Turkish name Nazli?

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What do you think of Nazli for a baby girl?

Really? I can't decide if your being serious or not but I'll throw in my tuppence worth.
A little too close to Nazi.

Definitely too close to Nazi. Just imagine the teasing in the playground/school/uni/work for the rest of her life.

Would it make a difference to spell it like Nazlie?
I’ve seen it spelt this way before. In Turkish it has a really pretty meaning & it’s a very common known first name. @Amarette @Dinoteeth

No it's still too close

Ooh I'm
Getting nazi as a nickname, please think about this, kids (and people) can be cruel

Naslie maybe but that's pushing towards nasal as in nose.

Honestly ditch it and find something else.

Would Nasli be a valid spelling?

Too close to Nazgul.

Nope. Not a chance. Don't do this to a child.

I actually didn't read it with a Nazi connection to the pronunciation, but as Nase-ely, in terms of related to the nose! Not a great name for a child, sorry.

That is an actual girl's name in Central Asia. Tolkien used a lot of Turkic names for his (negative) characters.

I have a Turkish friend called Asli - actually pronounced As-luh/Asla. Would that be an alternative?

I know a Nazli. I always think it’s like Natalie rather than Nazi. Not the same sound as Nazi at all.

My sleep-deprived eyes read it as Nazi.

I think it's a pretty name but even though it doesn't sound like the unfortunate word it looks like it a lot at first glance so I would personally avoid it.

It might be fine if you're Turkish and it's a well-known and accepted name in your neighbourhood.

Otherwise, I would avoid it - the similarity to "Nazi" is bound to come up at some point.

Please don’t

No

Fotini is sweet.

I read it as being like Natalie. I think if you're Turkish go for it, it's lovely.

I read it as Nazi, sorry.
it’s just too close.

I would think of Nazi or it sounds a bit like Nathalie with an estuary accent - Na’ly

Some names just don’t cross language barriers well and I think this is one of them

I read it as the short a like Natalie too. Didn’t make the Nazi connection until I read the other posts.

I know a very sweet Turkish Nazli with a sister named Asli. Both sound great in Turkey but I don’t think they sound right here whereas as many Turkish girls’ names do work eg Elfi, Selen, Serra, Ozen (pronounced Ozanne) and Ceren (pronounced Jeran).

You’re mispronouncing it if you’re going for Turkish as it’s pronounced more like naz-luh.

it’s a pretty name in Turkish. But if you’re not Turkish and given everyone’s associations so far on this thread I wouldn’t use it.