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What do you think of this name?

Herewego100Herewego100 member
in March 2015 Moms
I like Alina....what do you think?
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  • JEPES1348JEPES1348 member
    edited August 2014
    How is it pronounced? Like "Uh-lee-nuh, Uh-line-uh"?

    Eta: I think it's pretty and unique. 
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  • Herewego100Herewego100 member
    edited August 2014
    Pronounced "Uh lee nuh"

    Haha I'm already doubting now
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  • 4RingCircus4RingCircus member
    It's ok. I would spell it Aleena to help with pronunciation though.
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  • cinderella105cinderella105 member
    Very unique. I like it.
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  • Herewego100Herewego100 member
    I thought people would think it was pronounced just like "Tina" as there isn't a long "I" when names are spelled like this
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  • Herewego100Herewego100 member
    I like "Ali" too - reminds me of The Notebook which is such a bonus :)
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  • Herewego100Herewego100 member
    I googled it:

    "Alina is a female given name of Greek origin which means "light". It is still regarded as a relatively rare and exotic name in the Western world, despite now beginning to be more widely adopted, in places such as France and Brazil."
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  • Herewego100Herewego100 member
    I don't like the spelling Aleena either
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  • pam8787pam8787 member
    I like it. And I like the way it's spelled.
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  • LtColumboLtColumbo member
    I like it. 
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  • tkbs77tkbs77 member
    I like it.
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  • selena61307selena61307 member
    edited August 2014
    As a ttm the very best advise I can give you is find a name you love. Next step tell no one the name and give no shits if other people like it. You clearly have enough sense not to name your kid something absurd like irveibfigddg. There will always be someone who doesn't like it. My opinion of the name means nada so I just hope you find something you love.

    Eta : fix all the words
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  • CoozieInMyPurseCoozieInMyPurse member
    I like it. And I knew how to pronounce it.
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  • ruemorganruemorgan member
    edited August 2014
    I hate the argument of " name pronunciation" because lets be real. My friend Marie gets called Mary. Brendan, Brandon. Alisia, Alisha. People will probably always call you the wrong name.... unless you go super traditional like john.

    Edited because I wanted to add that in my area, if you go over one town to the next you're easily the minority. So along with cultural and ethnicity changes comes language barriers.
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  • createmagic14createmagic14 member
    edited August 2014
    ruemorgan said:
    I hate the argument of " name pronunciation" because lets be real. My friend Marie gets called Mary. Brendan, Brandon. Alisia, Alisha. People will probably always call you the wrong name.... unless you go super traditional like john. Edited because I wanted to add that in my area, if you go over one town to the next you're easily the minority. So along with cultural and ethnicity changes comes language barriers.
    My name is Kristina.  I get Kristine, Kristin, Kris...actually, the nurse the other day called me Kris--I couldn't even stop myself, I actually said "Don't call me that, it's Kristina".  Knee-jerk reaction.  Oops.

    I had an Alina in class a few years ago.   She was a doll and I loved having her, so the name makes me happy too!

    ETA:  Check out the baby name board.  They give lots of good advice and have the linguistics background to help out!

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  • jwooton5jwooton5 member
    I like it and think the pronounciation is pretty obvious. Go for it!
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  • JCWhiteyJCWhitey member
    I had an Alina two years ago.  Loved that kid.  No one ever mispronounced her name as far as I could tell.  As long as you don't twist the pronunciation to something crazy like ah-line-ah, you're fine.  

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  • kelseypiekelseypie member
    I'm fairly indifferent about it, but I definitely pronounced it as Aleena. I much prefer the Alina spelling. You might some butchering of the name, but as long as you're not one to get bent out of shape over it, I'd say go for it if you love it.



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  • Herewego100Herewego100 member
    edited August 2014
    I do love the name Alina but that's why this forum is so great bc I don't know any of you. Don't get me wrong I'm sure all of you are wonderful people and I pray God blesses us all but at the end of the day, it's the anonymity of this that makes hearing your comments so fun :) And some comments are very helpful - like the comments about people knowing people with the name Alina and loving them - makes me love the name even more!
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  • mrsroylongmrsroylong member
    If you love it that's what matters. I'm not too fond on the spelling.
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  • cesquercesquer member
    I like Alina. I got how it was intended to be pronounced, but that's because I am Latin. I know the i sounds like ee. It's pretty.
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  • RMama2012RMama2012 member
    I knew the pronunciation. My first thought was of the little mermaid. I feel like that was one of the names of the mermaids. Anyway, I like it and wouldn't change the spelling.
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  • FrecklesInsideFrecklesInside member
    I've said this before, but to people who say the opinions of others doesn't matter, I disagree. This isn't your name, it is your child's name and he or she will have to live with it his or her whole life. Hearing what others think allows you to see the reactions your child will get his or her whole life. A name is part of first impressions and you want to do the best you can for your child in that regard. Many people aren't name nerds or name aware and don't know what is trendy or yoonique, what will be soooo dated in ten years...it is good to hear from others for a multitude of reasons. This simply isn't about JUST you.

    All that said, Alina is NMS but not awful, however if you use it, definitely spell it Alina, not Aleena.
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  • kmvisiolikmvisioli member
    I think it's sweet and feminine, and like that it's a little unusual but not just weird. I had no questions about how to pronounce it and I like the spelling.
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  • DragonflyDreamingDragonflyDreaming member
    The top name I had for a girl is Elina! (Different spelling, basically same meaning) :)
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  • WhitfryWhitfry member
    NMS, I like Alana better.

    That said, it's not a name I hate. If you changed the spelling to Aleena I would feel sorry for the kid, though. It sounds nice out loud and I could see an Alina in most professional fields. Not a lot of sucky nicknames for making fun. Plus Ali is cute if you go that route. Overall, if you love it, I say go for it!
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