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Help[Opinions] Roni
Do you like Roni for a girl? It is one of the most common girls names in Israel (and used for boys too, but a lot less common). It means 'song'or 'joy'.
And what do you think of the unrelated Ronnie as a full name? And as a nickname? What would you use it for?
Do you think it could become popular now that Frankie and Charlie are getting more common? In the UK Ronnie seems to be getting somewhat common for boys again.
And what do you think of the unrelated Ronnie as a full name? And as a nickname? What would you use it for?
Do you think it could become popular now that Frankie and Charlie are getting more common? In the UK Ronnie seems to be getting somewhat common for boys again.
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Isn't Roni pronounced roh-nee? Not like Ronnie, but like macaroni?
I don't like either one. Although I can understand if a Veronica used Roni "Rah-nee" or Ronnie as a nick. I think Ronnie is better as a nickname than Roni, because Roni looks like Roh-nee to me.
Liron is nicer than Roni, and so is Rani IMO.
Ronnie sounds dated in a sort-of-bad way to me, like Donnie or Marty or Jerry. Doesn't have the spunkiness of Charlie and Frankie.
I don't like either one. Although I can understand if a Veronica used Roni "Rah-nee" or Ronnie as a nick. I think Ronnie is better as a nickname than Roni, because Roni looks like Roh-nee to me.
Liron is nicer than Roni, and so is Rani IMO.
Ronnie sounds dated in a sort-of-bad way to me, like Donnie or Marty or Jerry. Doesn't have the spunkiness of Charlie and Frankie.
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I think Roni's nice; the meaning's lovely, and I like Ro a lot as a nickname for any Ro- name. I'd prefer it to Rowan, which is popular in the US right now.
I've met a Veronica "Ronnie" (she was in her 40s/50s ten years ago) and liked her name. It seems retro to me as a nickname, about like Gwendolyn or Rhonda. I don't like Ronnie as a full name.
I grew up with a female Frankie, and I always thought her name was ugly. I haven't witnessed it being more popular than usual. I've seen Charlie used more since Charlotte has become popular, but I don't like that for girls either, even as a NN (I think I'd actually prefer that one as a full name; it seems less contrived to me that way).
I've met a Veronica "Ronnie" (she was in her 40s/50s ten years ago) and liked her name. It seems retro to me as a nickname, about like Gwendolyn or Rhonda. I don't like Ronnie as a full name.
I grew up with a female Frankie, and I always thought her name was ugly. I haven't witnessed it being more popular than usual. I've seen Charlie used more since Charlotte has become popular, but I don't like that for girls either, even as a NN (I think I'd actually prefer that one as a full name; it seems less contrived to me that way).
This message was edited 1/5/2019, 7:29 PM
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Hi Perrine !!!
All these names are masculine in my opinion.
I usually dislike nicknames but if I have to use them I would use Ronnie, Charlie and Frankie for boys while something like Vera, Lottie and Fanny for girls.
About Roni:
I saw it the first time in the book 'The Hilltop' by Assaf Gavron (2013) set in the West Bank.
It was used by a male (Roni Cooper). If I see the meaning I find Shiri much more evocative because 'The Song of Songs' is in Hebrew 'Shir Ha-Shirim', a beautiful link.
All these names are masculine in my opinion.
I usually dislike nicknames but if I have to use them I would use Ronnie, Charlie and Frankie for boys while something like Vera, Lottie and Fanny for girls.
About Roni:
I saw it the first time in the book 'The Hilltop' by Assaf Gavron (2013) set in the West Bank.
It was used by a male (Roni Cooper). If I see the meaning I find Shiri much more evocative because 'The Song of Songs' is in Hebrew 'Shir Ha-Shirim', a beautiful link.
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