Thoughts on the name Angelina?

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Anonymous wrote:Well if you're just going to call her Lina it doesn't matter what the full name is.

It does, actually. Kids go through these phases with their names that can be tricky. Both my DD and niece went through phases where they hated their family nickname and insisted on being called by their full name. Then my DD was in a class at school where most of the other girls had two syllable names that ended in -y sounds, and she suddenly wanted to go by her nickname again because it’s like this. Luckily we live both her full name and nickname (which is also the most obvious nickname for her full name). My niece now just goes by her first initial. You don’t have perfect control once they are people in the world. Now is your chance.

Which is why I’d think twice about Angelina, especially if you were set on a somewhat non intuitive nickname for it. All it takes is one school year of “Don’t call me Lina, I don’t like it” for her to become Angelina, which her friends will shorten to Angie, and then she’s Angie for the rest of her life whether you like it or not.

If OP likes Lina/Lena, just name her that. But unless you love Angelina (and can live with people at least sometimes calling her Angie) don’t name her that. I like Lina but really dislike Angelina/Angie, so I’d go with something else from the list. Zoe is my favorite I think.

I'm the OP and we were going to go with just Lina but I felt it was too short.

My name is Lena and it's pronounced Lina and lots of people like to point out it's not a real name, it's the end of a more popular name.

How rude! wow.

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What about Jacqueline?

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Anonymous wrote:Well if you're just going to call her Lina it doesn't matter what the full name is.

It does, actually. Kids go through these phases with their names that can be tricky. Both my DD and niece went through phases where they hated their family nickname and insisted on being called by their full name. Then my DD was in a class at school where most of the other girls had two syllable names that ended in -y sounds, and she suddenly wanted to go by her nickname again because it’s like this. Luckily we live both her full name and nickname (which is also the most obvious nickname for her full name). My niece now just goes by her first initial. You don’t have perfect control once they are people in the world. Now is your chance.

Which is why I’d think twice about Angelina, especially if you were set on a somewhat non intuitive nickname for it. All it takes is one school year of “Don’t call me Lina, I don’t like it” for her to become Angelina, which her friends will shorten to Angie, and then she’s Angie for the rest of her life whether you like it or not.

If OP likes Lina/Lena, just name her that. But unless you love Angelina (and can live with people at least sometimes calling her Angie) don’t name her that. I like Lina but really dislike Angelina/Angie, so I’d go with something else from the list. Zoe is my favorite I think.

I'm the OP and we were going to go with just Lina but I felt it was too short.

My name is Lena and it's pronounced Lina and lots of people like to point out it's not a real name, it's the end of a more popular name.

I have the same name and I have never heard that critique before! The one thing I like about my name Lena/Lina depending where you are in the world, is that you can go almost anywhere in the world and people are familiar with it. It’s also rising in popularity now, which I find interesting. Where I am from (not the US) it is a very common name and used on its own- not as a nickname.

How rude! wow.

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Anonymous wrote:What about Adelina?

Adelina Zoe, Adelina Cecilia, or Adelina Faith. I like it. Honestly, all the names on your list work as middle names.


Adelina Harriet
Adelina Catalina (I like Catalina Adelina better)
Adelina Eleanor (Aliteration)
Adelina Vivian (Very clean and formal)

OMG no. Adelina and Catalina A) are both terrible and B) RHYME so no they cannot be used together. Sheesh.

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Anonymous wrote:We are considering Angelina for our baby. She is our first and we her middle name will most likely be Rosalind, though that's up for debate. She will go by the nickname Lina.

Here are some of the other names on our list:

Cecilia
Harriet (Hattie for short, or maybe just Hattie)
Catalina
Eleanor (Ella for short maybe?)
Zoe or Zoey (DH's favorite name on the list)
Vivian

As you can see I like longer more classical names with shorter nicknames.

No to Eleanor. Too many Ellies Ellas. Everyone will think Angelina Jolie so for that reason no to that name. Harriet is too old, vivian also too trendy. The others are ok. I like Zoe (no y) the best.

Wrong. Angelina Jolie is already fading from the spotlight. That you don’t realize this shows your age. She was the hot girl 20 years ago. People in your child’s generation won’t make the association any more than a baby named Vivian is linked to Vivian Leigh.

(That said, I do like Angelica better.)

I find it funny when people use "that shows your age" like getting older is such an insult. Op asked for comments and I gave them. I did not ask for you stranger to criticize my reasoning. I also just don't like it.

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Anonymous wrote:Evangelina would keep her from being Angie instead of Lina

But with Evangelina, you'd be open to Evie

Evie is cute. Also, it is up to the kid what she wants to be called at some point.

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Anonymous wrote:What about Adelina?

Adelina Zoe, Adelina Cecilia, or Adelina Faith. I like it. Honestly, all the names on your list work as middle names.


