Marina

[ColdJuicy]

Hi what are your thoughts on Marina?

We also like Connie and Lara but Marina is front runner. What do you think?

It's quite popular where I live. People suggested it when I named DD as an alternative to Melissa. Also Marissa meaning 'of the sea'

I liked Connie too but would have insisted on Contance on BC which DH vetoed.

Phoebe, Sophia, Abigail and Jasmine were the other names on our shortlist.

Beautiful.

To me, it belongs in a group with Helena, Alexandra, Calista, Anastasia & Xenia.

I think of a place for boats or a mirena coil.

Love Marina. It would be at the top of my list for a girl.

I like it.

I like your other names too, my favourite of your 3 is Lara

I like Marnie. I also think ‘Ma-reeee-nah, aqua ma-reeeeeee-nahhhhhhh’

Love it

@cushioncovers

Nope - I don't like it. A marina is for parking your boats on.

I don't like it, but I do know one. Goes by Mi

Lara for me

Love it. Grannie's middle name. She'd be about 110 now. Her sister was Evelyn Helena.

@cushioncovers

Merina coil

My first thought too tbh

@cushioncovers

Merina coil

Maybe because you are spelling and pronouncing “mirena” wrongly?

I personally know a lady called Marina. I think it's a lovely name.

The Marinas I associate with it are:-

Marina Diamandis
Marina Hyde
Princess Marina
Marina Lewycka
Marina Fogle

Marina is a very popular name in Russia. My two besties were called Marina. One is known as Maroussia in her family.
There was a famous Russian poet Marina Tsvetaeva. And a French actor, Marina Vladi.

Lovely!

Lara is lovely but is v popular and blurs with all the similar Lola Leah names. Connie I love of short for Constance/Constanzia but not stand alone

It’s ok. A bit meh. I associate it with yacht enclaves.

I don’t know why you say ‘not Serena’ as it’s similar but much nicer.

Also prefer Marissa, Mariana or Marianne/a

Mariana is also nice.

I like it but I don't love it. Most Marinas I've met have been in their 30s upwards I would say and most are from various parts of the world though not British. Neither of which are bad things but its a little hard to imagine on a baby, though she won't be a baby for long.

I'm not that keen on Lara but love Connie as a nn for Constance

I love it

Love it

I knew a lovely lady called Marina. I like it.

A refreshing change from all the Avas, Evas, Olivias.

Marina is lovely - very elegant, Shakespearean and well used internationally (yet fairly uncommon in the UK). I also like that she can choose quite different feeling nn's for it too if she wants (Marnie, Mina, Mimi, maybe even Mai (May)).

I like Lara too though - similarly elegant, international and romantic feeling.

Connie is a very different style to me - retro nicknamey (like Annie, Edie etc).