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.

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

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Anonymous wrote:Not a fan of Angelina, but I'm also not a fan of Angela/ Angel for a boy.
Angelina just sounds so infantile. Give your baby a strong name.

I agree. Angelina just sounds like a frilly toddler who insists on wearing clunky bracelets and dresses everywhere who grows up to do ballet three times a week and play with American Girl dolls. Give her a strong name like Vivian or Cecilia.

OP, do you want a super girly-girl daughter so you're naming her after a dancing rat? If so, that's going to backfire in your face.

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Anonymous wrote:Angelina is really bad. Angela isn’t a great name but at least it sounds more adult than Angelina.

I like Zoe and Cecilia. Eleanor is played out and every other person now seems to be naming their daughter Vivian.

Angela reminds me of a biblebelt stay-at-home mom.

No one under the age of 35 is named Angela. It's a churchlady name.

Anonymous wrote:Angelina is really bad. Angela isn’t a great name but at least it sounds more adult than Angelina.

I like Zoe and Cecilia. Eleanor is played out and every other person now seems to be naming their daughter Vivian.

Angela reminds me of a biblebelt stay-at-home mom.

Angelina is really bad. Angela isn’t a great name but at least it sounds more adult than Angelina.

I like Zoe and Cecilia. Eleanor is played out and every other person now seems to be naming their daughter Vivian.

If you like Angelina but want something a little less "Angelina Ballerina" maybe consider Angelica, Eliza, or Erica. Yes, they're well-known due to Hamiliton but they'll still cute.

Anonymous wrote:Not a fan of Angelina, but I'm also not a fan of Angela/ Angel for a boy.
Angelina just sounds so infantile. Give your baby a strong name.

I agree. Angelina just sounds like a frilly toddler who insists on wearing clunky bracelets and dresses everywhere who grows up to do ballet three times a week and play with American Girl dolls. Give her a strong name like Vivian or Cecilia.

Not a fan of Angelina, but I'm also not a fan of Angela/ Angel for a boy.
Angelina just sounds so infantile. Give your baby a strong name.

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Anonymous wrote:My Italian MIL named her dog Lina. Not sure if it's a common girl name vs dog name.

same poster - I prefer Cecelia with the nickname Sisi (see-see)

(OP here) I think we're going to save Cecilia for baby #2

Or we could do Cecilia for this baby and save Angelina.

It's a good one

It is. Very classic, not the kind of name that's going out of style anytime soon.

I'm the OP and we went with more classic names because both our names are pretty out of the ordinary, especially mine. My parents named me after a city, and not one that rolls off the mind easily like London or Brooklyn.

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Anonymous wrote:My Italian MIL named her dog Lina. Not sure if it's a common girl name vs dog name.

same poster - I prefer Cecelia with the nickname Sisi (see-see)

(OP here) I think we're going to save Cecilia for baby #2

Or we could do Cecilia for this baby and save Angelina.

It's a good one

It is. Very classic, not the kind of name that's going out of style anytime soon.

Anonymous wrote:Filomena - nickname Mina?
Gina
Lia
Licia
Lidia
Lina - apparently it is a girl name, looking at FB. . .
Lucia
Luisa
Milena

I like Lydia.

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Anonymous wrote:My Italian MIL named her dog Lina. Not sure if it's a common girl name vs dog name.

same poster - I prefer Cecelia with the nickname Sisi (see-see)

(OP here) I think we're going to save Cecilia for baby #2

Or we could do Cecilia for this baby and save Angelina.

It's a good one

Filomena - nickname Mina?
Gina
Lia
Licia
Lidia
Lina - apparently it is a girl name, looking at FB. . .
Lucia
Luisa
Milena

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Anonymous wrote:My Italian MIL named her dog Lina. Not sure if it's a common girl name vs dog name.

same poster - I prefer Cecelia with the nickname Sisi (see-see)

(OP here) I think we're going to save Cecilia for baby #2

Or we could do Cecilia for this baby and save Angelina.