So we've been brainstorming names and last night a girls name came out that all of a sudden has me IN LOVE and totally excited.
What are you honest opinions of this - and do you foresee any "issues" with the name later on? I've been trying to find names that would suit both a cute little kid but also a confident and successful adult. Also, I've included a pseudo last name that rhymes with the kid's last name (I kept my maiden name) - the best I can do is "Faulty" lol. So the real last name starts with a different letter than F. But I wanted to see how the name flows.
Girl: Domenica Nichole "Faulty" - We came across the name "Mika" and both thought it was so cute but I didn't like that for an adult woman and started to dislike it the more I thought of it. H looked it up and saw it was short for "Domenica" and as soon as he said that name I swooned. So we could call her "Mika" as a nickname growing up.
I also loved the name Noelle, which could have also been a middle name to Domenica, but H won't have it b/c he's a bitter atheist and since it means "Christmas" it's totally out.
It's a nice name, although I prefer Dominique -- to me its easier to say and pronounce. Is Domenica pronounced like Dominique with an "a" at the end? That was my first thought, but then I came up with a few other possibilities.
I know a woman named Mika and I think it works fine for an adult if you did want to go that route.
I know an adult Mika and her name is Mikaela, but she has always gone by Mika. I like Mika but prefer Dominique over Domenica. But its about what you like!!
I love Mika but can't say I love the full version. I think she would run into issues of people miss pronouncing and spelling it wrong constantly. What about Michaela and saying Mika? Or something like that? I don't see Mika as being an issue for an adult.
Very pretty. I knew a girl in high school with this name, though, who pronounced it like Dominican Republic, minus the N (and Republic). I think the way it's spelled sets you up for mispronunciation, for sure.
Very pretty. I knew a girl in high school with this name, though, who pronounced it like Dominican Republic, minus the N (and Republic). I think the way it's spelled sets you up for mispronunciation, for sure.
How can we spell it? I'm not set on any kind of spelling at all. I know how we say it but have no clue how to spell it. There are so many variations online.
OR, do you mean the nature of the name itself, no matter how it is spelled, will lead to mispronunciation?
Very pretty. I knew a girl in high school with this name, though, who pronounced it like Dominican Republic, minus the N (and Republic). I think the way it's spelled sets you up for mispronunciation, for sure.
How can we spell it? I'm not set on any kind of spelling at all. I know how we say it but have no clue how to spell it. There are so many variations online.
OR, do you mean the nature of the name itself, no matter how it is spelled, will lead to mispronunciation?
Maybe Dominiqua? Although that looks like a mouthful.
The more I think about it, maybe just stick to what you have. You love it and you can just tell people how it's pronounced, end of story. Technically, my first name is spelled in a way that can be pronounced a different way (that is also right -- even though I hate it) and I just correct people if they say it the other way.
How can we spell it? I'm not set on any kind of spelling at all. I know how we say it but have no clue how to spell it. There are so many variations online.
OR, do you mean the nature of the name itself, no matter how it is spelled, will lead to mispronunciation?
Maybe Dominiqua? Although that looks like a mouthful.
The more I think about it, maybe just stick to what you have. You love it and you can just tell people how it's pronounced, end of story. Technically, my first name is spelled in a way that can be pronounced a different way (that is also right -- even though I hate it) and I just correct people if they say it the other way.
I was going off the Italian spelling of it and we don't have a lot of "qua"s with many of our names so I guess the way I found it makes more sense to my family's culture. I guess it's very cultural on how you would pronounce a name based on the spelling.
I see "Domen" pronounced much differently from "Domin". The e is softer for "dough - men" and the i is more like Dominican Republic.