Which way should we spell (mee-nah)?

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Registered: 12-29-2005
Which way should we spell (mee-nah)?
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Sun, 10-01-2006 - 8:00am

Which way should we spell (mee-nah)?

Mina
Mena
Menah
Meena
Minah

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Edited 10/1/2006 10:03 am ET by bjcadysgirl
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Registered: 03-26-2003
Sun, 10-01-2006 - 10:47am
My great-grandmother's name is Mina, pronounced Meenah. I think Mina makes the most sense because it is at the end of names like Wilhemina.



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Sun, 10-01-2006 - 11:54am

Either of the first two (Mina or Mena) works perfectly, but I voted for Mina because it's just a bit more visually appealing to me and I think you'd have less pronunciation issues with people unfamiliar with the name (not to say I would pronounce Mena any other way, but some might be more apt to try Men-a first, KWIM?).

I think you can safely rule out Meena or Minah, however. ;)

~Kelli


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Registered: 09-25-2006
Sun, 10-01-2006 - 9:27pm
I'd go with either Mina or Mena, because they're simpler.
 
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Registered: 03-26-2003
Mon, 10-02-2006 - 6:21am
I have a Janina nn Nina and her name is consantly mispronounced although I think it's very simple to pronounce. I am almost wishing I spelled it Janena nn Nena. Nina is a very common name to see (on clothing, etc) but people still want to use the long I sound and say it Nine-uh. Lady at the daycare keeps calling her Ja-nya. She is in a new daycare class. When she was in the younger class there was her..Nina and Nya, Meena and Nia all in the same room. Boy was that confusing!