Nina

[PinkCheetah]

What do you think? I've liked the name Nina for years and found out last week I'm having a little girl. 🥰 It's not a name I hear often at all really and I don't know anyone personally with this name I just wonder if maybe it's outdated or old fashion?

Other names I've considered are Margot or Matilda.

I know a beautiful and cute Nina. Great choice.

@PinkCheetah, ooh so glad you like Nancy! I went to college with a girl called Nancy and her sister was Esther. Have loved those names ever since.

I know a lady called Nina
Beautiful woman inside and out (my son renamed the poor woman nee-naw as he couldn’t say Nina which stuck!)
I’d go for it-it’s fresh and classic

Not Margot....it’s very ‘now’ ....loads of them around at nurseries....it will go out of fashion...I think Nina is a fine name....my friends DD is Nina ....she’s 21 and gorgeous 😁

Nina is lovely.

I really like the name Nina, it would be pretty high on my list if I have another DD.
I like that it’s short, easy to spell/pronounce and has an international feel. I have met a few Ninas over the years and they have all been from a range of ages and backgrounds. This I like in a name as I think most people wouldn’t have any preconceived ideas about what a Nina would be like.
I do like Matilda though too, although I’m less keen on nn’s Tilly & Tilda. Margot is not for me. Good luck choosing.

Nice, easy, international. But i don't like how some pronounce it Neena

@CatsArePeople

Nice, easy, international. But i don't like how some pronounce it Neena

Save me from RTFT - how do you pronounce it? I know a 50 something year old Nina (Neena) Do you say Nay-na? As in Neneh Cherry?

[quote AosSi]@DramaAlpaca interesting. Might be within "tipp"ing distance, eh?

Btw if you aren't Irish, the above will make no sense[/quote]
Ah, lads. Who wouldn’t want to be called after the hometown of Julian Gough and Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill?

It's such a beautiful name!

@SunShinesBrightly
Nina is pronounced Neena.

Nenah is Nayna.

@CatsArePeople

Nice, easy, international. But i don't like how some pronounce it Neena

But that’s how you pronounce it?

@CatsArePeople, are you suggesting pronouncing it as ‘NINE-a’ to rhyme with China?

Nina was super common in Scandinavia in the 90's, a bit like Sharon or Lauren or something, so for that reason I wouldn't use it but if it's less unusual in the UK why not!

@CatsArePeople, are you suggesting pronouncing it as ‘NINE-a’ to rhyme with China?

No. Short vowel. Like Linda or Kim.

Fantastic name. Russians use it too. So international and beautiful.

[quote CatsArePeople]@CatsArePeople, are you suggesting pronouncing it as ‘NINE-a’ to rhyme with China?

No. Short vowel. Like Linda or Kim.[/quote]
Nin-ah?

I really can’t fathom your pronunciation. It’s unlikely any Nina I’ve ever heard!

[quote CatsArePeople]@CatsArePeople, are you suggesting pronouncing it as ‘NINE-a’ to rhyme with China?

No. Short vowel. Like Linda or Kim.[/quote]
I’ve never come across it pronounced that way, always ‘Neena’. Where were the Ninas who pronounced it with a short ‘i’ from?

Nina's a lovely name.

It is one that I like written down better than said out loud though.

Nina is a beautiful elegant name.
Amanda Seyfried has a daughter called Nina.
It's also George Clooney's mother's name.
I was at school with twins called Zoe and Nina, didn't really know them but have always loved their names.
Nina Simone.
I can't think of anything negative about the name at all.
And I wouldn't worry about the siren thing. Congratulations by the way!

Truly, Madly, Deeply fan. Love it.

[quote CatsArePeople]@CatsArePeople, are you suggesting pronouncing it as ‘NINE-a’ to rhyme with China?

No. Short vowel. Like Linda or Kim.[/quote]
I don’t know one ‘Nin-na’ but I’ve come across plenty of people called Nina- ‘Neena’.

Are you mistaking it for Mina? (Min-na)

Gorgeous name, thumbs up from me!

I love the name Nina, classic, timeless surprised it isn’t more popular.

Love it. I know a beautiful Swedish woman called Nina, and it suits her so well.