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tinkabelle 
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Posted: 19 January 2010 at 1:02pm |
Not sure where to post this, but just wanted to get people's opinions / votes on the two boy names my DH and I are thinking about....
One is Nikau (pronouced Nee-koh, like the native tree), and the other is Lennon. Thoughts? Which do you prefer for the first name?
TIA!!! :o)
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Posted: 19 January 2010 at 1:05pm |
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I like Lennon-very cool name!
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Posted: 19 January 2010 at 1:18pm |
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I like Lennon!
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Posted: 19 January 2010 at 1:21pm |
Would Nikau get shortened to Nik as he got older? Its a very NZ name, Lennon of course reminds me of John Lennon so depending on your family name etc.
I actually prefer Nikau
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Posted: 19 January 2010 at 1:30pm |
I like both - my friend has a lil boy called Lennon - nicknames he gets are Len and Lenny - cute :)
I also really like Nikau - it's original and very NZ 
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Posted: 19 January 2010 at 1:33pm |
I like Nikau best
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Posted: 19 January 2010 at 1:44pm |
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i prefer Nikau too..stronger i think?
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Posted: 19 January 2010 at 1:46pm |
I like Lennon.
Similar to my DS's middle name - Lennox
I wonder if people would pronounce Nikau 'Nee-cow'. You could always change the spelling to 'Niko' if you wanted it pronounced 'Nee-koh'...
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Posted: 19 January 2010 at 2:25pm |
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Hmm I like Nikau, but he would be forever called Knee cow, which would end up annoying the heck out of him when he was older.
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Posted: 19 January 2010 at 2:41pm |
We know a Nikau, he was in our plunket group and is now in JJ's room at daycare, they pronounce it properly too (like Nico would be). Nobody mispronounces it although I bet he will have to correct spelling a lot later on (but then I do too, and my name is quite normal!). I love it - strong and masculine and distinctive Lennon doesn't grab me as much.
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Posted: 19 January 2010 at 4:33pm |
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Lennon doesn't do anything for me but I love Nikau! Great name!
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Posted: 19 January 2010 at 4:50pm |
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One vote for Nikau, love it.
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Posted: 19 January 2010 at 5:48pm |
I like them both, but I like Nikau the best.
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Posted: 19 January 2010 at 5:58pm |
love Nikau. good strong name
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Posted: 19 January 2010 at 7:10pm |
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I love Lennon!!
Easy to pronounce, different, strong manly name.
Also not very popular
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Posted: 19 January 2010 at 9:06pm |
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I like Nikau best of the two.
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Posted: 19 January 2010 at 9:52pm |
Yup I like Nikau too Tink 
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Posted: 19 January 2010 at 10:40pm |
Oooooooooh tricky one! Both are really unique and very cool in their own ways. I agree with those who have made mention of the mis pronounciation - I would have pronounced it Knee-Cow.
Although I like the name Lennon, I think Nikau is probably my pick of the two.... very Kiwi
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Posted: 20 January 2010 at 8:30am |
OMG thanks for all the replies guys! Yay! So needed help! Now to share the votes with DH....
PS re:pronounciation of Nikau - I'm part-Maori so I'm all about correct pronounciation of Maori words, so I won't mind correcting people! And our last name is British, but people mispronounce that all the time too! Poor kid might end up being being called Nee-Cow Wyne-der instead of Nee-koh Win-der!! ;o)
bext1 - you busted me! Was posting away from our thread so no-one would steal our names! He he... Lol Lol!!
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Posted: 20 January 2010 at 8:52am |
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I love Lennon very Funky
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