018 19:06

I don't like it. It looks like Tinker.

holycityzoo · 02/02/2018 18:50

Thanks francis! In my defence I'm on strong painkillersGrinWink

Footle · 02/02/2018 17:10

It's not yoonique in Holland

ChocolateCrunch · 02/02/2018 14:52

Don't like it, sorry.

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 02/02/2018 14:16

Tanika sounds nicer. Tinika may be shortened to Tiny or Tinny.

TheDailyMailIsADisgustingRag · 02/02/2018 13:59

It’s alright. I’m not mad about it. What else is on your list @op?

Ummmmgogo · 02/02/2018 13:59

the lady I know spells it tanika. taneequa is nice too x

alpineibex · 02/02/2018 13:53

It was tim-EE-ka

alpineibex · 02/02/2018 13:52

I knew a Timika ('eeka' sound on the end), which sounds a little softer. Does Tinika use that pronunciation or is it a 'ika'?

eddiemairswife · 02/02/2018 13:50

I too thought it sounded like a hearing problem.

Spartak · 02/02/2018 13:43

Sounds like a 1980s wannabe pop star who is trying too hard.

greatpumpkin · 02/02/2018 13:41

I like it, the a spelling is better imo.

DancesWithOtters · 02/02/2018 13:38

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Amatree · 02/02/2018 13:34

I don't like it at all, sorry. Names give an immediate impression of a person and this one isn't good. I think you would be setting up your child for disadvantage. But then so many people seem to do that with yooneek names Confused