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HelpRe: My favorites: Norah, Livia, Mona, Lilli & Mila
in reply to a message by Luccca
I don't know how Milo is pronounced (Sass can't read yet) but we live in Switzerland, so it's probably not the English pronunciation. J's are usually Y's here, so Jelena is probably not with the English pronunciation either, and I know both Junis' are Yoo-nis.
Gioia is the Italian spelling. I find Inessa and Norah to be an odd pairing too. Tiago's family could easily be Portuguese/Spanish. Boof has two Spanish girls in her kindergarten - Vega and Apollina (not siblings). Most of the neighbourhood are Expat or half Swiss/half something else families.
Aussie au pair in Switzerland to my French-Italian girls
Sass (Feb '08), Boof (Jan '10) & Pixie (Dec '11)
http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/56287
Gioia is the Italian spelling. I find Inessa and Norah to be an odd pairing too. Tiago's family could easily be Portuguese/Spanish. Boof has two Spanish girls in her kindergarten - Vega and Apollina (not siblings). Most of the neighbourhood are Expat or half Swiss/half something else families.
Sass (Feb '08), Boof (Jan '10) & Pixie (Dec '11)
http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/56287
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Gioia is just the Italian word for "joy".
The name looks unusual to Americans (maybe UKers too)because there are so many vowels, but people get used to it quickly.
It is pronounced like jo-yah, or joy-ah if you say it fast. I.e. Joiya ;)
Jelena is lovely, especially with the "y" pronunciation.
Vega and Apollina are memorable.
The name looks unusual to Americans (maybe UKers too)because there are so many vowels, but people get used to it quickly.
It is pronounced like jo-yah, or joy-ah if you say it fast. I.e. Joiya ;)
Jelena is lovely, especially with the "y" pronunciation.
Vega and Apollina are memorable.
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Yup!
Had never heard of Gioia before but as soon as I read it on the class list I guessed it was Italian and even guessed at the meaning (I'm learning Italian as well as French and German by default) Was pleased to check it on here and find out I was right. It's very similar to Gianna and Giovanni and Giulia and other Italian names I was familiar with. There's no J in the Italian alphabet, for those who weren't already aware of that.
Three other interesting sibsets from the neighbourhood, while I am here - Malin & Milla ; Allegra, Stella & Gian ; Sara, Simon and Sophie.
Had never heard of Gioia before but as soon as I read it on the class list I guessed it was Italian and even guessed at the meaning (I'm learning Italian as well as French and German by default) Was pleased to check it on here and find out I was right. It's very similar to Gianna and Giovanni and Giulia and other Italian names I was familiar with. There's no J in the Italian alphabet, for those who weren't already aware of that.
Three other interesting sibsets from the neighbourhood, while I am here - Malin & Milla ; Allegra, Stella & Gian ; Sara, Simon and Sophie.
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