Xiomara?

[DawnieOwl]

I think this a very classy, slightly unusual but nice name that I think works well. Thoughts?

[Pollywoddles]

Slightly unusual o_O

[Crumbcatcher]

I wouldn't know how to pronounce it but it looks pretty.

[Labradoodlie]

I’d assume it’s pronounced ‘Zhow-Mara?’.

Sounds pretty, and I’d assume it’s non-English.

[MyMitMoo]

The only time I've heard the name before was a contestant on America's next top model. But that's probably a niche association (and it's neither negative or positive really)
It's certainly unusual.

[TheNameIsDickDarlington]

I absolutely love it. Sadly I have no Hispanic heritage or I would have loved to use it.

I'm terrible at the phonetic spelling thing but it's pronounced "See-ah-mara"

[DawnieOwl]

America's next top model was actually where I first heard it and I have loved it ever since!

[Barleysugar86]

I would have pronounced it See-oh-mara like the Chinese X as S. But sounds like I'd have gotten it wrong in the middle. It's a pretty name but she will have a lifetime of people hesitating to say it so on the fence.

Nice to have something a little bit different though.

[WhileMyDishwasherGentlyWeeps]

It’s Spanish, apparently.

Google also tells me that there’s a Xiomara Castro who’s the President of Honduras.

[theduchessofspork]

It’s pretty but I think rather than see-AH mah-ruhpeople in the UK will guess Zee-uh-MAR-ruh.. so it depends how you feel about that really. Also what would you want to call her day to day? Because it will definitely get shortened - probably to Mara

[TheNameIsDickDarlington]

@Barleysugar86

I would have pronounced it See-oh-mara like the Chinese X as S. But sounds like I'd have gotten it wrong in the middle. It's a pretty name but she will have a lifetime of people hesitating to say it so on the fence.

Nice to have something a little bit different though.

No you're right I was wrong! I struggle to write down how I hear things saying them both out load See-Oh-Mara sounds more right.

[MrsTerryPratchett]

@theduchessofspork

It’s pretty but I think rather than see-AH mah-ruhpeople in the UK will guess Zee-uh-MAR-ruh.. so it depends how you feel about that really. Also what would you want to call her day to day? Because it will definitely get shortened - probably to Mara

This. It's beautiful and I can pronounce it. But the vast majority of English people can't even roll an r. If you're in Scotland you have a slightly improved chance!

[GoodVibesHere]

I'd have no idea whatsoever how to pronounce it. Which is fine so long as you know that your DC will spend a lifetime being asked how to say it/spell it.

[MrsTerryPratchett]

There's one on Jane the Virgin. Hers is shortened to Xo (pronounced Zo).

[PerspiringElizabeth]

Yep makes me think of ANTM and haven’t heard it elsewhere in all these years so I would indeed say it’s fairly unusual! But I like it and it’s easy to say and figure out how to say.

[MiniBossFromAus]

It is difficult to spell and pronounce. As a mum of a child with a Gaelic name, it's a no from me.

I would never do this again - poor child has spent their entire life spelling their name and correcting pronunciation.

[beachdays27]

I would pronounce it Zio-mah-ra - don't know if that's right!

[Spendonsend]

Its very pretty

[KirstenBlest]

Isn't the Chinese X a SH sound. I thought Jiaxin was said as Jasheen

[MiddleParking]

Xiomara in Jane the Virgin is fabulous so I’d say yes on that basis. If she goes with Zo people will always assume Zoe but that’s okay!