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Help[Opinions] Re: Leona or Liora
in reply to a message by vigdis
I personally prefer Leona but Liora is also lovely. I don't know of Leona Helmsley or of any famous Leona's. I only known of the Leona who was a sister of my partners great-grandpa. I've also met one or two nice Leona's.
I personally prefer the strong O of Leona over the strong LEE sound of Liora. Plus Leo is a cool nn. I prefer Liara over Liora. I also prefer Lorna over Liora. But I do find Liora to be pretty and delicate with a hint of mysticism. It also reminds me of the town of Liore from Full Metal Alchemist.
You should use Liora if you and your partner love it. Who cares what random people think. I don't even care what family think.
Our friend Nat his mother wanted to name him Mercury and her mother pressured her into using a Biblical name. Even though she likes Nathaniel she never loved it like she did Mercury. He is her only child. His mn is Piper and we keep saying that he should change his mn to Mercury since Nathaniel Mercury Williams would be much cooler than Nathaniel Piper.
Point is don't succumb to peer pressure. Say no to names you don't love.
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I personally prefer the strong O of Leona over the strong LEE sound of Liora. Plus Leo is a cool nn. I prefer Liara over Liora. I also prefer Lorna over Liora. But I do find Liora to be pretty and delicate with a hint of mysticism. It also reminds me of the town of Liore from Full Metal Alchemist.
You should use Liora if you and your partner love it. Who cares what random people think. I don't even care what family think.
Our friend Nat his mother wanted to name him Mercury and her mother pressured her into using a Biblical name. Even though she likes Nathaniel she never loved it like she did Mercury. He is her only child. His mn is Piper and we keep saying that he should change his mn to Mercury since Nathaniel Mercury Williams would be much cooler than Nathaniel Piper.
Point is don't succumb to peer pressure. Say no to names you don't love.
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Liora isn't a name that my husband likes, so it's not on "Our List." A long time ago I realized that we were not going to please everyone, at all. If we use Judith, my in-laws will wrinkle their noses. If we use Margaret, my family will wrinkle their noses. We're still planning on using Judith Cecilia and my husband is determined to use Margaret if we have a second daughter (I'm not sold, I prefer Katarina).
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Too bad he doesn't like Liora.
Cecilia I like a lot, Judith and Margaret are nice but nms. Katarina is definitely more my style. I've always liked Katarina and Catalina ever since I first heard them.
It's too bad that your naming styles are so different. The one great thing about Margaret is there are a lot of nn's you could choose from. Mara and Mari are some of my favorites. I also like Greta. I know a Margaret who goes by Mags. There is also Meg, Marge, Margie, Gretel, Madge, May / Mae, Maggie, Mamie, Mayme, Midge, Peg, and Peggie / Peggy. There are probably even more than that.
People always say with nn's you can't choose which ones they use, but you can choose which one you give them. If you're not a fan of Margaret you could always call her by her nn and almost never Margaret. No matter what that would always be your name for her. Then your husband can always call her by Margaret or whatever nn he likes. Personally I feel that individual people should get to choose the nn they like for their kid and a couple can choose different nn's from each other and that's fine. You could probably even call her by her mn or a diminutive of her mn. Or use a nn that has nothing to do with either name. You could call her something like Moxy or Firefly or Kitten or Little Lark, etc... or call her by her initials. If you at least like Margaret and can think of a nn that you love then it's not so bad of a compromise.
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Cecilia I like a lot, Judith and Margaret are nice but nms. Katarina is definitely more my style. I've always liked Katarina and Catalina ever since I first heard them.
It's too bad that your naming styles are so different. The one great thing about Margaret is there are a lot of nn's you could choose from. Mara and Mari are some of my favorites. I also like Greta. I know a Margaret who goes by Mags. There is also Meg, Marge, Margie, Gretel, Madge, May / Mae, Maggie, Mamie, Mayme, Midge, Peg, and Peggie / Peggy. There are probably even more than that.
People always say with nn's you can't choose which ones they use, but you can choose which one you give them. If you're not a fan of Margaret you could always call her by her nn and almost never Margaret. No matter what that would always be your name for her. Then your husband can always call her by Margaret or whatever nn he likes. Personally I feel that individual people should get to choose the nn they like for their kid and a couple can choose different nn's from each other and that's fine. You could probably even call her by her mn or a diminutive of her mn. Or use a nn that has nothing to do with either name. You could call her something like Moxy or Firefly or Kitten or Little Lark, etc... or call her by her initials. If you at least like Margaret and can think of a nn that you love then it's not so bad of a compromise.
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This message was edited 9/12/2012, 11:48 AM
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