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Original poster

Too unusual??

31 replies

frida75 · 04/02/2011 10:58

I'm 23 weeks with ds3 and have a Finlay (Fin) and Isaac (Ike) already and would LOVE the name Dziga (Zig, Ziggy) for number 3.

Have always thought I should give a name that would work as a grown up in a professional job situation or work as a chilled out Cornish surf bum (we live on the beach!)

Problem is dh is nervous about using a name that isn't well known...

Please don't say anything too horrid about the name Dziga coz I'm a big spotty hormonal mess and I might cry!

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Catsmamma · 04/02/2011 11:00

No...too try hard.

passes tissues and apologises

Tanso · 04/02/2011 11:00

I like it. Go for it

rachel234 · 04/02/2011 11:03

I think Dziga is great - and Zig/Ziggy a gorgeous nickname. Unusual but still easy to pronounce and spell. And Fin, Ike and Zig sound lovely together .

CuppaTeaJanice · 04/02/2011 11:04

Nothing wrong with unusual imo.

I'm not sure how to pronounce Dziga though - is the D silent? I like the way the letter combination looks, especially if you write z with a tail.

I'd stick to calling him the full version though - Dziga isn't a long name, and Ziggy reminds me of that smarmy twat on Big Brother a few years ago.

ElsieR · 04/02/2011 11:05

Not for me, sorry.

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frida75 · 04/02/2011 11:29

Cuppa The D is silent, it's a Russian name (it's actually a name that a Russian film director in the 1920's gave himself, Dziga Vertov, which roughly translates as spinning top - which if this kid is anything like my 2 ds it'll be quite fitting!)

And I totally agree with you on it looking nice written down - got a bit of a thing about how names look as well as sound. I'm a bit arty farty me

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belgo · 04/02/2011 11:31

I like it, never heard it before.

JojoMags · 04/02/2011 11:44

I am usually fairly conservative in the names I like but, but Dziga is fab, and goes really well with your other two. You/DS 3 might have to put up with constantly having to spell it/pronounce it for people, but if you can live with that, go for it!

SameOldJollster · 04/02/2011 12:45

it goes really well with your other DS names, and I like it.

If it sounds ok with your surname, I would say you have found your name!

(and by the time he's at school the chances of there being a Spice Girls revivial is fairly slim...Zig-a-zig-ah...)

Glamour · 04/02/2011 12:54

its alright, Ive never heard of it before but it not that bad, its not that nice either though

mamma2boyz · 04/02/2011 12:55

Not for me, sorry.
What about Jago (Cornish for James so could be surfy)
But if you love it, definitely go for it...

SameOldJollster · 04/02/2011 13:10

withdraws previous post... think I prefer Jago ... could use Jay as a NN to match other 2.

Stupid q, but how do you pronounce Jago? Jay-go?

AllieW · 04/02/2011 13:13

I like it!

OhBuggerandArse · 04/02/2011 13:19

Isaac could also be Ziggy?

mopsyflopsy · 04/02/2011 15:36

I like it - cool and unusual without being odd. Ziggy, Ike and Fin sound great together.

mathanxiety · 04/02/2011 15:39

Dziga is nice, but your DS might not want to be a Cornish beach bum and you might end up moving...

Zigmund could also be shortened to Ziggy but sounds a bit more formal in its long version. So could Ignatius/ Ignaz/ Ignat/Ignaty (Russian versions)

onimolap · 04/02/2011 16:51

"dz" is normally a transliteration of the sound that in English is a hard "j" like the start of "judge": so the name would normally be "jiga" (jigger) not "ziga" (zigger).

If you go for a "ziga" variant, are you ok with the prospect of correcting/explaining many times over?

TransatlanticCityGirl · 04/02/2011 19:52

I've never heard that name before - as others have said, people might struggle to spell / pronounce it, but if you like it I say go for it. (and be prepared for everyone always using the nicknames!)

Wafflenose · 04/02/2011 20:00

I know a Zachary who is always called Ziggy!

SilkStalkings · 05/02/2011 17:39

Have a feeling that people will think you are saying Seagull the first time they hear it. Hope your surname doesn't begin with L.

GandalfyCarawak · 05/02/2011 18:05

Oooooh no. Sorry but "Dziga Smith, Human Rights Lawyer" doesn't sound right.

Might work, just might if you or your DP is Russian...

FakePlasticTrees · 05/02/2011 18:07

no sorry, but while this passed the beach bum test, it fails the 'head of town planning' test.

Zachary, however, does pass the professional job test - and you could still have the nn you want.

JaquesTouatte · 05/02/2011 18:13

Finlay and Isaac, whilst unusual, are easy enough for people to pronounce and spell. Dziga, on the other hand, is not. If you give your child a name that people (especially teachers) cannot pronounce or spell, then that child will face constant questioning over his or her name, which can easily cause your child to have negative associations with not only their own name, but also with their own self identity.

Incidentally, I know a few Isaacs, and they are known as 'Zac'. (Zac Dingle on Emmerdale is an Isaac.)

Zig and Zac, think about it.

MadamDeathstare · 05/02/2011 18:17

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Megglevache · 05/02/2011 18:20

OOOh I love it, but if your dh is nervous what about similar type of names that are a tad more trad.

Jago
Zac- then use ziggy
Zeke - Ezekiel?
Zepher
Zepaniah?

I really like it an dowuld love it if I heard it called out. I'd hate to have to spell it out for people over the next 10 years mind you

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