[Opinions] Mina & Nina
I've always pronounced these names Mee-na & Nee-na but recently came across them pronounced Mine-uh and Nine-uh...
Now I'm curious, how do you pronounce them?
Now I'm curious, how do you pronounce them?
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Just like you do: MEE-na & NEE-na.
I used to know a NYE-na, an old Southern Lady.
I used to know a NYE-na, an old Southern Lady.
I pronounce them same as you. For some reason, I really like Nina, but find Mina whiny and annoying. No clue why, because they sound so similar!
Like you, MEE na and NEE na
The same way you did originally. And that's the only way I've ever heard them say; I live in England - to give some context.
I love Nina, she's running in second on my girls name list. Mina has grown on me but I still find it slightly too nickname-y.
I love Nina, she's running in second on my girls name list. Mina has grown on me but I still find it slightly too nickname-y.
MEE-na and NEE-na.
The same as you, Mee-nah and Nee-nah.
Mee-na and Nee-na. Nine-a is a very old English pronunciation for Nina (along the lines of so-FYE-ah and ma-RYE-ah for Sophia and Maria), but I've never heard of anyone using it in the last 100-ish years.
This message was edited 1/16/2015, 8:27 PM
Semi-OT, but the actress Sophia Myles pronounces her name like that (so-FYE-ah) and it always, always throws me!
Anyway, I also pronounce Mina and Nina as mee-na and nee-na. Nina is strange to me, pronounced any other way, but Mina I've come across said so many different ways that it doesn't phase me. Mee-na, mih-na, my-na...
Anyway, I also pronounce Mina and Nina as mee-na and nee-na. Nina is strange to me, pronounced any other way, but Mina I've come across said so many different ways that it doesn't phase me. Mee-na, mih-na, my-na...
Sophia Myles...
...is the only modern bearer I've ever heard pronouncing the long "i" but I have a gr gr grandmother who I'm told, by those who knew her, always pronounced her name that way, even after emigrating to America. I have also heard the long "i" pronounced in BBC period pieces. I think it's gorgeous that way and I would absolutely consider using it. :)
...is the only modern bearer I've ever heard pronouncing the long "i" but I have a gr gr grandmother who I'm told, by those who knew her, always pronounced her name that way, even after emigrating to America. I have also heard the long "i" pronounced in BBC period pieces. I think it's gorgeous that way and I would absolutely consider using it. :)