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Help[Opinions] Mina & Nina
I've always pronounced these names Mee-na & Nee-na but recently came across them pronounced Mine-uh and Nine-uh...
Now I'm curious, how do you pronounce them?
Now I'm curious, how do you pronounce them?
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Mee-na and Nee-na. Nine-a is a very old English pronunciation for Nina (along the lines of so-FYE-ah and ma-RYE-ah for Sophia and Maria), but I've never heard of anyone using it in the last 100-ish years.
This message was edited 1/16/2015, 8:27 PM
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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...
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...
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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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The same as you, Mee-nah and Nee-nah.
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MEE-na and NEE-na.
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The same way you did originally. And that's the only way I've ever heard them say; I live in England - to give some context.
I love Nina, she's running in second on my girls name list. Mina has grown on me but I still find it slightly too nickname-y.
I love Nina, she's running in second on my girls name list. Mina has grown on me but I still find it slightly too nickname-y.
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Like you, MEE na and NEE na
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I pronounce them same as you. For some reason, I really like Nina, but find Mina whiny and annoying. No clue why, because they sound so similar!
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Just like you do: MEE-na & NEE-na.
I used to know a NYE-na, an old Southern Lady.
I used to know a NYE-na, an old Southern Lady.
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