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Niles or Nils?

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Which is better?
Niles is pronounced Nyles, where Nils is prounounced Kneels.
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  • TyrinM03TyrinM03 member
    Niles for me. 

    I do however like Neil/Neal
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  • NerdyLucyNerdyLucy member
    edited January 2014
    I prefer the way Niles sounds, but Nils is an interesting name.  I don't think I've heard it used in real life.


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  • HelenahhandbasketHelenahhandbasket member

    Miles.

    Don't like either-- sorry!

     

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  • ManadaManada member
    I prefer Nils to Niles, but I have a friend in france who named her son Nils and he is just adorable....

    I also feel like Niles should really just be Miles and be done with it.
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  • ManadaManada member
    I prefer Nils to Niles, but I have a friend in france who named her son Nils and he is just adorable....

    I also feel like Niles should really just be Miles and be done with it.
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    Our IF/TTC journey since Nov 2012.

    Me: dx of DOR in Nov. 2012. Low AMH, AFC - 6, Normal FSH, SS-A (RO) Antibodies (Autoimmune issues), tubes clear, Sono (November 2013) NORMAL! <p>

    7 IUI's - December 2012-September 2013.  Medicated, Injected, Triggered.... all BFN.

    My Love:  (the amazing @Healz413)
    Normal AMH & FSH, AFC ~27, blocked tube dx'd via HSG in 2012.   Hydrosalpinx & ovarian cyst dx'd in May 2013.
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  • neverblushedneverblushed member
    No one will mispronounce Niles, although people at first glance might assume it's the slightly-more-common Miles.

    The only way I've heard Nils pronounced is rhyming with bills, not kneels.  I think this name is more likely to provoke mispronunciation, but it's a lovely name.
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  • Kmommy91Kmommy91 member
    Helenahhandbasket said:

    Miles.

    Don't like either-- sorry!

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  • strawberrytreestrawberrytree member
    Depending on your last name I really like Nils (I would love it with a Scandinavian last name...not so much with an Italian one). 

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  • magsugar13magsugar13 member
    neverblushed said:
    No one will mispronounce Niles, although people at first glance might assume it's the slightly-more-common Miles.

    The only way I've heard Nils pronounced is rhyming with bills, not kneels.  I think this name is more likely to provoke mispronunciation.
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  • whoberrywhoberry member
    Niles.  I knew a Nils and he constantly had to explain how to pronounce his name and explain that it was a family name.  It rhymed with bills, not kneels.

     

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  • IrishcurlsIrishcurls member
    I've only known one Nils and it definitely rhymed with bills. I prefer Niall and Miles. 
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  • AshleypixieAshleypixie member
    Niles. Just because kneels jokes. For a lifetime.
     






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  • FrecklesInsideFrecklesInside member
    I prefer Niall or Miles but would definitely choose Niles over Nils. 
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  • SmileyJaySmileyJay member
    Niles. I have never heard Nils. 

    Although it has a certain butler-esque quality for me. I would prefer Nigel, Nelson, or another N name. I like Miles, though. 
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  • lest12lest12 member
    Nils!

    DH is named Nils, but pronounces it like bills.

    Very Finnish name.

     

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  • diamondduck13diamondduck13 member
    I knew a man with a name pronounced Neels - He spelled it Niels. So it's familiar to me and I kind of like it. But when I saw Nils my first thought was that it rhymed with bills. So there may be pronunciation issues to contend with on that one
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  • julie921julie921 member
    Niles

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  • Lynnja616Lynnja616 member
    edited January 2014
    I know someone named Nils, his name is pronounced "Nells".  It's Scandinavian I believe?

     

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