What do you think of Ina?

[minty3]

Finding it difficult deciding on a girl's name. Dh's favourite name for a girl is Ina (eye-na). I like simple, easily spelled names preferably Irish, I'm not sure though on Ina?

And agree with granny's point.

We had Una on our shortlist of names. Much prefer that.

How about spelling it Aina?

Agree with cece about Una. Irish, easy to spell, pretty, similar sound. Prefer it pronounced 'oona' to 'yoona' though, and that is the correct Irish pronunciation anyway I believe (?)

Oona looks much nicer

It's Eye-na in Ireland too, and there are loads of them my mum's age, which I would find off-putting (not old enough to count as old lady chic; too much of a visual image springing to mind) Plus it rhymes with vagina and that may be a drawback when she's older.

Úna is far nicer, as is Iona.

Åine is nice too (pr AWN-ya) -- Irish for Anne or Anna, and the Russian name Inna is lovely too imo.

I like it a lot and would pronounce it EE-na.
Quite common in Germany.

I know an (Irish) Ina, short for Christina, which she pronounces Christ - eye -na. I also knew a Vina, short for Josephine.

I thinks Ina is gorgeous. Would pronounce it Eena.

I really like it, and Innis is lovely too. I would pronounce it Eena though.

It was my great grandmother's name. Great lady, awful name.

I know an Ina - she's Scandinavian and pronounces it Eena.

Heard it pronounced as ee-na and eye-na
It was common in Scotland around my grandmothers time as a pet name of the women who were given the female form of masculine names by adding ina at the end ( the Scots were keen on that )
ie
Thomasina
Georgina
Alexandrina
Jacobina

I'm sorry - but I would pronounce it as Eye-na and my first thought on reading it was Vag....ina.

Too much potential for teasing.

What about Iris?

It was my grandmother's name and she was born in 1896, the youngest of a large Scottish family, by the time they got to her her parewnts must have run out of ideas and unlike her siblings she had no middle name it was only Ina (very definitely pronounced Eye-na as always in Scotland)People always asked her if it was short for Thomasina or Williamina but in her case it wasn't.

I'm in Scotland and know an old lady with that name. We used to shout Ina Vagina at one when we were kids.

Was my Granny's name and is my Auntie's - ahe is in her 80s. Both short for Arthina (sp?) . I do associate with older people because of this to be honest. And pronounced eye-na in Scotland.

Ina is horrid.

Pronounced either Eye-na or EE-na.

Often a shortened version of even more hideous Highland names. I give you Dolina, Angusina, Kenina, Archina for starters. I shit you not.