https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 23 May 2026 19:22:52 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/opinions-please-baby-girl-name-minka/page/2#post-1740213 Fri, 04 Jul 2014 08:07:11 +0000 wonderstruck 1740213@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsLipGloss: Yeah sorry OP, but this was my immediate thought too. </p> <p>To me Luisa seems very classic, and Minka, while it sounds matchy with it (and matchy names really are't my taste anyways,) does not. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/opinions-please-baby-girl-name-minka/page/2#post-1740203 Fri, 04 Jul 2014 07:58:05 +0000 mrs. bird 1740203@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Corduroy: that's what it made me think of too! I don't know the famous girl, but I know kid books! :)</p> <p>It's cute, unusual but not hard to pronounce or spell </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/opinions-please-baby-girl-name-minka/page/2#post-1740175 Fri, 04 Jul 2014 07:33:07 +0000 Trailmix 1740175@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like the name! But I love unique names, which this definitely is. What's the origin? I would go for it, love Minka and Luisa together too.<br /> Also, I think it's silly to even consider not using a name bc a B-list celebrity has the same one If someone names their kid Angelina, would everyone be like, oh as in Jolie? No. Most people don't even know who Minka Kelly is. DD's name is the same as an obnoxious character from the tv show Girls, which is pretty popular, and no one has ever made the connection but we get comments all the time on how pretty the name is. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/opinions-please-baby-girl-name-minka/page/2#post-1740170 Fri, 04 Jul 2014 07:21:27 +0000 JerricaBenton 1740170@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@tororojo: Yeah it's a pretty nasty one! But...if you don't speak Italian and no one really does in your area, it's not really that big of a deal I wouldn't think. She could always go as 'Mina' if she studied in Italy :-D</p> <p>ETA: the Italian word is pronounced 'minkia' in case anyone is thinking of -ch sound in English. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/opinions-please-baby-girl-name-minka/page/2#post-1739920 Thu, 03 Jul 2014 22:21:22 +0000 Mrs. Confetti 1739920@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>By the time she is old enough to even know who minka Kelly is, she will likely be a washed up name from the past. She hasn't done much beyond Friday night lights so I wouldn't worry about that. Personally I like the name and think you should follow your gut if you guys like it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/opinions-please-baby-girl-name-minka/page/2#post-1739890 Thu, 03 Jul 2014 21:59:51 +0000 tororojo 1739890@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JerricaBenton: I looked up minchia, yikes- that's the kind of thing I wanted to know ahead of time! Now I'm a little torn...it would be a total dealbreaker if it were spanish profanity but we don't hear much italian around here. But what if she wanted to study abroad? I guess she could think of an alias. I will run it by DH ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/opinions-please-baby-girl-name-minka/page/2#post-1739694 Thu, 03 Jul 2014 20:35:55 +0000 artsyfartsy 1739694@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At first I was like no. But by the time I read comments and got to the reply button it is starting to grow on me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/opinions-please-baby-girl-name-minka/page/2#post-1739692 Thu, 03 Jul 2014 20:34:39 +0000 fairy 1739692@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like it - pretty, short, uncommon, easy to pronounce :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/opinions-please-baby-girl-name-minka/page/2#post-1739394 Thu, 03 Jul 2014 18:55:02 +0000 birdofafeather 1739394@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>it's pretty and goes well with your DD's name! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/opinions-please-baby-girl-name-minka/page/2#post-1739360 Thu, 03 Jul 2014 18:34:46 +0000 BananaPancakes 1739360@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love it! It's not our style for a girl's name, but I think is very pretty. I'd picture her to be beautiful and sassy. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/opinions-please-baby-girl-name-minka/page/2#post-1739292 Thu, 03 Jul 2014 17:59:37 +0000 Ginabean3 1739292@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think of Minka Kelly too! I'm neutral on the name. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/opinions-please-baby-girl-name-minka/page/2#post-1739233 Thu, 03 Jul 2014 17:17:27 +0000 coopsmama 1739233@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I really like it and I actually think Minka and Luisa go rather well together. :happy: Associations with names will always be there. My son is Cooper and every one loves to say Cooper pooper. Whatever. That's just their own immaturity shining right through! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/opinions-please-baby-girl-name-minka/page/2#post-1739225 Thu, 03 Jul 2014 17:14:38 +0000 Running Elley 1739225@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love it! I also associate it with Minka Kelly but I don't think that's a bad thing! