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Please help me choose one of these names?

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EllenMaxx · 12/06/2019 18:33

Hi, I'm persian and I want to choose a girl name that can be pronounced well and sound cute both in persian and other languages.

This is my list, so please help me choose one, or rate them, or tell me the worst ones. Thanks!

▪Tina

▪Hiva (Hee-va, like Eva)

▪Nila/Nyla/Nela (Nee-la)

▪Dina (Dee-na)

▪Kimia (Kim+Mia)

▪Mahya (kinda like Maya)

▪Mahsa

▪Laia (or Laya)

▪Nili (Nee-lee)

▪Nadia

▪Vida (Vee-da)

▪Shiva

▪Katayun (could be nicknamed Katie)

▪Sara

▪Nina

▪Nora

▪Farine (Fa-reen)

▪Ferial (Fe-ree-al)

▪Lea (Lee-uh)

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TatianaLarina · 12/06/2019 18:51

Love Nila. Could be nn Nili. Also like Vida.

I’d avoid Farine - French for flour, Ferial is too close to English feral, and Hiva Brick is an old joke.

Pieceofpurplesky · 12/06/2019 18:48

Kimia or Neela are gorgeous

EllJ · 12/06/2019 18:42

Love Nela, Mahya or Nora.
I'd avoid Hiva (sounds like heefer and kids are bound to jump on that) and I'd avoid Mahsa - someone I used to work with was forever correcting people who called her Masha instead.

SleepingStandingUp · 12/06/2019 18:38

▪Tina - old fashioned in a bad way
▪Hiva (Hee-va, like Eva) lifetime of misproninciation
▪Nila/Nyla/Nela (Nee-la) - like it but I'd def go with the e for the ee sound, otherwise it'll be pronounced Niy-la
▪Dina (Dee-na) meh
▪Kimia (Kim+Mia) cute
▪Mahya (kinda like Maya) lovely
▪Mahsa- nope
▪Laia (or Laya)nice, def Laia spelkinh
▪Nili (Nee-lee) no
▪Nadia meh
▪Vida (Vee-da) no
▪Shiva no
▪Katayun (could be nicknamed Katie) not sure on pronunciation but works esp with nn
▪Sara -fine
▪Nina meh
▪Nora old fashioned but lovely
▪Farine (Fa-reen)I like
▪Ferial (Fe-ree-al) nope,

▪Lea (Lee-uh)

sleepismysuperpower1 · 12/06/2019 18:36

I really like Kimia

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