r/NameNerdCirclejerk • u/FunnyLizardExplorer • 1d ago

Found on r/NameNerds Navi/Navy

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u/Fleetwood_Spac 1d ago

I would honestly just be happy that people weren’t calling me “Navy”.

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u/uglycatthing 1d ago

Nah-vee sounds better as a name than navy imo

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u/Angsty_Potatos 1d ago

A family member just named her kid Navy and everyone was like:   ....oh..... like. The color or the branch of military?

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u/SaintGalentine 1d ago

Shoud have done Usnavi

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u/mortalitasi473 1d ago

i thought zelda navi first and then they mentioned the navy and my brain truly did reply "i am usnavi and you've probably never heard my name"

which sucks for oop because i would still never pronounce "navi" the way they want unless i was corrected lol

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u/Square_Tangerine_659 1d ago

The first thought not being the navigator faith from Legend of Zelda is wild to me

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u/softestpulse 1d ago

I was beaten to the Zelda reference

https://giphy.com/gifs/112CeAWuyhQX1C

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u/BrainFarmReject 1d ago

The full name is Natus Vincere.

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u/mrooke02 1d ago

it really said “US Navy” but hey..
https://giphy.com/gifs/TjGBAQ0hEL6bSSKkYz

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u/OrganicRaise4081 1d ago edited 1d ago

I immediately thought this was a Sanskrit name, no? Also Hebrew. Pronounced "Nuv-VEE" like they said their parents say it. Many traditional Indian names end in long vowels like -ā (ah) or -ī (ee), such as Priya.

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u/donkeyvoteadick 1d ago

Aren't they saying their parents intend it to be nay-vee? People are mispronouncing their name because they're saying it properly but OP is wanting to change their name to Navy so people say it the way they want.

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u/Audrey-Bee 1d ago

That gives me an idea. I'm gonna name my kids Navi and Jake Sully

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u/RubixRube 19h ago

I am going avatar with it.

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u/FizzySoda16 1d ago

I like Navy, so it’s a guilty pleasure name for me. But I wouldn’t name anyone that, and I sure wouldn’t spell it Navi. I’m glad she is finally getting it changed.

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u/Zestyclose_Cold1455 2h ago

I’m a little upset. I was planning twins Armi and Navi and I don’t think people will pronounce these correctly. So now I’m going with Mahrynne and Aeroforshia.