We finally came up with a name both my husband and I absolutely love for our daughter:
Poema Rain
Though, we are a little concerned with how people might pronounce it Poe-ma. Poem would solve that issue, but Poema is prettier.
Poema means poem in Portuguese. It’s sweet and to me it’s easy to pronounce and spell. To me it’s a no brainer: Poem+a
My husband is American and we live in America and we had a concern that people would say “Poma” silencing the “e” in the middle.
What are your thoughts?
I didn’t see it at all, before you mentioned it. I think Poema is gorgeous, but indeed… Now I am thinking about it…
On the other hand, if kids want to bully someone, they find a way no matter what.
they might call her that, but to be honest, no name is safe from being turned into a poo joke. literally none of them. children are just like that. poema is gorgeous !
It’s possible she will get poo-ie (as in something that whiffs) but I agree with PP, that mean kids find their way with whatever they can - looks, name, face, background etc. I think it’s good you’re testing it out - no need to make life harder for a kid - but in this case I don’t think it’s a definite candidate for lifelong teasing. It might be an age 5-7 thing, from a couple of little twerps, and that’s not a certainty!
I think it’s a pretty name.
That wouldn’t occur to me, no. But in [name_f]English[/name_f] speaking counties, it would get mispronounced as POE-ma. Plus, it’s not really a name.
I agree
What do you mean at the end about it not being really a name? Because it’s a word-name?
I think you’re fine! It’s a pretty name and like others have mentioned, if kids are going to tease they’ll find a way regardless of the child’s name. Also, since it’s similar to the word poem, that would probably be most people’s first thoughts.
It’s very pretty, I think if you’re in an [name_f]English[/name_f] speaking country your biggest concern will be kids not instinctively getting the pronunciation right rather than poo jokes. And let’s be honest, if kids want to make poo jokes, they will find a way with any name 
I think it’s very sweet and I love the nickname potential for [name_u]Poe[/name_u] or Emma/Emmy!
i think we are good on the teasing part of it. now we are concerned people might pronounce it Poe-ma. [name_f]Poem[/name_f] would solve that issue, but Poema is prettier. Thoughts?
I think its nice! I don’t think it would necessarily get made fun of. If kids want to make fun of someone they will, a name wont make it any easier or harder
Because it has negligible use as a given name.
There must be something else driving your response; it’s still not clear what the category mistake is with this name (it’s far from the first to be a noun-name). Anyway, I hope she can enjoy using this name if she chooses it.
It didn’t come to my mind whatsoever. That’s the kind of stretch I imagine you could put to any name to pick fun at it if you tried hard enough. I think Poema [name_u]Rain[/name_u] is beautiful and safe from that sort of teasing.
Yes, I believe they will. Kids can be cruel, and I can imagine them making fun of it, especially if you’re in an [name_f]English[/name_f] speaking country and they mispronounce it as [name_u]Poe[/name_u] or poo
It’s that it doesn’t have history as a given name. There are plenty of word names, yes, and plenty of words which are not used as given names no matter how pleasant their meanings - be they Rhododendron or [name_f]Sibilance[/name_f].
Someone has to be the first to use a name! Where I’m from, unusual names aren’t regulated, so as long as the name isn’t offensive or illegible, it’s all fine. And socially, unless it’s obscene or plainly utilitarian and unromantic (eg “Chair”), all available for use and accepted. Empirical use doesn’t otherwise come into it. Anyway, it’s interesting where we’re all coming from on these issues…
[name_f]My[/name_f] instinctive pronunciation was [name_f]Poem[/name_f] + a, like Po-em-uh.
But I don’t live in the US, so maybe it’ll be different there…?
I actually don’t find either of your pronunciations intuitive to me. Before reading your breakdowns I was saying it as three syllables: [name_u]Po[/name_u]- em- a. Also from the US.
I agree with you. Word names always start with someone until they get popular enough and more people use said name