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thoughts on Mina?

Amaryllis619Amaryllis619
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We have been struggling to find a name we both like for DD2.  the only name my DH has brought to the table is Mina.... he really doesn't like any of my top choices (Caroline, Madeline, Charlotte, Evelyn, Marion, Cecilia, Keira, Cassandra etc.)  so what are your thoughts on Mina?  I feel like it's really short, and sounds like a nickname... but since it's the only one he seems to like I'm trying to give it a chance. 

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Re: thoughts on Mina?

  • cole2144cole2144 member
    NMS I love Charlotte.
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  • aeh72aeh72 member
    INot a name you hear that often and when I saw it in the title of your post, I thought, "hmm, interesting. it's kind of pretty. I think I like it."
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  • RachelgiliRachelgili
    Sounds like a nickname...
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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] member
    Not bad, but sounds incomplete or like a NN.
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  • evertzevertz member
    My SIL's name is Meena (she's indian) - I assume this is similar to how Mina is pronounced. I think it's pretty and feminime.
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  • Manderlin923Manderlin923 member
    Love it.
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  • MommaG123MommaG123 member
    It's okay.
      
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  • TheWopTheWop member
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    It is okay.

    I prefer it as a nn for Wilhelmina.

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  • Amaryllis619Amaryllis619

    ok sounds like you gals are validating how i feel...

    i don't particularly like wilhelmina, as we don't have any family ties with the name, but mina on it's own just sounds incomplete/nn to me.

    sigh.  anyone have any similar names or names we can use the nn mina i can bring back to DH? I hate to veto the only name he likes, but i just can't get on board...

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  • TheWopTheWop member
    imageAmaryllis619:

    ok sounds like you gals are validating how i feel...

    i don't particularly like wilhelmina, as we don't have any family ties with the name, but mina on it's own just sounds incomplete/nn to me.

    sigh.  anyone have any similar names or names we can use the nn mina i can bring back to DH? I hate to veto the only name he likes, but i just can't get on board...

    What about Marina nn Mina or Rina? 

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  • CougFanCougFan member

    My great grandmother's name was Mina (not short for anything) and she went by Minnie.  I don't think it is too short (but this is coming from someone planning on naming her daughter Etta).

    Your classic options for longer names aren't pretty:  Guillermina, Maximina, Minerva, Wilhelmina.  I wonder if there is a name with the "min" or "mean" sound that you could go with: Jasmin, Yasmine, Clemintine, Carmin, Carmina, 

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  • anvloveskmeanvloveskme member
    I like Mina as a stand alone name.
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  • jj3030jj3030

    I like it.

    Some of my friends call me Mina....my name is Jacomina (it's dutch).

     I also like Mila :) 

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  • alohamoraalohamora member
    I like it.  If you're not a big fan, what about Nina?  I always thought that was a nice, underused name.
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  • abbieaggieabbieaggie
    imageCougFan:

    My great grandmother's name was Mina (not short for anything) and she went by Minnie.  I don't think it is too short (but this is coming from someone planning on naming her daughter Etta).

    Your classic options for longer names aren't pretty:  Guillermina, Maximina, Minerva, Wilhelmina.  I wonder if there is a name with the "min" or "mean" sound that you could go with: Jasmin, Yasmine, Clemintine, Carmin, Carmina, 

    Carmina is nice!  My great grandmothers name was Benjamina... but its a Spanish name.

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  • Leap08Leap08 member
    There's a little girl in my daughter's daycare class named Mina. She's a beautiful girl and I think her name fits her perfectly. Because of her, I really like the name.
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  • kch09kch09
    I really like it.
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  • queenbonequeenbone member

    Could Mina be a NN for Marion?

    ETA: I really like PP's suggestion of Carmina! :)

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  • MissyCeeMissyCee member

    imageAnnieBN:
    Not bad, but sounds incomplete or like a NN.

    exactly this.


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  • BrideBuddiesBrideBuddies member
    I know a teenager named Minna, so I don't have a problem with it as a given name. I do prefer the double-l spelling, tho. I think it might be more common in Germany, where Minna's mother is from.
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  • Svenny1011Svenny1011 member
    This is one of my favorite names. We are Swedish and German, so it is a pretty traditional name. Definitely on my list of girls, and DH says he likes it too. 
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