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One of my closets co-workers were expecting her second child this Wednesday, and needless to say, there has been some baby talk among us the last few months. ;-)
She just announced that their son was born yesterday, and his name is Grimm Niilo, he joins older sister Nour.
WDYT? Personally I like Niilo (prefer Nilo) and Noor (prefer Nour). Grimm sounds a bit surnamey to me, but that's probably just because it's a part of my own surname. Another friend had a son this summer, named Nilo. So it's the second time I'm seeing it used in the last few months.
Grim: https://www.behindthename.com/name/grim/submitted
Let us step into the night and pursue that flighty temptress, adventure.
PNL: http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/45898
Top: Alice and Matteo
Bottom: Kenzie and Deacon
'Eggbert' due December 2018
She just announced that their son was born yesterday, and his name is Grimm Niilo, he joins older sister Nour.
WDYT? Personally I like Niilo (prefer Nilo) and Noor (prefer Nour). Grimm sounds a bit surnamey to me, but that's probably just because it's a part of my own surname. Another friend had a son this summer, named Nilo. So it's the second time I'm seeing it used in the last few months.
Grim: https://www.behindthename.com/name/grim/submitted
PNL: http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/45898
Top: Alice and Matteo
Bottom: Kenzie and Deacon
'Eggbert' due December 2018
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The combo is a little mis-matched. Grimm does seem surnamey because, well, Grimm brothers. Niilo to me is pretty booring, but I guess it's different in Sweden because it's less common.
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I really like Grimm, it is a GP of mine ^^
(I will never have the chance to use it, because of the strict naming law and it is just seen as a surname here :( So, whenever a little Grimm is named, I am happy ^^)
I like Niilo. Does it not make a difference in the pronunciation between Niilo and Nilo? I say two times an "i" when there are two (like Ni-i-lo), and just a short "i" when there is one (Ni-lo).
(I will never have the chance to use it, because of the strict naming law and it is just seen as a surname here :( So, whenever a little Grimm is named, I am happy ^^)
I like Niilo. Does it not make a difference in the pronunciation between Niilo and Nilo? I say two times an "i" when there are two (like Ni-i-lo), and just a short "i" when there is one (Ni-lo).
This message was edited 11/6/2018, 12:42 AM
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I like the sound of Grim, but since it means, "forbidding or uninviting, depressing or worrying to consider, lacking genuine levity; mirthless; black" it isn't a name I would actually use. Why did they choose it?
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Not everyone lives in an English speaking country.
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I meant more along the lines of what significance does it have to them since its such an unusual name.
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I kind of like Grimm as part of a fuller name, but I can't say I care for it by itself. By itself, the only thing that comes to mind is the Brothers Grimm and the Grim Reaper.
I like Niilo though.
I like Niilo though.
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Hi Ninor !!!
I'm not familiar with Niio but Nilo instead is well-known here.
Infact Nilo is the Italian form of Nile (River).
With Nour would be a bit matched (both start with N) but they have a good theme: Egypt (as Nile flows in this country and Nour means light is Arabic, currently spoken there).
But your combo is different because I suppose that Niilo is after Nicholas. I quite dislike it.
Grimm is odd but better than a lot of surnames I've seen as FN.
Grimm Klaus, Grimm Claus or Grimm Niels would be great too.
I'm not familiar with Niio but Nilo instead is well-known here.
Infact Nilo is the Italian form of Nile (River).
With Nour would be a bit matched (both start with N) but they have a good theme: Egypt (as Nile flows in this country and Nour means light is Arabic, currently spoken there).
But your combo is different because I suppose that Niilo is after Nicholas. I quite dislike it.
Grimm is odd but better than a lot of surnames I've seen as FN.
Grimm Klaus, Grimm Claus or Grimm Niels would be great too.
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Grim (mainly this spelling) is a very old name here in Sweden, and it's very rare these days. I don't think other people think it sounds surnamey though, but I have a hard time not to since my own surname ends in -grim.
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Congrats to your co-worker!
Grimm Niilo seems very odd a combination to me: Grimm reminds of the Brothers Grimm and the English word "grim", while Niilo is a vintage-trendy name here in Finland. Do you know how popular Niilo / Nilo is in Sweden? Is it used by other than people with Finnish heritage?
ETA: Oops, just read that this is the second time you've seen Niilo / Nilo used. So, it must be a rare name there?
Grimm Niilo seems very odd a combination to me: Grimm reminds of the Brothers Grimm and the English word "grim", while Niilo is a vintage-trendy name here in Finland. Do you know how popular Niilo / Nilo is in Sweden? Is it used by other than people with Finnish heritage?
ETA: Oops, just read that this is the second time you've seen Niilo / Nilo used. So, it must be a rare name there?
This message was edited 11/5/2018, 7:37 AM
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I've actually liked Nilo for quite some time, and I've probably seen it before but these are the only two people I personally know who have used it and none of them have any Finnish heritage what I know of. There's 192 men who have Nilo as their FN, and 156 with the Niilo spelling. So it's rare, but not unheard of.
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