Nina -- is it like Gina?

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I like the name Nina, and have it on our list. Then DH went and added Gina, which I see as a COMPLETELY DIFFERENT NAME (like Harry/Gary -- no offense to the lovely Gina's out there!). He thinks this is absurd. Which one of us is right?

You are. I am in love with Ella. My partner loves Eleanor. We're both decidedly meh at each other's choices even tho it's a super similar name. Likewise I don't like Bella even though it's only an extra letter.

Incidentally I also much prefer Nina to Gina

I agree with you! They’re totally different names! I do know a Geena though which I think is cool!
My godmother is a Gina (Georgina) so I associate that name with an older generation - Nina is mentioned a lot on here as a suggestion for a girls name so I associate that with the next generation of babies!

You're right. And Nina's a lovely name.

Omg35, thanks -- you could use Ella as a nickname of Eleanor (I know one!)

Totally different.

I like Nina but not Gina

Another vote for Nina, my baby name for the girl we didn't end up having. Totally different to Gina.

So he's put it on the list as a name he likes, yes? And you don't like it. Which is fair enough. What does he think of Nina?

It doesn't really matter who's right, does it? You can like or dislike a name for any reason. Is he saying that you have to like Gina, because you like Nina? If so, he's being unreasonable (even though this isn't AIBU). But if not, who cares. You writing Nina prompted him to think of Gina. No big deal.

Change the first letter of his name

Fwiw I much prefer Nina.

Oh he likes Nina -- it's more the point that he thinks Gina is really similar, whereas I think they are really different names. We won't go with Gina because we don't agree, but I was just interested in what other people thought. True that people see names totally different though of course!

Just to throw a spanner in the works, what about Tina? I feel it’s different again from both Nina and Gina.
I had a primary teacher whose saying was Near enough is not good enough, and I tend to agree here.
Does your DH think John and Don, Jim and Tim or Tom and Dom are the same?
I’ve got a definite order of preference: Nina, then Gina then Tina

No Gina is completely different in style to Nina (Gina is feels a touch dated and a bit more of a nickname as well, as least in the UK). Nina is closer in style to Anya imo, classic/ well known but a bit more exotic/quirky than similar Anna.

Hadn't even thought about Tina -- yes, in my mind, a name in a different universe as Nina (but yes, I recognize that sounds a bit crazy!)

Of course you'e right. That would be like saying Cora, Dora, Flora, Nora and Laura were all very similar names when as any fule kno they are not at all alike.

This sounds like something my husband would say!! Completely different, you are right and Nina is lovely.

I like Nina, my niece is Nina, at first I wasn't a fan but now I really love her name. I would prefer Gianna than Gina.

Ah ok - well I love Nina but not keen on Gina or Tina, and you're right, they each have a different feel.

Nina is great
Gina is awful

They are different in that Nina is a name in itself and Gina is a diminutive of Georgina. Tina is also a diminutive, usually of Christina.

I think Gina is a much stronger, more feisty name than Nina. Nina is a bit insubstantial to me, it's very soft and not a strong name.

I prefer Gina to Nina, and I can't stand Tina.

Nina is ok. Gina is .... ooh aah just a little bit, ooh, aah, a liitle bit... no.
I have taught/teach a zillion Neena/Ninas, as is a v popular Indian name, so not very unique, but still nice.

Add Cleaner, Ribena and Keener to the list and see what he says?

Lena is nice though...

You are!
Nina is lovely, Tina is awful and Gina is in between but a very different feel.
I do like Georgina though.

I much prefer Nina.
But Nina and Gina evoke two totally different feelings. Nina has a cool, elegant yet euro-punk feel to it. Gina is very Italian-American to me (as an American who grew up with Ginas, then lived in Italy and never met one!).

Nina and Mena/Mina are good names.

As for Tina... no.
But Tineke, yes!
I love the name Tineke (which is sort of an old fashioned Dutch name on its own or as a diminutive of Christina/Christiana).

I know a Mina. I believe Bina is also a name. Lots of alternatives, though I don’t understand what your actual issue is, apart from your husband has added a name to your list.