Honor Gianna 'Gigi'

[hoomans]

She would predominantly be known as Gigi. Will I cause her problems by calling her by her middle name? I don't want Gigi on it's own as it doesn't seem like a proper name and Honor looks and sounds better with her sibling who is Hugo. Am I going to cause her a lifetime of confusion? Other possible name is India.

I think Honor is lovely but I don't think it flows brilliantly with Gigi

What about Honor Georgina?

Honor Gigi also sounds a bit like 'on a geegee'

Gigi is lovely, as is Gianna. I think Gigi goes really well with Hugo. Why not just have Gigi as a first name? She can change it to Gianna when older.

Gianna will be pronounced gi-arna.

eugh, Gee ahhhhna, that sounds awful. It's Italian, so why would anybody give it a south of England accent.

Just Gianna know as Gigi. Why give her a first name you are never going to use? She will have to explain to people for the rest of her life.

Honor and Gianna are nice but Gigi is awful.

Honor Gianna, but know as Gigi? . What's the point??

Honor and Hugo are a bit too matchy for my taste

Honor is great. Gianna is a bit pretentious.

Gigi in my class at school was generally called Ig. Or Igig.

Just call her Gigi if that’s what everyone will call her anyway. It’s a nice name. Honor is nice too but if no one ever uses it and she barely hears it what’s the point? I personally find planning for nicknames odd.

My Christian name begins with one letter but the nickname I’ve had since being a baby (think Charlotte and nickname Lotte) has created a lifetime of admin issues for me – everyone writes me checks for L.surname, employers write contracts as Lotte which doesn’t match up with HMRC - if she’s having a nickname, please make the letters be the same!

@hoomans

She would predominantly be known as Gigi. Will I cause her problems by calling her by her middle name? I don't want Gigi on it's own as it doesn't seem like a proper name and Honor looks and sounds better with her sibling who is Hugo. Am I going to cause her a lifetime of confusion? Other possible name is India.

What does it matter how Honor looks if she is going to be predominantly known as Gigi?

I think Hugo and Gianna go together fine. I’d pronounce it Gee-Anna if I was you, but your choice!

While its not the end of the world, being known as your middle name isn't brill.
I spent the whole of my registering and administering of covid jab being called "Dances", while I'm always called "With" by everyone. I just dont associate with it. Especially when everyone mangles my surname too.
If you are going to call her Gigi on a day to day basis, use that, or a full name that gets shortened to Gigi.
Dont call her Honor and then use Gigi.

Why does the name have to flow with the sibling name , people are individuals . Gianna is fine and much nicer than Gigi or Honor .

@hoomans

Gianna will be pronounced gi-arna.

That isn’t how it’s pronounced, though. If you want Gigi and don’t want Honor, call her something else that you can get Gigi from.

How are you supposed to say Gianna?

I wouldn't purposefully add the confusion of it being able to find Gigi on the list of names because that's not her actual first name

Gee-Anna

Short a

It really only has two syllables- something like Jahn-a/ Janna.

Gianna pronounced "gi-arrrna" doesn't make sense. It should be spelled Giana if you want it pronounced like that - but that doesn't look right. Aren't there any other names you like that can be shortened to Gigi? What about Georgie or Georgina?

I love Honor, so I think it’s a shame if you don’t call her that as her name.

Sorry but 'On a geegee' sounds really ridiculous - it's a bit like 'Orson Cart"

Gianna is pronounce JiANNa

Gigi is pronounced Zheezhee. It would be better as short for Gisele (french pronunciation - Zhis-ELL but she will get called Jizzelle)

Known as middle name is a PITA,

Honor sounds like On a
Gigi will be gee gee.

If you want Gigi as a nickname, I would go with a first name that will work for that eg Gianna, Georgina, Georgiana, Gabriella, Georgia, Gloria, Genevieve