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[Opinions] Dilema
I'm four months pregnant and we're looking for a name. Here are some we're discussing now.WDYT? Do you have any associations when you hear them? Also,all suggestions are more than welcome!Boy:David
Dominik (this is the spelling used where we live)
Ian
Jason
Justin
Sebastian Girl:Anika
Barbara
Kylie
Sofia
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For a boy: I'm stuck on David or Justin. Two of my best guy friends.
For a girl: KylieLovin' Lily Rose, Rose Maria, Alexandria Summer, and Evangeline Rose for girls. For guys: Derrick James, Scott Evan, Alan Shane, and Adam Shane
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David - Classic but rather dull.
Dominik - Unless you're Polish, Hungarian, etc. or planning to pronounce it the Polish way, I suggest Dominic and the DOM-ih-nik pronunciation.
Ian - Nice. A bit overused in some areas, but still nice, imo.
Jason - Overused in the 1970s and 1980s
Justin - Overused in the 1980s and 90s
Sebastian - Very nice Anika - How are you going to pronounce this? I prefer the Annika spelling for some reason, and the ANN-ih-kah pronunciation. But Anika looks like it should be prn. ah-NEE-kah to me. :-/
Barbara - Not yet ready for a comeback, imo.
Kylie - Very trendy and immature sounding, imo.
Sofia - Way too popular, no matter how you spell it. I much prefer Sophie.
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Thanks for the feedback.We don't live in an English speking country so most of these names are not that popular here and the spellings are the ones used ( so the child doesn't have to spell his/her name all the time).
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I like Sebastian Dominik and Anika Sofia.
* Elle *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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I quite like Anika Sophia or Kylie Sophia... if only because it gives her an unusual first name to go with the common middle name.I love the name Ian... perhaps Ian Dominik? I dislike David, but David Sebastian works to me.
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Welcome to the irrational workings of my mind:David -- Nice classic. I don't know why but I always think "clean" when I hear the name David. An odd association I admit, but it seems squeaky-clean, in a good way.Dominik -- Very nice. It has a lot of personality and reminds me of old world monastic retreats. Very evocative. Ian -- I can't see an Ian being ugly. The name just makes that guy more attractive. Love it.Jason -- zzzzzzzzzJustin -- Justinian's boring little cousin.Sebastian -- Very sophisticated, but fun at the same time -- a perfect combination of attributes.Anika -- Sweet. Perfer Anneke, but it's probably location specific.Barbara -- I love seeing names that have fallen out of use being rediscovered. While Barbara is not a personal favorite, I would love to meet a little Barbara one day.Kylie -- I know this is an Australian aboriginal name. But all I can think of is cheesy pop star. Trendy. Here-today-gone-tomorrow. Fluffy. Insubstantial. Dime a dozen. You get the idea. Sofia -- Another one? Trust me, this generation does not need another Sophia / Sofia. (--at least here in the U.S.)
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I know a little Barbara who's around 3 (maybe 4 now). She's adorable, really makes me like the name."No one can make you feel inferior without your consent."
-Eleanor Roosevelt
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Thanks, it was my grandmother's name. We'll use it in some combo. Maybe Barbara Anika (the other granny is Ana).
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Sorry: Dilemma
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