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This message was edited 9/4/2012, 8:55 AM
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It kind of looks like a feminised version of e word 'lad' as in a young man. Kind of like the word "ladette", which is sort of the female version. Does that make any sense?
Overall, I don't hate it but it's not great either.
Overall, I don't hate it but it's not great either.
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My first thought too!
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The thing is...
It's way too close to "Latina" to be taken seriously in the U.S., but I don't know where you live. It's also too close (for me) to Ladino, which is an endangered language that's a hybrid of Hebrew and Spanish. For me, that'd be off-putting, but a lot of people probably wouldn't catch on to that. I much prefer Adina.
It's way too close to "Latina" to be taken seriously in the U.S., but I don't know where you live. It's also too close (for me) to Ladino, which is an endangered language that's a hybrid of Hebrew and Spanish. For me, that'd be off-putting, but a lot of people probably wouldn't catch on to that. I much prefer Adina.
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It also made me think of Ladino. As much as I like languages, I couldn't name my child something that would constantly make me think of a language (although realistically it wouldn't matter after a few years).
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This message was edited 9/4/2012, 8:54 AM
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Quebec part of Latin America?? How do you figure?
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In case it interests you...
...I live in the U.S. where we have a large Latin population and I hear the term "Latina" all the time. I still didn't think of that when I read Ladina. Can't say others wouldn't think of it (the similarity), but it didn't occur to me until I read PantheraVirgo's post.
Edited to clarify.
...I live in the U.S. where we have a large Latin population and I hear the term "Latina" all the time. I still didn't think of that when I read Ladina. Can't say others wouldn't think of it (the similarity), but it didn't occur to me until I read PantheraVirgo's post.
Edited to clarify.
This message was edited 8/27/2012, 2:34 PM
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This.
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Sound-wise, it's fine. It does make me think "the Dina", but that's not the end of the world. I imagine she'd end up being called "Dina" and I prefer that to the full name in this case. On the plus side, it's simple to say and spell and it seems the sort of name that could fit in well in a variety of cultures.
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