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/opinions-please-baby-girl-name-minka/page/2#post-1739222 Thu, 03 Jul 2014 17:12:53 +0000 tororojo 1739222@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks for the input! If minx and stinker are the worst ways to make fun of her name, I can live with that. I had DH convinced on Pippa at one point, then I pointed out that it rhymes w/strippa and he permanently vetoed it. Doh! Still debating on names but I'm glad for all the opinions! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/opinions-please-baby-girl-name-minka/page/2#post-1739038 Thu, 03 Jul 2014 15:26:35 +0000 Cherrybee 1739038@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@swedishfish: Feel free... although you go run the risk of rendering your baby nameless if you do!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/opinions-please-baby-girl-name-minka/page/2#post-1739033 Thu, 03 Jul 2014 15:25:04 +0000 Mrs.ThinMint 1739033@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It also makes me think of Minka Kelly. You will constantly be asked "Oh, like Minka Kelly?" every time you tell someone her name. I'm sure that would get really old quickly. I also am not positive how Luisa and Minka sound together. They don't seem to flow well for me when I try to say them together. I do think it's a really cool name though! I just think some of the other issues with it would make me want to pick something different. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/opinions-please-baby-girl-name-minka/page/2#post-1738990 Thu, 03 Jul 2014 15:02:51 +0000 swedishfish 1738990@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Cherrybee: hahaha, maybe I should run some names for LO 2 past your husband. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/opinions-please-baby-girl-name-minka/page/2#post-1738984 Thu, 03 Jul 2014 15:01:06 +0000 Cherrybee 1738984@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Im not sure. I thought that perhaps I liked it.... but then I asked DH and he instantly rhymed it with stinker. Im sorry, my husbands a tool! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/opinions-please-baby-girl-name-minka#post-1738980 Thu, 03 Jul 2014 14:59:22 +0000 Lindsay05 1738980@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Like it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/opinions-please-baby-girl-name-minka#post-1738970 Thu, 03 Jul 2014 14:56:25 +0000 Corduroy 1738970@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO has a book with a mouse named Minka. It's from this series <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Mouses-First-Classic-Board-Books/dp/1416994777" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Mouses-First-Classic-Board-Books/dp/1416994777</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/opinions-please-baby-girl-name-minka#post-1738858 Thu, 03 Jul 2014 14:18:23 +0000 Raindrop 1738858@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Haha I had no idea who Minka Kelly is. :) Thanks for adding the picture and reference @MsLipGloss: :)</p> <p>I think by the time your kid is older maybe Minka Kelly won't be popular anymore, definitely people your kids age won't know her. So I think it's fine.</p> <p>It's a cute name! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/opinions-please-baby-girl-name-minka#post-1738826 Thu, 03 Jul 2014 14:04:52 +0000 PawPrints 1738826@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love Minka Kelly, but not a fan of the name. It does sound like something you'd name a pet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/opinions-please-baby-girl-name-minka#post-1738550 Thu, 03 Jul 2014 12:47:20 +0000 MamaMoose 1738550@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I really like the name. And by the time she's school age I really don't think any of her peers will think of Minka Kelly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/opinions-please-baby-girl-name-minka#post-1738545 Thu, 03 Jul 2014 12:46:10 +0000 JerricaBenton 1738545@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't necessarily dislike it, but I wouldn't use it because it's close to 'minchia,' which is a bad word in Italian ;-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/opinions-please-baby-girl-name-minka#post-1738544 Thu, 03 Jul 2014 12:45:38 +0000 rachiecakes 1738544@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/opinions-please-baby-girl-name-minka#post-1738535 Thu, 03 Jul 2014 12:44:09 +0000 Radish 1738535@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/opinions-please-baby-girl-name-minka#post-1738530 Thu, 03 Jul 2014 12:42:53 +0000 clover 1738530@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I also immediately think of Minka Kelly, love it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/opinions-please-baby-girl-name-minka#post-1738499 Thu, 03 Jul 2014 12:33:19 +0000 LuLu Mom 1738499@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I also think of Minka Kelly, who's stunning...so I picture a pretty girl! I like it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/opinions-please-baby-girl-name-minka#post-1738459 Thu, 03 Jul 2014 12:22:36 +0000 Ra 1738459@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/opinions-please-baby-girl-name-minka#post-1738437 Thu, 03 Jul 2014 12:18:49 +0000 edelweiss 1738437@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i think it's kinda cute. it does make me think of a restaurant i used to go to called minca, but it's not like i'd meet someone with that name and be all "you remind me of a restaurant!" </p>