Adelina Harriet
Adelina Catalina (I like Catalina Adelina better)
Adelina Eleanor (Aliteration)
Adelina Vivian (Very clean and formal)

OMG no. Adelina and Catalina A) are both terrible and B) RHYME so no they cannot be used together. Sheesh.

Catalina is probably a cultural name. I know lots of young Hispanic girls named Catalina.

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Anonymous wrote:Evangelina would keep her from being Angie instead of Lina

But with Evangelina, you'd be open to Evie

Evie is cute. Also, it is up to the kid what she wants to be called at some point.

Evie is kind of grown-up. Reminds me of a stripper name. I don't like it. Personally, I think OP should stop with this nickname madness and just name her the nickname (Lina) or find a full name she likes. The kid is probably going to get renamed some trashy nickname OP doesn't like at school anyway.

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Anonymous wrote:Evangelina would keep her from being Angie instead of Lina

But with Evangelina, you'd be open to Evie

Evie is cute. Also, it is up to the kid what she wants to be called at some point.

Evie is kind of grown-up. Reminds me of a stripper name. I don't like it. Personally, I think OP should stop with this nickname madness and just name her the nickname (Lina) or find a full name she likes. The kid is probably going to get renamed some trashy nickname OP doesn't like at school anyway.

Evie is a stripper name? Bizarre take. I actually like Evie (slight preference for the pronunciation eh-vee, versus ee-vee, but I like them both). I know a little girl named Evangeline who goes by Eva (pronounced ee-vah) which is also nice.

My main issue with Evangelina is that it's another "E" name and I would avoid those altogether at this point (definitely avoid Eleanor and other Ellie names, but also the Emma/Emily grouping and the Evelyn/Evangeline group as well, plus the classic Elizabeth and many of it's derivations). Too many E names! Let's give that initial a break for girls for a while.

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I named my 6 year old based on the nickname I planned to use and he now insists on using his full name. So don't ever bank on a nickname because your child may have other ideas. It's not like naming a pet.

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Anonymous wrote:Evangelina would keep her from being Angie instead of Lina

But with Evangelina, you'd be open to Evie

Evie is cute. Also, it is up to the kid what she wants to be called at some point.

Evie is kind of grown-up. Reminds me of a stripper name. I don't like it. Personally, I think OP should stop with this nickname madness and just name her the nickname (Lina) or find a full name she likes. The kid is probably going to get renamed some trashy nickname OP doesn't like at school anyway.

Evie is a stripper name? Bizarre take. I actually like Evie (slight preference for the pronunciation eh-vee, versus ee-vee, but I like them both). I know a little girl named Evangeline who goes by Eva (pronounced ee-vah) which is also nice.

My main issue with Evangelina is that it's another "E" name and I would avoid those altogether at this point (definitely avoid Eleanor and other Ellie names, but also the Emma/Emily grouping and the Evelyn/Evangeline group as well, plus the classic Elizabeth and many of it's derivations). Too many E names! Let's give that initial a break for girls for a while.

I'm a more unusual E name and I agree! Let E have a rest for a while. Evangelina is just really long and all the other names (Eleanor, Ella, Emily, Emma) are just tired and overused.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What about Adelina?

Adelina Zoe, Adelina Cecilia, or Adelina Faith. I like it. Honestly, all the names on your list work as middle names.


Adelina Harriet
Adelina Catalina (I like Catalina Adelina better)
Adelina Eleanor (Aliteration)
Adelina Vivian (Very clean and formal)

OMG no. Adelina and Catalina A) are both terrible and B) RHYME so no they cannot be used together. Sheesh.

Well the other first/middle combos are nice.

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Anonymous wrote:Lina can be mispronounced to rhyme with a part of the female anatomy.

Never had this problem and I’m a 50yr old Lina.

All you need is one teacher saying it the a long “I” and she’s done for.

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Cecilia:

Latinate feminine form of the Roman family name Caecilius, which was derived from Latin caecus meaning "blind". Saint Cecilia was a semi-legendary 2nd- or 3rd-century martyr who was sentenced to die because she refused to worship the Roman gods. After attempts to suffocate her failed, she was beheaded. She was later regarded as the patron saint of music and musicians.
Due to the popularity of the saint, the name became common in the Christian world during the Middle Ages. The Normans brought it to England, where it was commonly spelled Cecily - the Latinate form Cecilia came into use in the 18th century.

https://www.behindthename.com/name/cecilia

Paulina
Carolina
Marcelina
Alina
Rosalina
Celina
Melina
Malina

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Anonymous wrote:Lina can be mispronounced to rhyme with a part of the female anatomy.

Never had this problem and I’m a 50yr old Lina.

All you need is one teacher saying it the a long “I” and she’s done for.

Another adult Lina. This is not a problem in my life- no one has ever pronounced it that way..