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Help[Opinions] Maria, India or Asia? (more)
They might seem like an odd arrangement of names but I met girls with all three of those names recently and I was wondering what you thought of them. I used to think Maria was a bit boring but hearing it I actually realized how pretty it is. I would probably only avoid it in countries where it is extremely common, like Spain.
Could you comment please?
Maria
India
Asia
Do you think choosing names like India or Asia can be problematic and if so in which ways? The India I met is British and India used to be a British colony I was wondering if this could be seen as weird. I personally liked the name on her.
Could you comment please?
Maria
India
Asia
Do you think choosing names like India or Asia can be problematic and if so in which ways? The India I met is British and India used to be a British colony I was wondering if this could be seen as weird. I personally liked the name on her.
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India and Asia sound pretty but generally come across as shallow (the name choices, not the people themselves) when I've seen them used. They're kitschy.
I'd say the same of America and Cheyenne and Ireland.
They also remind me uncomfortably of colonialism, imperialism, nationalism. Plus, it seems vaguely sexist to me that place names are so often considered feminine.
Maria seems traditional, pragmatic, chic, ageless. It makes me think of music, candles, stained glass, earth tones, black.
I'd say the same of America and Cheyenne and Ireland.
They also remind me uncomfortably of colonialism, imperialism, nationalism. Plus, it seems vaguely sexist to me that place names are so often considered feminine.
Maria seems traditional, pragmatic, chic, ageless. It makes me think of music, candles, stained glass, earth tones, black.
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I wonder what people in India think of it? I think the name sounds attractive but I don't really like it that much. Asia feels cheap somehow.
Maria is beautiful and can pretty much go anywhere in time or place.
Maria is beautiful and can pretty much go anywhere in time or place.
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Didn't Lord Mounbatten - the last Viceroy of India - name one of his daughters India? That has always seemed odd to me: could be a respectful tribute of course ...
Asia is quite simply ludicrous. I mean to say, India is huge and diverse enough, and it's only one part of Asia! The visual image of a rose, say, is easily associated with a human bearer, and lots of people are more keen on city names and topographical names than I am, but the sheer scale of a whole continent (or, like India, subcontinent) makes it actually imprecise as a human name.
I like Maria very much, in the right context. We chose to use Mary instead of Maria, which was my late MIL's mn, as a mn for our daughter because her other names are very English. And also for the rhythm. It's very common here in South Africa, though we don't have a large Catholic population. Most Maria people are Afrikaans-speaking, and most of them are Calvinists!
Asia is quite simply ludicrous. I mean to say, India is huge and diverse enough, and it's only one part of Asia! The visual image of a rose, say, is easily associated with a human bearer, and lots of people are more keen on city names and topographical names than I am, but the sheer scale of a whole continent (or, like India, subcontinent) makes it actually imprecise as a human name.
I like Maria very much, in the right context. We chose to use Mary instead of Maria, which was my late MIL's mn, as a mn for our daughter because her other names are very English. And also for the rhythm. It's very common here in South Africa, though we don't have a large Catholic population. Most Maria people are Afrikaans-speaking, and most of them are Calvinists!
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Maria: I might be biased, since I'm a Maria, but it's one of my favourite names. I like how international it is, and how it suits both a young girl and an elderly woman.
India: a guilty pleasure. I don't usually like country names, and if I were Indian, I'd probably think it even stranger that someone who has probably never been to India, and knows very little of its culture decided to name their daughter India. That being said, it has a beautiful sound.
Asia: I hate it if it's pronounced AY-zhə, like the continent - you don't see many girls called Europe or Australia, so why Asia? - but here in Poland, it's a common diminutive of Joanna, and it's pronounced A-sha. In that case, I find it rather dull, but tolerable.
India: a guilty pleasure. I don't usually like country names, and if I were Indian, I'd probably think it even stranger that someone who has probably never been to India, and knows very little of its culture decided to name their daughter India. That being said, it has a beautiful sound.
Asia: I hate it if it's pronounced AY-zhə, like the continent - you don't see many girls called Europe or Australia, so why Asia? - but here in Poland, it's a common diminutive of Joanna, and it's pronounced A-sha. In that case, I find it rather dull, but tolerable.
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