Alina and Iola

[southernbelle77]

What do we think of these names?

not my choice

prefer Iola

but quite like Iona instead

both sound suspiciously made up to me, I'm afraid, even though they're not

are they ethnic?

in many typefaces and handwriting styles the uppercase i and the lowercase L look the same so she will constantly be called Lola.

oh and is it pronouced Eye-Oh-La or Yo-La?

I like them both.

don't like either

Assuming they are pronounced Ah-LIE-na and eye-OH-la I like them.

I don't like Iola I'm afraid (not sure why as I do like Iona). Think Iola does look like Lola or like you've missed the start off Viola.

Alina - I knew a really nice girl called Alina. She was Alessandra (Italian family) but known as Alina.

Think Iola is unusual outside Wales - I worked for a terrifying femal boss called Iola which has coloured it for me. Alina is ok. Any others?

Thanks! DH doesn't really like them it seems so probably not, but he does like Ione (eye-oh-nee) - any better or worse?!

Prefer Alina. I also know an Ayla, which I think is lovely and kind of similar.

Umm, Iola always makes me think of Areola, and I don't really like Alina either.
I do however like Ione!

DD2 (6) has named our new goldfish Alina - have just asked why (she is wide awake I'm afraid - will never get her up for school when it starts) and she says its from 'Barbie Fairytopia'.

Iona - island off Scotland? - stronghold of early celtic Christianity? (I think)

Alina quite common in Eastern Europe (pronounced A-LEE-na). How about Adina?

Yours are nice but I think Ione is incredibly beautiful, and I prefer Aline as well, except that I think it would be pronounced wrongly. A problem with a lot of beautiful names - I think Renee is heartbreakingly lovely but Ree-nee is just not bearable.

Nice. Bit different.

Alina is Russian, I think. (Al-EE-na)

Ione
Alina
Iona

I quite like Alina