Ximena or Xiomara ?

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Which one do you prefer for a girl? And no, we don't really mind pronunciation issues or the fact people won't be able to say them. If people can learn to say Schwarzenegger I'm sure they can say either of these names.

Xiomara is pronounced like see-oh-mara
Ximena is he-meh-nah

It would be an average British surname with easy pronunciation. I am Colombian and DH is British and we live in the UK.

Neither, sorry

Sorry...but I wouldn't choose either. But obvs go for it if you love them.

Xiomara sounds pretty. It's lovely to chose a name that reflects your culture.

I like both of them, Ximena is my favorite.
But they are both going to be difficult in the UK.

I prefer Ximena, but that might be because I know a delightful little girl of that name.

Neither

I knew a wonderful Xiomara so that is my vote. no one had a problem pronouncing her name.

BTW, I had never come across the name before meeting the little Ximena who lives near us. I learnt to pronounce it correctly, and others will too.

Both are really pretty. Overall I prefer Xiomara

Xiomara probably has the most intuitive pronunciation for an English speaker. But I’m sure people could cope with either. Name problems are often massively exaggerated on here I think.

I prefer Ximena but like both of them.

I have never come across these names. Is the X pronounced x,h, v or like a rolled r?

Sorry! I have just re read your post and you had covered it. On this basis Xiomara as the other one would get mispronounced more often I think.

Sorry -just re-read your post. On this basis Xiomara as the other one would get mispronounced more often I think.

Both awful

Xiomara is lovely!

If your comment is "neither" or any other negative remark please feel free to ignore this post and keep scrolling. I'm not looking for opinions on them, it's a simple this or that question.

Of the two I would say Ximena

Xiomara is beautiful and i met a lovely one once. Ignore the horrible xenophobic posters calling them awful simply because they aren't british names.

Ooohhhhhh that's the name of the mum in Jane the Virgin! Xiomara! I'd never seen it written down but I just put the two together I like that one

Xiomara is pronounced like see-oh-mara
Ximena is he-meh-nah

On this basis I like Xiomara most, I don't like the sound of the other but can't quite articulate what it is about it.

Also likely mispronunciation is Zee oh mara or Zi oh mara which isn't terribly different to the correct pronunciation but
Zi meh nah Vs He meh nah is much more different

I like Xiomara

Xiomara is popular or will become popular from the hilarious series "Jane the virgin".
I like it with your background it's lovely.

I love that you're choosing a name from your culture, and I love your attitude. You're right -- people may not get them right on the first go but they will learn to say them.

I prefer Ximena, by the way, though both are pretty.

I like Xiomara, partly because of Jane the Virgin (she's nicknamed Xio) and partly because you could also call her Mara for short, which is lovely.