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RightAreYouSure · 03/07/2017 00:25

What are your thoughts on the name Snow (for a middle name)?

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VanillaSugar · 03/07/2017 19:52

You know nothing Jon Snow

Elbi · 03/07/2017 19:56

Perhaps I'm in the minority but I think Madeleine Snow is a lovely name, really pretty but quite cool too. No one knows anyone's middle name anyway re school bullying... And if they did, all the other kids are likely to have more unusual names these days too - it's not like she'll be the odd one out amongst hundreds of Sarah Louises as she would have been when I was at school!

MikeUniformMike · 03/07/2017 20:05

DeepPud, I am a mother tongue welsh speaker. Welsh is phonetic and Eira has only one pronunciation. if it was pronounced Eye-ra it would be spelt Aira. Out of interest, are you a welsh speaker? (not picking a fight, honest)

Eira is a beautiful name but I really don't like the Eye-ra pronunciation - it makes it sound like a Jewish boy's name.

Please don't give Nieve as a middle name, Snow is much prettier.

GinIsIn · 03/07/2017 20:11

Well, it's a bit silly. It's a drug euphemism. And of course you'll get people doing the whole "you know nothing" thing.

DeepPuddleHorse22 · 03/07/2017 22:31

I'm not first language Welsh but have learnt it as a second language in South Wales and live in West Wales and always pronounced it Eye-rah. As a first language Welsh speaker I am sure you're correct I have just never heard it pronounced that way, I know two little girls with this name too

DeepPuddleHorse22 · 03/07/2017 22:32

Quite awkward that they are pronouncing their daughters name wrong🙈

MikeUniformMike · 04/07/2017 12:29

Well done on learning Welsh. It is a shame that they are mispronouncing the name, when the correct way is so pretty.

Chloris33 · 04/07/2017 14:14

Personally not convinced at all, think it just sounds odd. Agree Winter much nicer. But then I also dislike 'Blue' and some of the other word names that are becoming trendy now.

WillRikersExtraNipple · 04/07/2017 14:16

It's a middle name. Nobody will even know what it is, so you can use absolutely anything.

My DH's middle name is Mary.

Lonoxo · 07/07/2017 16:31

Middle names can be different and will ensure your child is unique. Plus how many of your friends' middle names do you know? Madeleine Snow is lovely, go for it!

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