Name opinions please
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Topic: Name opinions please
Posted By: Brenna
Subject: Name opinions please
Date Posted: 18 August 2007 at 8:25pm
Before I go any further... no I'm not pregnant 
DH and I always talk about names and I did that name genie thing that was posted about, and it suggested Ariana and I love it!!! BUT... (this is not intened to offend anyone!!) Do you think it is too 'maori' sounding for a 'white' family???? (because it's sound so nice with the r rolled) I just love the name (and also like Ari for short) but don't know if it would suit a white girl? Our last name is Kurth, so it goes quite well with that... -------------  My beautiful 2 girls...nearly 4 and 13 months
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Posted By: Rachael21
Date Posted: 18 August 2007 at 8:31pm
| I know a white girl called that and i have never thought of it being maori. |
Posted By: KH25
Date Posted: 18 August 2007 at 8:32pm
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I like it too! And no I don't think it is too Maori. I went to school with an Aroha and she was a blondie! Now I think that is too Maori (again no offence intended to anyone!) ------------- Kelly, mum to DD, 19Jun06 (26wks 1lb15oz) DS1, 24Oct10 (32wks 4lb11oz) and DS2, 31Dec11 (32wks, 4lb11) http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: EllenMumof2
Date Posted: 18 August 2007 at 8:36pm
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Aroha means love in maori this was surpose to be my name but dad didn't like it because when mum and dad got me (im adopted) i was white lol (long story) Love the name Ariana -------------  
 
Kalem 6! |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 18 August 2007 at 8:50pm
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Ariana's a pretty name and is of Welsh origin (I looked it up but I originally thought Spanish). I don't think it sounds wrong for a white girl. The r rolling makes quite a difference but more and more Maori names are becoming common for whites and Maoris alike, so I don't think it would seem funny. ------------- |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 18 August 2007 at 9:01pm
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I see it more of a Maori name as I know a lot of Maori girls with this name and only one is white and she doesn't suit her name at all and her parents pronouced it Ara-ana and its not nice. But it does go nice with your surname. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 19 August 2007 at 12:14am
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I like it and don't think it sounds Maori at all, sounds English, which would explain its Welsh origins. Reminded me more of a name of a ship. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">   [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 19 August 2007 at 8:47am
| were you going to pronounce it with the A as in apple or ARRR. either way it doesnt sound maori to me |
Posted By: SMoody
Date Posted: 19 August 2007 at 8:58am
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You know what I also love the name Ariana and I think that is the name of Dumbledore's sister in the Harry Potter book. Anyway that is where I saw the name and I love it. Hubby sort of likes it.
And no I dont know anything about Maori culture at all but I dont think it sound like it at all. I mean hubby wants to call another girl Mischka if we have one. (dont even know what it sounds like.) I will use a name if we like it no matter where it comes from. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 19 August 2007 at 9:00am
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never thought it was a maori name at all....i initially thought it might be italian or celtic
would be a lovely name! |
Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 19 August 2007 at 10:14am
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It is an absolutely gorgeous name.
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Posted By: Bubbaloo
Date Posted: 19 August 2007 at 1:13pm
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I like it it didn't even come across to me as a Maori name at all. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  Was danni-chick Mum to James My Angel 28/07/08 |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 19 August 2007 at 8:32pm
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I don't think of it as a Maori name either, I went to school with an Ariana and she wasn't Maori.
One thing to think about tho is whether people will pronounce it properly. Willie wanted to call Maya Mereana and I liked it but I couldn't bear the thought of hearing her called Mary-arna by well meaning Pakehas (my family included). So we stuck to Maori middle names, and Willie still gets angsty when the dispatcher says Tay-Irri-rang-y on the RT coz that's not how you pronounce it. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 19 August 2007 at 8:54pm
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i think it's a beautiful name anna, not 'too maori' at all! the name genie gave us jackson for a boy so that's close and the girl name was marissa. i would definately use that name if we had another girl, i didn't even think of it before ------------- http://www.alternatickers.com"> 
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Posted By: Gwen_
Date Posted: 19 August 2007 at 8:57pm
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where do i go to find said name genie? ------------- We're in America for 3 months with Mummy and Daddy! http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: Kellz
Date Posted: 19 August 2007 at 9:06pm
| I think Ariana is really nice! Name Genie gave us the exact name that I have picked for a girl, IF we have another! |
Posted By: Andie
Date Posted: 20 August 2007 at 10:47am
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That name genie is so much fun! I found one on there for us that I thought 'perfect if we have another girl'... then promptly forgot it! I LOVE the name Ariana - it's beautiful! It's not a Maori name, so doesn't seem Maori-styles to me at all. Though we're a Pakeha family and my sister is Kiri, and she suits the name beautifully, and I would name a girl 'Aroha' if DH liked the name too. Nothin' wrong with borrowing a pretty name from another culture! ------------- Andie |
Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 20 August 2007 at 4:38pm
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it's here
http://www.babynamegenie.com - baby name genie ------------- http://www.alternatickers.com">
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