Aziza, Izuka, Iruka and Zikora

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They’re girls’ names. What’s your immediate reaction to each of them, please?

They're all meaningful and from our cultures, but - putting that aside - I’m looking for immediate reactions/first impressions.

Thank you!

How funny! I just posted about ‘Zizi’! 😁

I do really like Zikora.

I don't know any of them but I like them all. Preference probably the same as this poster, although I would have assumed I as in Iridescent as you said.
Lovely options.

I love aziza and iruka

Awful. Setting your kid up for a life of repeating and spelling it all the time.

Same OP

i know many people with non western names who don’t shorten and don’t allow others to shorten them either.

they all manage fine

Izuka and Iruka instantly made me think of verruca when I read them.

Aziza is a nice sounding name, that’s my favourite of the four.

People from non white British backgrounds often have to spell our (first and last) names. Are they all ‘awful’? Should we get rid of cultural names altogether? 🤣

I didn’t think I needed to say this in the OP, but if you’re a bigot, I do not want your opinion.

Same, sorry. Or some sort of ointment. But I think it's just because they're written down like this, I don't think I'd make the association if someone foreign introduced themselves to me with any of these names. If I had to pick I'd go with the last one though; as previously pointed out, the middle two sound too much like verucca and the first like Aviva. Wouldn't have any problems pronouncing or spelling any of them though.

PMSL at the idea that us poor Westerners would have trouble pronouncing Zikora but don’t think twice about Francesca, Elizabeth or Alexandra.

They are all lovely OP. Hadn’t heard Zikora before today and really like it. I suppose someone might wonder if the stress goes on the Zi or the Kora (ZI-kora or Zi-KORA).

Yeah I agree, or something a car manufacturer would come with.

What I meant was, it's not western sounding in the same way that Cora for Zikora would be.

A lot of people won't have heard the names before in the UK but none of them are hard to pronounce.
Iruka is my favourite I think. Izuka reminds me of Isaac so people might think it was a boy's name.
Zikora I don't like as much. Aziza is nice.

If I'm honest, on reading the list, I expected to also see Azaria- the baby dragged from a tent and eaten by a dingo.
I then thought of Zoflora, then Zika.
I have a friend named Ilona which I really like, but clearly may not be from your country.

Iruka is a Naruto character

I like Ikura as she is a singer I like... but then realised you said Iruka :-D

Why has my reply been hidden?

All I said is Iruka is a Naruto character and I first read it as Ikura, who is a singer I like...

Have you thought of Azita?

This...

Oh, I got you. I wasn’t disagreeing. Sorry if that was unclear!

If I'm honest, on reading the list, I expected to also see Azaria- the baby dragged from a tent and eaten by a dingo.

Why?

I have a super common name - think Claire or Katherine - and have to spell it almost every day.

I have no idea why that was hidden. Very odd!

Azita, while a perfectly nice name, doesn’t mean anything in my language. You definitely get the vibe we’re going for, though.

They sound like spot creams to my western ear. Apologies.

That’s perfectly fine. If that’s your initial reaction, it’s good to know!

Seems the auto filter doesn't like the word N A R U T O

Anyway Iruka is my favourite of your options.

Izuka and Iruka sound like bazooka and verruca.

The other two are nice, no unpleasant associations with the sounds.