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Help[Opinions] Birth announcements: Illari Rafaela and Nina
Over the holidays, there were a couple of new baby announcements with interesting names - namely, my cousin and a friend/co-worker.
A few days ago my cousin gave birth to her second daughter, and they've just announced the name - Illari Rafaela. My cousin and her husband are both part Quechua, and her name is derived from Runa Simi / the Quechua language - I speak it (I'm very rusty and no longer fluent, not completely bad either) and I suspect it's derived from 'illariy' which means "resplendent, radiant, aglow/alight" as an adjective and "dawn" as a noun. I like the meaning, and I think it looks close enough to Hillary, a not-unheard-of name, to not look -too- exotic to Anglophones. The Hillary link actually puts me a bit off it, even though I know that's silly, but if I were to consider it I'd be worried it'd just be seen as a 'foreign' version of Hillary, a name I've never liked. I still like it, but I was actually tempted to ask them if the recent US election inspired their name choices (kidding).
She joins older sister Ignacia Suyana. Suyana literally means 'hope' in Runa Simi / Quechua.
So: Ignacia Suyana and Illari Rafaela. Parents are Catalina and Tomás.
Also, my friend/colleague Vanya (proper name Ivan) was expecting a baby daughter with his long-term girlfriend this weekend. She arrived yesterday, a little early but otherwise everyone is fine, and her name is Nina. Middle name is honouring a family member of her mother (I don't know who), and I won't share it for privacy reasons - Vanya picked Nina. I've always loved the name Nina and wanted to use it, and never met one. I'm just annoyed that someone used it before me! Parents are Ivan "Vanya" and Inga.
So, what do you think? I always thought Ignacia Suyana was really cool, and I quite like little Illari's name.... and I love Nina. What about you guys?
A few days ago my cousin gave birth to her second daughter, and they've just announced the name - Illari Rafaela. My cousin and her husband are both part Quechua, and her name is derived from Runa Simi / the Quechua language - I speak it (I'm very rusty and no longer fluent, not completely bad either) and I suspect it's derived from 'illariy' which means "resplendent, radiant, aglow/alight" as an adjective and "dawn" as a noun. I like the meaning, and I think it looks close enough to Hillary, a not-unheard-of name, to not look -too- exotic to Anglophones. The Hillary link actually puts me a bit off it, even though I know that's silly, but if I were to consider it I'd be worried it'd just be seen as a 'foreign' version of Hillary, a name I've never liked. I still like it, but I was actually tempted to ask them if the recent US election inspired their name choices (kidding).
She joins older sister Ignacia Suyana. Suyana literally means 'hope' in Runa Simi / Quechua.
So: Ignacia Suyana and Illari Rafaela. Parents are Catalina and Tomás.
Also, my friend/colleague Vanya (proper name Ivan) was expecting a baby daughter with his long-term girlfriend this weekend. She arrived yesterday, a little early but otherwise everyone is fine, and her name is Nina. Middle name is honouring a family member of her mother (I don't know who), and I won't share it for privacy reasons - Vanya picked Nina. I've always loved the name Nina and wanted to use it, and never met one. I'm just annoyed that someone used it before me! Parents are Ivan "Vanya" and Inga.
So, what do you think? I always thought Ignacia Suyana was really cool, and I quite like little Illari's name.... and I love Nina. What about you guys?
This message was edited 12/30/2016, 2:13 PM
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