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It's gorgeous.
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Love it.
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Sunniva is lovely! I pronounce it soo-NEE-vah, though I'm told in Norway the emphasis is on the first syllable.
Once, a long time ago, I had a dream where I had twin girls named Sunniva & Solveig (the latter pronounced the Swedish way: SOOL-vay), which I still think sound awesome together!
Once, a long time ago, I had a dream where I had twin girls named Sunniva & Solveig (the latter pronounced the Swedish way: SOOL-vay), which I still think sound awesome together!
This message was edited 11/6/2017, 7:17 AM
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It sounds like a medication to me. Like Abreva lol
This message was edited 11/6/2017, 5:26 AM
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While I love the name's meaning and aura, I can't appreciate the name itself because I always think of "son of a b****."
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Yes! This.
Despite how it’s supposed to be pronounced, all it takes is one teacher to mistakenly call out “SUN-uh-vuh” at roll call and it’s a lifelong problem.
Despite how it’s supposed to be pronounced, all it takes is one teacher to mistakenly call out “SUN-uh-vuh” at roll call and it’s a lifelong problem.
This message was edited 11/6/2017, 8:15 AM
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Isn't it pronounced "sue-NEE-va" though?
"SUN-iv-a" sounds terrible, I agree.
"SUN-iv-a" sounds terrible, I agree.
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No, it's more like SOON-ee-vuh.
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Yes, that's the pronunciation, but whenever I see Sunniva, my brain reverts to "son of a." :(
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I always thought it was pronounced su-NEE-va? That would avoid the “son of a” problem.
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No, it sounds more like SOON-ee-vuh.
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I didn’t know that. That honestly makes me like this name a LOT less. SOON-ee-vuh doesn’t really have a sound I like.
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wow, we were actually thinking and typing the same thing at the same time. Weird.
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same.
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It's okay, but it sounds like a brand name to me.
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I love Sunniva. I also think Sunny is a cute nickname but I think the full name is great in its own right. The sort of difficult pronunciation for English speakers is really the only reason I'd hesitate to use it.
I actually was babysitting once and saw that they had a Christmas card on their fridge from a family with daughters named Sunnifa and Violet, and I thought that was interesting, both because I'd never heard of anyone with any variation of this name before, and that there was such a popularity discrepancy between the two names.
I actually was babysitting once and saw that they had a Christmas card on their fridge from a family with daughters named Sunnifa and Violet, and I thought that was interesting, both because I'd never heard of anyone with any variation of this name before, and that there was such a popularity discrepancy between the two names.
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It's gorgeous! And I love the meaning, too.
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I kinda like it, in a GP way. I'd never use it because not English, but I like it!
This message was edited 11/5/2017, 3:41 PM
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