Should we consider our son's name when naming our daughter?

We have a son named Jonah and we are considering Nina Grace or Nina Lucille (Lucille after my Grandmother) for our second child. We like Nina because it means "beautiful eyes" in my husbands Indian/Hindu heritage. However, the -ah and -a endings are causing me to pause. I don't want people to think I tried to pick similar names...it just happens to be this way...Jonah and Nina.





Should I worry about this? Or am I overanalyzing?

Should we consider our son's name when naming our daughter?
yes you are over analyzing. The name is very pretty and it has nothing to do with your son. They will be in different classrooms and no one will relate one name to the other. Even if they were twins, I would not try to match the names.





NINA GRACE is pretty





good luck and congratulations
Reply:If this will help...after reading the first sentence of your question, I absolutely did not think that Jonah and Nina were similar. To me...Jonah ends like 'Uhhh' and Nina ends like "Ahhh". Nice names by the way.
Reply:don't worry about it, if you like the names use them ( they are beautiful names too). i shouldn't amtter what people think. they are your children.
Reply:I think once you have one child named, you tend to stick to sounds that you are comfortable with and in this case its 'ah' sound. I like 'z' sounds so my kids are Eliza and Isaac and I don't care if people think I did it deliberately, its just the sounds I love and its hard to come up with other names when you have your brain set a certain way!





I say go for it, Jonah and Nina only have the 'ah' in common and its not like your naming them Jonah and Jodie or Holly and Molly. Stop over analyzing and go for it!





Best of luck and congrats!
Reply:I would say forget what other people say. The only people whose opinions really matter is you and your husbands. If you like Nina, then name her Nina. It is your personal choice and you get to decide. So what if people say something? Just tell them that you like the name Nina, period. It is just a coincedence that it rhymes with Jonah a little bit. Oh, and I seem to be the opposite of everyone else here becuase I like both names but I like Nina Lucille better. It's pretty and it has a special meaning to you as well. Nina Grace is pretty also.
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Reply:my friends name is nina


i like nina grace my friend is nina samantha
Reply:It would be too similar for me -- not simply a(h) endings for each, but both two syllables ending in the NA(H) sound. It does seem a bit forced ... though I realize that wasn't your intent.





What about a less-problematic alternative, such as Nila, Nisha or Purnima (shortened to Nima)?





Not horrible, of course, if you love Nina enough to get past the "Jonah and Nina" sound association, but definitely worth serious consideration.





Edit: Forgot to mention, I prefer Nina Lucille, for your grandmother, of the two combos mentioned. ;)





Also, I don't think I was clear above. I wouldn't avoid "Jonah and Nina" *just* because many will assume them intentionally matchy. I simply find it more complimentary when sibling names AREN'T overly similar ... not to mention less confusing and problematic in general, since it avoids the whole "Jinah/Nona" type mix-ups and "Did you call me (Nina) or him (Jonah)?" sort of hassles. It just helps when those living in the same household don't have names that happen to be eerily similar in sound, if that makes sense. Just a personal preference ... I'd never imply you shouldn't use a real, properly-spelled name only because someone *might* get the wrong idea about your reasons for choosing it. Just wanted to clarify. ;)
Reply:i didnt even notice that so i think your over analyzing
Reply:I think you're over analyzing, especially since they aren't twins, I think that names don't really rythme and it will be fine! Don't worry about it! Good Luck!
Reply:Yes, you should think about this..... You're not "over-analyzing" at all, and I really wish more parents would sit down and think out their children's names.





Personally, I don't care for the combination of Jonah and Nina, for several reasons aside from the identical sounding endings of each... but.. in the end you have to do what you want.
Reply:I think it is a great name. Go with what you like.
Reply:Way over analyzing. Jonah and Nina sounds cute.
Reply:You are overanalyzing. Personally, I wouldn't give two hoots about what "people think" unless those people are going to raise your baby! Otherwise, the choice of name and the reasons behind it are yours alone.
Reply:The names are nice - go with it!!!





Joy to you.
Reply:You are defiantly over analysing. I like Nina grace, but your grandmother would be over the moon if your daughter was named after her, so I;d go with Nina Lucille, which is very pretty/ Good luck.
Reply:I understand not wanting to match your children's names, but I really think that you have nothing to worry about.





Jonah and Nina sound nice together. And you could always call him Joe for short.





When pairing sibling names, it more important to me that they have the same feel to them. For example, Thomas and Sarah have the same feel but Kaylee and Barnaby do not. If names are too similar, like Kaylee and Bailey, then I think that is too much.





However, Jonah and Nina do not rhyme perfectly, so I think it is fine.





And I love Nina Grace, though the personal meaning of Lucille makes me love it more.

shaolin