Help - Girl Name!

[LASandOtto]

Looking for short girl name that is easily pronounced (also in other languages, as I am from Germany, OH is English, but we have family and friends in other countries and would visit frequently). It's important to me that the name can be pronounced and written without too much room for misinterpretation.

At first we were quite set on using my grandmothers name, which is a German name - Mina. I was then however concerned it may be mis-spelt as Meena quite often? Or maybe I'm wrong, so looking for opinions!

What's your thoughts on Mina?

Also, any other suggestions for names that cannot be 'shortened' to anything, and are easily pronounced?

I do like the name Nova but think it might be a bit out there!?

All opinions and suggestions welcome and thank you all in advance! 😊

I like Mina :)

Jess
Lola
Erin
Jane
Faye
Eve
Grace
Holly
Ellen
Zara
Fern
Sadie
Amber
Tess
Leah

Nova and Mina are both nice and fit the bill.

Pretty much any name will get misspelled or mispronounced sometimes so I wouldn't worry about that.

Mina is pretty, I can't see issues with pronunciation as it's so similar to Nina.

I'm not keen on Nova I'm afraid it makes me think of the boy racer cars made by Vauxhall.

Romy is another short girls name that works well in English and German.

Thanks ladies!

@JoeExoticsPrinceAlbert I'll have a look at that list with OH. Love the name btw, best one yet on MN I've seen 😂

I like Mina, but if I heard it, I would assume it was spelled Meena, sorry.

I had a relative called Mina, pronounced Migh-na. It was short for Jemima.

Mina always makes me think of meaner - sorry.

English people would probably not spell it Meena (as pp said, it's very like Nina). It's a nice name, I like it.

Nova would make me think of a car.

Della
Sara
Anna
Bella

😂 😂

Here's some more names

Lydia
Tasmin
Anya
Ruth
Polly
Ellen
Kara
Hazel
Jade
Olive
Annie
Esme
Greta
Connie
Erica
Nora
Rose

I think Mina is lovely x

Greta

Lois

Nina

Anna

Silke

Sylvie

Lois

I prefer Mina to Nova.
I also like Minna.

What about Mira, Mona or Myra.

Others

Elena
Elise
Rose
Leah
Lina
Cora
Lara
Anna
Eva
Sara
Tova
Flora
Greta
Jana
Kata
Bea
Neve

Mina is lovely. How about:

Clara
Molly
Heidi
Orla
Chloe
Kate
Beth
Maisie
Cleo
Nadia
Tara
Amelie
Elsa
Skye
Casey
Emily
Kayla
Cecily
Lana
Ruby
Amy
Tiana

Astrid

Mathilda is German, its my little sisters name

Adele/Adela
Lucia
Rosie/Rosa
Willow
Freya
Elodie
Jasmine
Serena
Lily
Violet
Maya/Mia
Yara
Halle
Amira
Zoe
Tanya
Macy
Ada/Ava
Sophie
Cara

I like Nova.

Romy
Thea
Ida
Fenja

Anne, Anna, Sofia, Sophie, Nina and Rosa came straight to mind.

Mina is a beautiful name. I know one (british from an Indian family) and she rarely gets Meena by mistake.

I know a Mina. It's lovely. She never has any problems with pronunciation or spelling.

Mina is lovely, stick with that. I don't think misspelling it as Meena will be as much of a problem as you think.

I like both Mina and Nova. Also Bea as suggested by pp, and Noa.

My first thought was Anna from your brief.

Mina is lovely. Not keen on Nova. What about Ramona?

Love Mina.

If I ever have another DD I’d have Benjamina NN Mina.

Mina is lovely, stick with Mina. ☺️