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Mila is ok. I think it feels a little too cutesy/youthful though.
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). :)
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). :)
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I don't have any proof, but I think Nine-a used to be a valid English pronunciation. Maria and Sophia used to pronounced with the long "I" sound as well.
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Could be! I wasn't sure, my grandma's family were poor country types, so thought maybe that's how her mom thought it was pronounced. I have heard that pronunciation for Maria though with a long I. Maybe Nine-a is just a more old-fashioned option.
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