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  1. #1
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    Feb 2008
    Melbourne
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    Opinions please

    Okay here is our short list of name for our DD. Middle name is already decided K aur (pronounced Kor and a traditional Punjabi girls middle name). Surname starts with L. Her sister is J asmine with the same middle and surname.

    Pania - really like that this has a connection to my NZ heritage
    Sofia - we love this but don't like shortened version of Soph, no offense to anyone out there. So we would want nickname to be Fia.
    Alana - think this is very pretty
    Ela - we like this spelling due to my husbands inidian heritage
    Hermione - we both have always liked this name but I'm a little concerned about the Harry Potter connection
    Addison - like this but not sure if it is one of my favourites.

    So let me hear your opinions ladies, and open to any other suggestions.

    Janie xxx

  2. #2
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    May 2012
    Where faith conquers fear
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    I love the name addison, I dislike the name Alana (sorry). I also like Sofia!

  3. #3
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    Feb 2008
    Down Under
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    Sofia and addison

    my daughters name is bella and I constantly get the "ohh shes named after bella in twilight?"
    So, for hermione I would say no..

  4. #4
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    May 2012
    Where faith conquers fear
    559

    Sofia and addison

    my daughters name is bella and I constantly get the "ohh shes named after bella in twilight?"
    So, for hermione I would say no..
    That is hysterical I love the name Bella & the twilight thing would never have occurred to me, people are so..odd!

  5. #5
    BellyBelly Member

    Sep 2010
    North West Victoria, Australia
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    I love Pania, but I'm of NZ heritage too so I'm 'used' to names like that.

  6. #6
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    Feb 2005
    NSW/VIC Border
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    I like Ela

  7. #7
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    Apr 2007
    Sydney
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    I like Pania, Ela and Alana off your list.

    BTW - Ela (with this spelling) is the Polish version of Elizabeth - not sure if that makes a difference, but just FYI

  8. #8
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    Sep 2008
    Adelaide
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    Love Addison, it was on our list, but DH sadly wasn't a fan. Love Alana and Ela too. As soon as I read Hermione I thought Harry Potter - DOH

  9. #9
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    May 2012
    Perth, Western Australia
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    I love the name Hermione and I don't think people would automatically think that you've used the name based on Harry Potter, but i do think that more people know it because of the series - it hasn't had a huge popularity jump because of it. At least people would know how to pronounce it though.

  10. #10
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    Sep 2011
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    At least people would know how to pronounce it though.
    Lol not herm-ee-oh-nee like I always thought it was when I read it in the books growing up!

    I like Ela and Alana



    Excuse my sucky spelling, I'm on my iPhone

  11. #11
    Moderator

    Dec 2006
    Smidgen-ville
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    Ooo, Pania. So nice. Goes with J too. People can't mispronounce Pania, can they?
    I like Alana.
    I have a little girl i know called Sophia and they call her Sophia. No nickname. It's not so hard to say. If you don't like Soph, then tell people what her name is and it's not up for shortening!

    Hermione is lovely, but it's a mouthful!

  12. #12
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    Aug 2009
    Back in the bush Capital
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    I think Ela goes really well with your chosen middle name, very pretty xx

  13. #13
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    Apr 2009
    Perth, WA
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    Love Addison, it's one of our top names. Really dislike Sofia...sorry.

  14. #14
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    Jan 2012
    Western Suburbs Melbourne
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    Oh good ones..
    love Addison (although reminds me of private practise!)
    Ela and Pania!
    I think it depends on surname too...not meaning offence but some Indian names can kinda of make a name not suit...
    My DH is of Southern Indian heritage (he was born here so not really into the cultural names)
    I heard some when we travelled to India many years ago, and they have always stuck...
    Nitaya
    Asha
    Siana
    Samikah
    Anaya
    Amalija
    Sia

    Good luck...

  15. #15
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    May 2012
    Perth, Western Australia
    322

    Oh good ones..
    love Addison (although reminds me of private practise!)
    This! reminds me of Greys Anatomy