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Baby names

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Naima

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Jamiladodger · 08/04/2020 23:19

Hay

I'm expecting my first and extremely overjoyed to be expecting a DD.

I completely adore the John Coltrane song Naima which is what inspired this choice.

What do you think of this name and does it go ok with the middle name Marie? TIA

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Jamiladodger · 08/04/2020 23:25

@KavvLar it is as @AlexaShutUp has spelt it. Thank you!

@babynamelover na-ee-ma thank you kindly ♡

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DramaAlpaca · 08/04/2020 23:24

It's pronounced Nay-ee-ma or Ny-ee-ma. It's a beautiful name.

BuffaloCauliflower · 08/04/2020 23:24

It reads to me like someone not knowing how Niamh is pronounced and is trying to make it into a ‘unique’ spelling

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Jamiladodger · 08/04/2020 23:22

@Skeeter2020 it's pronounced with 3 syllables, and means tranquil or graceful.

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babynamelover · 08/04/2020 23:22

How do you say it? :)
Congrats on a daughter 😊

KavvLar · 08/04/2020 23:22

How do you pronounce it? I think it is a pretty name certainly not ‘awful’.

AlexaShutUp · 08/04/2020 23:22

I know one. Pronounced Na-ee-ma.

Suits her, but it isn't a name I would choose personally.

emptyplinth · 08/04/2020 23:20

I like it

Skeeter2020 · 08/04/2020 23:20

Naima? Naima what? Sounds as though you're saying 'name her what'?

Skeeter2020 · 08/04/2020 23:20

Awful

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