Nikita....

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what do we think for a little girl? with Kiki as a NN?

nothing wrong with nicola, it just doesn't sound very exciting to me. i thought Nikita might be interesting for a grown up....i was thinking of Kiki being for when she is little...DH not sold on it anyhow....

Nicola is actually a boys name in Eastern Europe.....causes my in-laws no end of fun at my sisters expense...

So wouldn't worry about Nikita being a boys name for the same reason.....

Ahh - there is another one

Well, Nicola is also a boy's name in France, no need to look so far East.

Like Nicolas (pronounced 'Nicola') Sarkozy, President of France.

Personally, my view on all this is that it's far more preferable to give one's child a name from one's own background. A name that means something to your family, which will tie your child in with the fabric of his society & make him proud of his roots.

Not some name you read off a baby website, which appears to be a name in Swahili or something. Certainly not a word you heard somewhere, which isn't even a name. Or means something you are not aware of, etc.

I always thought it was an Asian girls' name.

Nikita isn't short for Nikolai, it's a name in its own right - see Khrushchev. Don't do it: what would you think of a French girl called Luke, or something? Just odd.

The original French assassin film was fab, though.

Dd1 was very nearly called Nikita. It became my fave name after watching a documentary about a little girl with the same name.

I changed my mind at the very last moment though (ie in theatre lol), and Dd was called Lauren.

Cote, tha rather depends on whether you feel they have anything to be proud of doesn't it?

IMO a childs own background is its family and it should be a family it can be proud of. If that is the case then the name that the family chooses will mean something to the child, simply because of the care and love that went into choosing it, not because it was once the name of the seventh presidents first daughter who was the aunt of the second cousin of... blah.

That might work for Princess Tiamii (?) whose name was compiled from grandmothers' names (I think) but probably not for a girl named after some Russian guy totally unconnected to her family history, county, or culture.

Anyone can be and probably is proud of his cultural heritage, by the way, which isn't just his family at all.

They can also be proud of their world heritage. WHy does it have to be kept only to the land they were born in? A name is a name, it is what fits the person who has it. Not the reasons for choosing it, they are just a nice little thing to keep the parents interested whilst choosing it.

does anyone actually really think about that stuff tho in reality? i mean your name is just that, YOUR name....i don't think about my name with any pride....would a grown up british Nikita really be sitting there going' damn, i really wish my parents had given me a british name i can be proud of....instead of lumping me with a russian name that i have no right to'

sounds a bit ridiculous non??

A British girl called Nikita could perceivably be quite annoyed to realize it is a Russian boy's name, yes.

Like all those little blond & Christian English girls named Laila, a Muslim name meaning "dark night" and given to dark haired girls. Mummies heard it, thought it sounded nice, and gave it to their daughters, without a thought for what it means. The same thought process behind the names Chardonnay etc

I think you are wrong Cote, I think you are attaching far to much importance to meaning. As long as the meaning of your name is not "dirty little whore" or something! Yes a parent should be aware of the meaning but that should not be the only or deciding factor. There is a difference between a name and a word.

Knowing that your name is used differently in other parts of the world is unlikely, imo, to cause lasting damage to a child!

Why should a blonde british girl be worried to find out the meaning behind Laila? Yes it is an interesting part of the history, a little something to add to the richness, no it is not something to be embarrased or humiliated about.

Plus even most of our "traditional" names are mis-used if you want to be strict about meanings. Plenty of names started out as one gender and became another through popular usage, Hilary, Vivien, Tracey, Kim, Evelyn, even Lindsay were all boys names.
How many dark haired boys are called Fionn, or Blake, or Gavin, all meaning pale or fair?
How many blonde kids were named Nigel or Duncan?

Not all name meanings are very pleasant or attractive in the slightest, let alone getting into accuracy for each child.

My husband will proudly tell you that his name means "man of herculean proportians" for gods sake!
Its not always a good idea to get hung up on name meanings....

i love it!
i think it is an indian girls name too.
i know an indian woman called nikita. !

I know 2 girls called Nikita. No ones ever said to them 'thats a boys name'

I like it.

I know a girl called Nikita. I don't like it. Saying that the child is horrid so maybe why.

I couldn't tell you the meanings of my DCs names, no one cares what their names mean.

Nikita is a boy's name in Greek too. A lovely one, but for boys.

Yes lennie, it is a very common girl's name in India. Sometimes spelt Nikhita. I know a few girls called Nikhita. It's not my favourite name, but I think it's nice enough.

Anyway OP, if you like it, don't worry about what others think - it really doesn't matter.

As the child will be 3ish by now, I wonder if OP will come and update?

Why do people feel the need to resurrect these ancient threads???