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Eremia Leonora

71 replies

Emedrina · 30/08/2021 23:10

Thoughts?

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DrinkFeckArseGirls · 31/08/2021 12:34

Quick google search says Greek, Romanian, Moldovan. Trued googling whether it’s a Polish name somehow but nothing came up.

DrinkFeckArseGirls · 31/08/2021 12:28

I’m Polish and it’s first time I’m hearing this name Confused
Eremia?!

PattyPan · 31/08/2021 12:27

If Eremia is a normal name in Poland and that’s where the baby will grow up then go for it but it sounds like a medicine to my ears. Leonora is lovely though.

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Classica · 31/08/2021 12:09

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Eremia reminds me of Aramaic. Having said it a few times I think it's quite pretty. Leonora is quite grand but four syllables is too many for me to give it first name place. Nice as a middle name though.
Just realised Eremia is also four syllables. I'm such a dope!
Palilula · 31/08/2021 12:05

I know an Austrian Eremia (eh-ray-MEE-yah), first name, but he’s a boy. It’s a nice sound, but it is long! In English-speaking countries I could see a girl Eremia being called Mia or Mimi as a nickname, or maybe Remi.

RobinPenguins · 31/08/2021 11:56

I quite like Eremia. I’m not sure how well the two names flow together though, due to them both ending in ‘a’.

WeDidntMeanToGoToSea · 31/08/2021 11:55

Leonora's lovely, but I don't think Eremia translates well. We have bilingual/bicultural children and reasonably international names were important to us.

sorryforswearing · 31/08/2021 11:53

I don’t like either but that’s just personal taste. I do agree that there are too many syllables and doesn’t flow. A shorter middle name would sound better. Both ending with the same letter doesn’t help either. It does remind me of a Harry Potter character.

Classica · 31/08/2021 11:52

Eremia reminds me of Aramaic. Having said it a few times I think it's quite pretty. Leonora is quite grand but four syllables is too many for me to give it first name place. Nice as a middle name though.

tickledtiger · 31/08/2021 11:38

I work in healthcare and Eremia doesn’t sound like a disease to me at all but hey. Confused

I think your choice is really nice.

BeingATwatItsABingThing · 31/08/2021 10:37

Eremia looks like a combination of enema and hernia to me. Really don’t like it.

Leonora is not a name I would choose but it’s nice enough.

lottiegarbanzo · 31/08/2021 10:36

Sorry to bang on but Yeremia sounds like a feminine Jeremy to me (YER-e-mee-a), whereas Eremia does sound like a disease (Er-EE-me-a, rhymes with Anaemia).

viques · 31/08/2021 10:35

Eremia does sound like something medical, possibly connected to bladder weakness.

ShowOfHands · 31/08/2021 10:34

Is it used regularly in Poland? I have vague recollections of meeting a Romanian Eremia many years ago although it may have been a surname tbh.

myheartskippedabeat · 31/08/2021 09:47

Thoughts?
In the UK no
In Poland it might be fine

peaceinourtime · 31/08/2021 08:05

Another vote for Leonora

PearlyRising · 31/08/2021 06:56

I like Leonora. Can you switch them? Make Leonora the first name?

There is a bit of a Harry Potter feel to Eremia

Roselilly36 · 31/08/2021 06:54

I love Leonora, but the first name, I wouldn’t choose, I think you will be forever correcting people.

lottiegarbanzo · 31/08/2021 06:46

Are you planning to live in the UK? Why are you asking here, particularly?

CloseYourEyesAndSee · 31/08/2021 06:35

It's a bit weird to ask about polish names for a polish born kid on an English forum!
It is probably a nice name in Poland.

Balonzette · 31/08/2021 06:33

Leonora is lovely.

Tipmeup · 31/08/2021 05:03

Eremia would be tricky in the U.K., but if it’s Polish and you live in Poland I think it sounds nice. I like Leonora but that’s easier on British ears. Go for it!

WildCherryBlossom · 31/08/2021 04:19

I haven't heard Eremia before but I think it sounds very pretty.

UrbanRambler · 31/08/2021 04:03

Too many syllables, IMO, so comes across as fussy and pretentious. Also, the first name sounds like some sort of disease, and the second name is too similar to a famous brand of fabric conditioner.

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