Message: "Greta and Tove/Tova"

[Opinions] Greta and Tove/Tova

by flossie

8/22/2022, 7:25 AM

Have we talked about either of these lately? I like them both a lot but I know my SO would say no to both. What do you think of them, though? What middle names would you use?

Thanks! :)

#Greta #Tova #Tove

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- Anneza +1

8/23/2022, 12:02 AM

I guessed that Tova would sound like toe + va, TOHva; this site confirms that. And it puts me right off. No doubt it'd work just fine in Israel, but in an English-speaking environment ... I'm fond of toes, but they aren't the most popular body part for some reason.

I like Greta very much, provided it's got a short e, as if it were Gretta. And I think of it as an independent name, not a nn for Margaret (which I also love and would use rather than Greta, since it's a family name).

- flossie

8/23/2022, 4:37 AM

I’m thinking of the Swedish Tove/Tova, not the Hebrew Tova!

- Mary R. +2

8/22/2022, 8:34 AM

Honestly, I used to dislike Greta, now I neither dislike, nor like it... Actually, Greta seems less annoying, especially paired with Tova.

Greta Camilla & Tova Linnea or
Greta Lilly & Tova Iris

P.S. Is Tova pronounced TOO-va?

- flossie +1

8/22/2022, 10:44 AM

Tova Iris is fantastic. And yes, that’s how it’s pronounced :)

- Mary R.

8/22/2022, 11:06 AM

Thanks!
I really like Tova! (I'm fond of -oo- sound in names).

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