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Nina or Iona

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Peridotty · 08/05/2020 18:06

Currently 37 weeks pregnant! Which one is better? A couple of people have said Iona is a bit of a mouthful or don’t know how to pronounce it. Three people thought it was Loner! I like both but maybe Nina more because it is short and sweet. Husband prefers Iona. Thank you.

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emmathedilemma · 08/05/2020 18:33

Ooh I like both. Nina does seem to have been mentioned a fair bit recently so may be one of those “you think it’s uncommon until you go to primary school and there’s 3 in the class” type names. Iona is very Scottish (wouldn’t cause any pronunciation issues there) and you do need to consider your surname with it quite carefully!

RoryGilmoree · 08/05/2020 18:19

Love Nina!

EricaNernie · 08/05/2020 18:18

i like them both,

Edenember · 08/05/2020 18:17

@Peridotty I prefer Iona as long as surname isn’t Carr or something else problematic.

Hannah021 · 08/05/2020 18:13

Iana is better than both in my opinion.

Nina sounds like a short name for something... can't imagine calling a 30+ Nina...

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Peridotty · 08/05/2020 18:13

@ceibatree if it gets to top 10 then it would bother us! At the moment it’s still not so common.

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Apolloanddaphne · 08/05/2020 18:13

Both lovely names. My great niece is Iona and it suits her well. Being Scottish I think I like that one slightly better.

CeibaTree · 08/05/2020 18:11

Love Iona. I've seen Nina crop up on quite a few threads lately which suggests it's getting quite popular if that would be something that bothers you?

ThursdayLastWeek · 08/05/2020 18:10

I absolutely love both.

Youvegotafriendinme · 08/05/2020 18:10

I much prefer Nina

ZsaZsaMc · 08/05/2020 18:09

Nina

MarylandMayhem · 08/05/2020 18:08

Iona

Seagull94 · 08/05/2020 18:07

I prefer Iona out of the two xx