Boy names help!
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Topic: Boy names help!
Posted By: tinkabelle
Subject: Boy names help!
Date Posted: 19 January 2010 at 1:02pm
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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?
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Posted By: X
Date Posted: 19 January 2010 at 1:05pm
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I like Lennon-very cool name! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: AzzaNZ
Date Posted: 19 January 2010 at 1:18pm
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I like Lennon! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 19 January 2010 at 1:21pm
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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. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">   [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: xLUCKYx
Date Posted: 19 January 2010 at 1:30pm
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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 By: T_Rex
Date Posted: 19 January 2010 at 1:33pm
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I like Nikau best ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 19 January 2010 at 1:44pm
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i prefer Nikau too..stronger i think? ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: Joscia
Date Posted: 19 January 2010 at 1:46pm
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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'... ------------- http://alterna-tickers.com"> 
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Posted By: lilfatty
Date 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. ------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year  http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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Posted By: weegee
Date Posted: 19 January 2010 at 2:41pm
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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 By: Delli
Date Posted: 19 January 2010 at 4:33pm
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Lennon doesn't do anything for me but I love Nikau! Great name! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: popstress
Date Posted: 19 January 2010 at 4:50pm
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One vote for Nikau, love it. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: maisey
Date Posted: 19 January 2010 at 5:48pm
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I like them both, but I like Nikau the best. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: MyLilSquishy
Date Posted: 19 January 2010 at 5:58pm
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love Nikau. good strong name
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Posted By: _SMS_
Date 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 By: babyg
Date Posted: 19 January 2010 at 9:06pm
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I like Nikau best of the two. ------------- Ev, Mum to: Carys Ruby - 4 October 2007 Spencer James - 2 July 2010 |
Posted By: bext1
Date Posted: 19 January 2010 at 9:52pm
Yup I like Nikau too Tink  ------------- 
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Posted By: Richie
Date Posted: 19 January 2010 at 10:40pm
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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 By: tinkabelle
Date Posted: 20 January 2010 at 8:30am
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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!! ------------- http://alterna-tickers.com">
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Posted By: lisa85
Date Posted: 20 January 2010 at 8:52am
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I love Lennon very Funky -------------  
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Posted By: arohanui
Date Posted: 20 January 2010 at 11:26am
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I really like Nikau (or Nico) too... in fact if it sounded better with our surname, it would have been a strong contender for this bubs. ------------- Mama to DS1 (5 years), DS2 (3 years) and... http://alterna-tickers.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: High9
Date Posted: 20 January 2010 at 12:59pm
I like both, esp Lennon! Sure reminds me of John Lennon, but it's cool. 
Went to school with a Nikau, but spelt Nico, I think it doesn't matter what way you spell a name, people will always have their own way of pronouncing it!! He got called "Nick-o", "Ny-koh"... ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 20 January 2010 at 1:29pm
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As the owner of a name that is frequently mispronounced you get used to it, and either correct people or at least understand what they're trying to say. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: millysmum
Date Posted: 20 January 2010 at 2:01pm
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NIKAU!!!!!! Love it! and unique ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: EmDee
Date Posted: 20 January 2010 at 6:43pm
I  the name Nikau!
Lol about posting away from the thread, ------------- DS 8 DD 6 DS 4 DD 2 |
Posted By: tinkabelle
Date Posted: 20 January 2010 at 6:46pm
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Lol ellecheza and mummydee... I should have known you'd all be lurking around as much as I do! No stealing our names! ------------- http://alterna-tickers.com">
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Posted By: EmDee
Date Posted: 20 January 2010 at 6:50pm
Lol Nikau was a name we seriously considered for Ollie, but he didn't pick up any of my Maori genes so Ollie suits him better  ------------- DS 8 DD 6 DS 4 DD 2 |
Posted By: Kallie
Date Posted: 20 January 2010 at 7:31pm
| I vote Nikau , very cool! |
Posted By: kiwisj
Date Posted: 20 January 2010 at 8:24pm
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I vote for Nikau too!!
I also quite like Lennon, but if you're considering what school kids might come up with in years to come ... it does sound a bit like "lemon" (perhaps I am very immature). ------------- SJ Callum - Dec 2008 Daniel - Oct 2010 |
Posted By: Peanut
Date Posted: 20 January 2010 at 9:07pm
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I love Nico! It was on my list but DH didn't like it.
I taught a lovely and very cool boy called Nico last year. I asked him if he often got called the wrong name and he said Never. ....possibly cos of the way his is spelt. We have a Frano and it is constantly mispronounced or often people don't use his name until they are confident with it. -------------  
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Posted By: my4beauties
Date Posted: 20 January 2010 at 9:09pm
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Yeah,.... I'm a Nikau fan. It was either that, or Rico for us. And I favoured Rico that little bit more. ------------- My babies: R (9),G (7), J (5) http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: clover
Date Posted: 21 January 2010 at 10:45am
| I really like both, great names! I think I'd vote for Lennon though. |
Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 21 January 2010 at 4:46pm
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we loved Nico too but too short with our name and our little red head pale skinned chap probably not as suited to it:)
peanut is it Frano or Fra-no? ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: BaAsKa
Date Posted: 23 January 2010 at 11:26am
i love NIKAU!! iv got a friend who named who boy that (same spelling too)
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