Signe

KtB0605

I'm watching Family Feud and this is the name of one of the contestants (I'm a dork, I know). How do you feel about this name? It's Scandinavian and pronounced Sig-nee.  

Julia_JJ

It sounds like the name of an insurance company.

ashunt279

Not a fan and I would totally pronounce it wrong.

alohamora

I think it's kind of neat and like the meaning ("new victory").

juniper19

I knew a Signe in high school, so it doesn't feel strange to me.  But she pronounced it SIG-neh.

countdowntolockdown

Awww, that was the name of my dear landlady who kind of became my grandma. She was Norwegian.  Signe Jones. We pronounced it sig-NEE, but sometimes I heard her Norwegian relatives call her sig-na.

I love it because I love her, but it is odd. 

soldiersgirl78

Julia_JJ:

It sounds like the name of an insurance company.

This.  And I think it would set the kid up for a lifetime of "What?"  "Oh, how do you spell that?"  "How do you pronounce that?" etc etc etc

alliejo725

I liked it. While on the hunt for THE name for DD, this one stuck out to me for a little while, but was ultimately overruled. Having Swedish background, it definitely appealed. I think it's cute, and it reminds me of a swan (...isn't a baby swan called a cignet? Or am I making that up?).

KtB0605

alliejo725:

I liked it. While on the hunt for THE name for DD, this one stuck out to me for a little while, but was ultimately overruled. Having Swedish background, it definitely appealed. I think it's cute, and it reminds me of a swan (...isn't a baby swan called a cignet? Or am I making that up?).

Haha, that's funny you say that. When the host on Family Feud asked how to pronounce the contestants name, she said "Sig-nee, it supposedly means swan".

She was off on the meaning, but it definitely sounds similar.  

ObLaDi

alliejo725:

I liked it. While on the hunt for THE name for DD, this one stuck out to me for a little while, but was ultimately overruled. Having Swedish background, it definitely appealed. I think it's cute, and it reminds me of a swan (...isn't a baby swan called a cignet? Or am I making that up?).

It reminds me of swans, too.

I like it... unusual but not made up. She would certainly have to explain pronunciation when meeting most new people, but this is the case with my name too, and I don't mind.

Zimger

I think it's it's a nice name. Some may have trouble pronouncing it, but not everyone will.