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28 replies

rachxx · 27/09/2010 23:37

Back to the drawing board (again)and we are now looking at

Samara
Samira
Maya
Annaliese
Lula
Brooke

We have exhausted all our baby name books, spent hours searching, and Im about to give up.

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PeterTong · 27/09/2010 23:39

Samara - sounds like a car
Samira - just no
Maya -
Annaliese - anna or lise nn?
Lula - hooker
Brooke - well, there is this programme called one tree hill where the female protagonist - brook, had a famous frigging scene, since that scene i have always refered to female masturbation as brooking Grin

rachxx · 27/09/2010 23:42

samara can be spelt samarah and samira samirah

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Skyrg · 27/09/2010 23:44

I like Samara (Nn Sam?) and Maya I think is lovely.
I'm afraid my first thought for Lula was also 'hooker'.
Annaliese is a bit tricky to spell and could cause confusing pronouncing it.
Brooke I dislike.

rachxx · 27/09/2010 23:48

I just went off Annaliese. Hadnt realised the annal part.

But thanks for input on othr names. Maya is quite common Im reading but Samara not common at all.

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Skyrg · 27/09/2010 23:50

I think Samara(h) is lovely.

Sa-mayr-ah or Sa-mah-rah?

A1980 · 27/09/2010 23:52

Samara....?!

It reminds me of that scary, evil child that crawled out of the TV set in the films the Ring and Ring 2. Please don't go for Samara.

Annaliese is nice.

suspiria · 28/09/2010 11:10

Samara is a beautiful name

Violet5 · 28/09/2010 11:56

I think Annaliese is really pretty Smile

Bert2e · 28/09/2010 11:58

Oh no - not liking any of them - sorry :-(

kreecherlivesupstairs · 28/09/2010 12:04

None.

badcoverversion · 28/09/2010 14:22

My niece is 15 now and quite happy to be the only Annalise amongst her peers.

When my sister first announced the name my Glaswegian Pa - charming and subtle as ever - said "it sounds like a fucking suppository!"

I still think it's a very pretty name despite Fathers harsh words.

mathanxiety · 28/09/2010 15:36

Samara -- lovely
Samira -- lovely
Maya -- meh
Annaliese -- LOVE
Lula -- president of Brazil
Brooke -- horrible

minipie · 28/09/2010 15:53

Samara - Like
Samira - Really like
Maya - Very nice
Annaliese - Very nice (although Grin at badcoverversion's Pa)
Lula - Not keen
Brooke - Shields. Very American. Not keen

DaisyDaresYOU · 28/09/2010 16:02

My niece is annaliese and noones pointed out the annal part.so i wouldnt worry.Samara is lovely and pretty

DaisyDaresYOU · 28/09/2010 16:15

What about Annaliese Samara (your last nme)I think it sounds very nice,and not too common

rachxx · 28/09/2010 16:36

At least there are some good comments for once. I might actually be getting somewhere with names :)

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rachxx · 28/09/2010 16:36

Do people prefer samara or samira?

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mathanxiety · 28/09/2010 17:18

Samira.

Skyrg · 28/09/2010 17:20

I prefer Samara, what are you planning to do about nicknames? Sam? Or Mira/Mara? Or none?

rachxx · 28/09/2010 20:00

I prefer mira as a nickname. Not sure if we will even go for it though? Its not my favourite, but its one of the only names we have agreed on so far.

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BelligerentGhoul · 28/09/2010 20:06

None - but Annaliese if I had to choose one.

How about Elise?

Faaamily · 28/09/2010 20:10

Maya or possibly Annaliese (although quite a harsh, Germanic sounding name to my ears).

Lula and Brooke are stripper names
Samira is OK. Samara too, although sounds slightly made up

DaisyDaresYOU · 28/09/2010 20:17

Samara has a nicer ring to it

A1980 · 28/09/2010 22:26

LOL DaisyDaresYOU! Samara was the name of that evil girl in the film The Ring.

So you're right, it does have a nice ring to it :)

mathanxiety · 29/09/2010 00:48

Samara is a city (and province in Russia)