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HelpRe: Finnish names for a real baby
in reply to a message by Eilis Caitriona
Milla is gorgeous.
Are you in the US? or where? I'm in the US and Milla is the one that would be easiest. Although folks here would say "Mill-a" not "Mee-la" naturally. Saari is nice also, and would be pronounced correctly; though sounds a bit more "foreign" (in case they're trying to avoid any 'immigrant' stigma). Nikolaus and Matias would probably get nicknamed by English speakers -- Nik or Mat: I like that. And the names are easily recognizable as forms of Matthew and Nicholas.
- chazda
Are you in the US? or where? I'm in the US and Milla is the one that would be easiest. Although folks here would say "Mill-a" not "Mee-la" naturally. Saari is nice also, and would be pronounced correctly; though sounds a bit more "foreign" (in case they're trying to avoid any 'immigrant' stigma). Nikolaus and Matias would probably get nicknamed by English speakers -- Nik or Mat: I like that. And the names are easily recognizable as forms of Matthew and Nicholas.
- chazda
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We're in the United States. We live in a part of our state with a ton of Finnish descendents and some older immigrants. Young Saaris and Paavos aren't unheard of around here, which is why they're not too shy of using an ethnic name. You're very right in that they want one that's pronunciation-friendly as well as Finnish.
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