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HelpRe: Mina & Nina
in reply to a message by Julia
Semi-OT, but the actress Sophia Myles pronounces her name like that (so-FYE-ah) and it always, always throws me!
Anyway, I also pronounce Mina and Nina as mee-na and nee-na. Nina is strange to me, pronounced any other way, but Mina I've come across said so many different ways that it doesn't phase me. Mee-na, mih-na, my-na...
My PNL = http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/37275
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Anyway, I also pronounce Mina and Nina as mee-na and nee-na. Nina is strange to me, pronounced any other way, but Mina I've come across said so many different ways that it doesn't phase me. Mee-na, mih-na, my-na...
Top: Henry & Eloise (main) / Percival & Ember (GP) / James & Gwendolyn (top25)
Bottom: Athos & Jacoba (main) / Dinadan & Melpomene (GP) / Corvo & Deva (top25)
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Sophia Myles...
...is the only modern bearer I've ever heard pronouncing the long "i" but I have a gr gr grandmother who I'm told, by those who knew her, always pronounced her name that way, even after emigrating to America. I have also heard the long "i" pronounced in BBC period pieces. I think it's gorgeous that way and I would absolutely consider using it. :)
...is the only modern bearer I've ever heard pronouncing the long "i" but I have a gr gr grandmother who I'm told, by those who knew her, always pronounced her name that way, even after emigrating to America. I have also heard the long "i" pronounced in BBC period pieces. I think it's gorgeous that way and I would absolutely consider using it. :)
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