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I prefer Nina to Mila but I prefer Mina to both of them.

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I like Mila. I've only heard it pronounced MEE-la. MY-la has more of a trendy feel. I prefer MEE-la.

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Nina is a decent name. I like how it isn't overly popular. It's not a name that I like enough to want to use myself, but I don't mind it.

The sound of Mila doesn't appeal to my ear, but the simplicity of it is nice. I think Nina is really lovely; it has sweetness and youthfulness but also graceful elegance so I've always thought it ages well. Grace, in particular, is the strongest impression I've always had from it.

I love Mila with your pronunciation. Nina seems really twee and cutesy to me -- I can't imagine it on anyone older than five. I do like Mina (though I prefer it as a nickname)...go figure. While we're on the subject of Mi_a names, I absolutely adore Mira.

This message was edited 3/19/2013, 3:09 PM

Both are very sweet and pretty but at the same time I also think names are also very "tough". They names would work well on both a dainty woman and a warrior.

They are both very cute.

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I like both pronunciations of Mila. It seems like a name that would fit on any age.

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Nina is almost too cutesy for me. I wouldn't mind it as all as a nickname, though.

My friend Mila's (Milena, but no one ever calls her that) mom is Nina, I love both of their names. They are short and sweet without sounding childish.

Nina was a favourite of mine when I was a child, I still see it's appeal but I don't love it as much anymore.
Everyone keeps raving about Mila and how popular it is becoming, I don't know who Mila Kunis is and I've never met a Mila in real life. I switch between saying MEE-la and MIH-la, like Miller with a short "i" sound at the start.

I rather like them. I like short names as well.

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I pronounce them the same as you. MY-la sounds redneck trashy. MEE-la sounds cute.

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My problem would be the actresses with the names--Mila Kunis and Nina Dobrev. I like Mila Kunis fine but she's pretty popular now and I wouldn't want it to seem like I named my kid after her. Nina Dobrev is... well, IDK. She's in "Perks of Being a Wallflower." She's the older sister, if you've seen that.

Gorgeous both of them!

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I am especially fond of Nina, it's beautiful. Nina is uncommon enough for my tastes but still a name everyone is going to recognize.

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Mila is pretty too. I don't think My-la is particularly intuitive, so you wouldn't have any problem with having people say MEE-la.

I like Mila, it's very pretty but feels a bit airy, maybe insubstantial. I prefer Milena but I like Mila a lot.
I don't know about Nina, it is really cute (I think almost too cute) and international and simple, it has a lot going for it, but all I hear is neeneer...like the sound people make for sirens. Makes it feel whiny. Maybe that's just because of someone I knew though.

Mila is ok. I think it feels a little too cutesy/youthful though.

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But I really love Nina, have liked it a lot for years. It's so sweet and fun and orange. I also pronounce it NEE-na. I guess an uneducated(?) pronunciation of it is Nine-a. My Grandma was born May 9th and said her mother always joked she should've named her Nina May. (Pronounced Nine-a). :)