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Are we crazy to name DD this?

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Amelia786 · 11/02/2021 15:05

Ok - I'm ready for the onslaught here...

But I loveeee the name Ithaca. Our surname is very common, one syllable.

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stormelf · 18/02/2021 11:54

I know an Isika which I always thought was a lovely name. Not too sure about ithaca though, I think it's the th sound in it

PurpleFlower1983 · 18/02/2021 11:30

Nice Greek Island but would sound weird with a ‘common’ British surname.

Edenember · 18/02/2021 11:19

Not personally keen, however I wouldn’t think it was absolutely insane if I was introduced to one.

Ijustlikedthename · 18/02/2021 09:39

I like it

Frankiefarr · 14/02/2021 16:34

I thought of this one after the poem which is one of my favourites

PolarnOPirate · 14/02/2021 08:51

How would it be eye-scack-her? Wheres the S? You don’t say, ohh Jessica could be teased for being ‘Je! Sack her!’ Or ‘ye suck her’ 😄 what....?!

It’s ‘ith’ as in Smith innit?

Jessbow · 13/02/2021 09:12

How do you pronounce it?

''eye-sack -her''
''eye - thack-her''

Either of the above are a bit close to ''I suck her'' which, when older would perhaps get mis-pronounced a bit bit more. Kids can be cruel.

SmeleanorSmellstrop · 13/02/2021 07:25

Ssying that, I think Ithaca sounds pretty and I wouldn't really think twice if I heard it as a girl's name.

SmeleanorSmellstrop · 13/02/2021 07:21

Ishkah (or Iscah) is an Old Testament name which I like, although I am never sure of the spelling as it seems to differ depending on where it's written. It's pretty though, and similar, and a real name.

Smallonesaremorejuicy · 13/02/2021 00:57

I would say you’re crazy , yes .

HappyInL0nd0n · 13/02/2021 00:09

Oh, bless. I know you were probably posting in the hope people would say it's a lovely name... hugs to you.

It just isn't. It's awful. People who love you can't tell you this. x

Piptastic · 13/02/2021 00:04

First thought was "university of" as in the university from the firm Road Trip.

MythicalBiologicalFennel · 12/02/2021 22:59

Sounds pretty and I like the association with Greek mythology. It's a yes from me.

Roseshavethorns · 12/02/2021 22:56

A great piece of advice given to me when we were discussing names was to imagine your child at 3, 7 13 and 15 with that name. Imagine them playing with their friends and the friends shouting them to kick at goal etc. If in your mind it sounds great then fine, if you can't imagine a bunch of 7 yr olds shouting it or you put on a posh or different accent when you say it (think hyacinth bucket) then maybe not.

PolarnOPirate · 12/02/2021 22:19

Just remembered today that my son has a city name. There are so many place names, I wouldn’t worry about it. Florence, Adelaide, Sienna, Rio etc. Admittedly Ithaca is a bit more out there. I don’t understand the ‘Jessica with a lisp’ comments... that would surely be ‘Jethica’, the I in Ithaca sounds very different to a ‘Je’...?

Ellada19 · 12/02/2021 21:06

I’m a bit confused by this post without any context. Is there a special story behind it? We’re you or your hubby born in Ithaca?

I’m not really a fan of city names as names so whether it’s Ithaca, Dallas, Huston, Brooklyn... I’m just not into it.
Also, it just doesn’t have a nice sound. I keep hearing “I-thi-ca, is thicka’” in a voice like Biggie’s.

zingally · 12/02/2021 15:20

Sounds like someone with a speech impediment.

katy1213 · 11/02/2021 23:43

She'll end up as Iffy - then Sniffy Iffy - or Whiffy Iffy. I wouldn't.

PetraRabbit · 11/02/2021 23:41

I can't see the problem with pronunciation at all and quite like this name.

Voice0fReason · 11/02/2021 22:55

@Lifeinaonesie

I thick a, you thick a
This was my reaction as well.

She will spend her life correcting people's spelling and pronunciation of it.

alexdgr8 · 11/02/2021 22:17

no. i wouldn't.

lottiegarbanzo · 11/02/2021 22:15

Ooh, Isolde, Iseult or Ines, if you like 'I' names.

lottiegarbanzo · 11/02/2021 22:01

How about Tabitha or Talitha? Venetia or Phoenicia?

Or um, Istria, Iberia or Ibiza?

ThrowItOnMe · 11/02/2021 22:00

Jessica with a lisp

WineInTheWillows · 11/02/2021 21:32

I bet Ikara did get her fair share of "IK-uh-ruh"/"ih-KAR-uh"/"eye-KAR-uh" etc. And maybe she didn't care.

You get this issue with Sara, Helena and countless other more common names too- heck, even Clara has two pronunciations). I do think Mumsnet has a tendency to exaggerate the issues inherent with a non-standard name, ignoring the fact that many more standard names have the same issues.

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