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Help[Opinions] Re: Aquinnah
in reply to a message by Lily8
Aquinnah - absolutely adore this name (and I believe I pronounce it the same way you do, my way sounds like Michael J. Fox's down to the BC Canada accent :) ), but in my experience people find it pretentious and flakey. My DH being the main one :( I think of Mass., US and how beautiful it is there.
Kaia - adore, now that I'm pregnant this name has jumped right back up our list. DH is Kyle and I don't want a Kylie, but this name (to me) is sophisticated, slightly different, but mature enough to grow with a person. With Aquinnah, I do feel like there are too many As. However, Kaia Aquinnah gets my vote over Kira Estella.
Kira - okay, but my issue with Kiera, Keira, Kyra, Ciara, et al is the many variants and slight differences in pronounciation depending on who you talk to. Kiera and Kira do the best to keep it simple, but Kira looks incomplete to me so Kiera gets my vote (not that it matters), loving both these names (although I'm not sure this matters to you) I worry that they are too similar.
Estella - nice as a middle name or first name (love Stella, too), but paired with an "ah" ending for a first name I don't think it flows or has an efficient change in cadence to differentiate the flow. Kira Estella easily becomes carousel. The double "ah" endings don't bother me though.
Kaia - adore, now that I'm pregnant this name has jumped right back up our list. DH is Kyle and I don't want a Kylie, but this name (to me) is sophisticated, slightly different, but mature enough to grow with a person. With Aquinnah, I do feel like there are too many As. However, Kaia Aquinnah gets my vote over Kira Estella.
Kira - okay, but my issue with Kiera, Keira, Kyra, Ciara, et al is the many variants and slight differences in pronounciation depending on who you talk to. Kiera and Kira do the best to keep it simple, but Kira looks incomplete to me so Kiera gets my vote (not that it matters), loving both these names (although I'm not sure this matters to you) I worry that they are too similar.
Estella - nice as a middle name or first name (love Stella, too), but paired with an "ah" ending for a first name I don't think it flows or has an efficient change in cadence to differentiate the flow. Kira Estella easily becomes carousel. The double "ah" endings don't bother me though.
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