Nasally Baby Names
Suffer from sinus issues? Prone to colds? When you're all stuffed up, the nasal consonants M and N don't come out quite right. So, if you're someone whose nose is often clogged, you may want to avoid baby names with nasal consonants.
Yes, this might sound like a strange way to choose a baby name. But let's be honest -- you'll be saying your child's name a lot more often than your child will. Why not choose something you can pronounce perfectly under all circumstances?
Below are well over 100 nasally names to be wary of. First, the trickiest group -- names that contain three distinct M- or N-sounds.
Next, many of the names with 2 distinct M- or N-sounds:
Finally, a small selection of the thousands of names that contain just 1 M- or N-sound.
There are hundreds of names out there with just one M- or N-sound, though -- keep this in the back of your mind as you search for names.
Yes, this might sound like a strange way to choose a baby name. But let's be honest -- you'll be saying your child's name a lot more often than your child will. Why not choose something you can pronounce perfectly under all circumstances?
Below are well over 100 nasally names to be wary of. First, the trickiest group -- names that contain three distinct M- or N-sounds.
Antonina Antonino Benjamin Clementina Clementine | Manning Maximilian Montgomery Norman Normina |
Next, many of the names with 2 distinct M- or N-sounds:
Amanda Amani Amina Anderson Angelina Annamarie Anthony Armando Arminta Brandon Brennan Brenton Carmen Carmine Channing Clinton Damon Desmond Dominic Dominique Emmanuel Fernanda Fernando Finnegan Franklin Gwendolyn Hermione Imani Ingram Jemima | Jonathan Kingston Lamont Landon MacKenna MacKenzie Madelyn Madison Malcolm Manon Manuel Manuela Marina Marni Mason Maxim Maxima Maximus Melanie Melinda Memphis Mimi Mina Mindy Minnie Mona Monica Monique Monte Morgan | Mortimer Muhammad Myrna Myron Naima Nancy Naomi Nathan Nathaniel Nehemiah Newman Nilam Nina Noam Noemi Norma Philomena Ramon Raymond Roman Samantha Santana Santino Simon Simone Sumner Trenton Solomon Vincent Wilhelmina |
Finally, a small selection of the thousands of names that contain just 1 M- or N-sound.
Adam Amy Anna Connor Daniel Emma Emmett Hannah Henry Hunter Inga Ingrid | James Jennifer Kimberly Marie Matthew Michael Pamela Omar Oona Summer Thomas Timothy |
There are hundreds of names out there with just one M- or N-sound, though -- keep this in the back of your mind as you search for names.
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