I personally love Daytona, but a lot of people seem to find it trashy? Thoughts? Middle name would be [name]Amanda[/name] after my best friend/her godmother. (Not expecting by the way, just collecting)
And what do you think about [name]Martina[/name]? With the MN, [name]Jade[/name] so [name]Martina[/name] [name]Jade[/name]. And do they go well together for sisters?
I confess I don’t find them particularly well matched. [name]Martina[/name] is an old-fashioned but spunky name with fun nicknames. Daytona is trendy, a place-name most associated with the speedway and NASCAR, which many people (I say this as objectively as possible) consider a “trashy” pastime (or a pastime for trashy people; I don’t pay much attention, so I don’t know). Besides the stylistic difference, I don’t love how similar their endings are: -tona/tina is too matchy for my taste. I suppose the two have a country theme in common: Daytona and NASCAR attract a Southern rural audience, as does country singer [name]Martina[/name] McBride… But otherwise, I wouldn’t personally pair them.
I think [name]Martina[/name] [name]Jade[/name] is really nice. I love the possible nicknames ([name]Mara[/name], [name]Mia[/name] or [name]Tia[/name], MJ, [name]Marta[/name], besides the more dated [name]Marty[/name] or [name]Tina[/name]). Daytona [name]Amanda[/name] sounds a big sing-songy, though: the same number of syllables, the same ending, the end of Daytona running into the first A of [name]Amanda[/name] (Daytonamanda).
I love that [name]Amanda[/name] would honor someone close to you. I think something shorter or not ending in -a would work better with MN [name]Amanda[/name]. (In fact, I actually think [name]Amanda[/name] and [name]Martina[/name] would make great sisters!) As a few suggestions, I’d pair sister [name]Martina[/name] [name]Jade[/name] with:
[name]Evelyn[/name] [name]Amanda[/name] ([name]Evie[/name], [name]Vela[/name], [name]Lynn[/name])
[name]Eloise[/name] [name]Amanda[/name] ([name]Ellie[/name], [name]Lulu[/name])
[name]Lucy[/name] [name]Amanda[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name] [name]Amanda[/name] ([name]Josie[/name], Phina, [name]Posey[/name], [name]Effie[/name], Sephy, [name]JoJo[/name], etc)
[name]Rose[/name] [name]Amanda[/name]
[name]Cady[/name] [name]Amanda[/name]
[name]Blythe[/name] [name]Amanda[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Amanda[/name]
[name]Martina[/name] is sweet, though I personally prefer [name]Marlena[/name] (rhymes) because then I don’t think “McBride” or “martini” immediately after hearing it. [name]Martina[/name] [name]Jade[/name] is nice, I have always liked the nickname potential of MJ. Sort of spunky but sweet. Would prefer [name]Marlena[/name] [name]Jane[/name] over [name]Martina[/name] [name]Jade[/name], but that’s a personal preference.
Daytona: I have to agree with the other people who’ve said it’s trashy, sorry. I just think Daytona [name]Beach[/name] and car racing, which I think would be the biggest association for most people. Also Daytona [name]Amanda[/name] runs together for me, since they both end in A and [name]Amanda[/name] obviously starts with A. Something like Daytonamanda, or someone stuttering “Daytona [name]Manda[/name]”.
As sisters… the -tona/-tina thing is really glaring to me. I feel like for the next girl you’d have to look for a -tana or -tena (-tuna? lol) name to round it out.
I tried to find names that have similar sounds to Daytona:
[name]Antonia[/name], [name]Verona[/name]/[name]Verena[/name], [name]Leona[/name]/[name]Leora[/name], Alona (uh-LO-nuh, like Alona [name]Tal[/name]), or [name]Daina[/name]/[name]Dana[/name] ([name]DAY[/name]-nuh), [name]Danica[/name], [name]Daisy[/name], [name]Dacey[/name]?
I like the name [name]Martina[/name], it’s underused, spunky and has a plethora of cute nicknames. [name]Martina[/name] [name]Jade[/name] is lovely.
Daytona I do find trashy, though I’m not a fan of place names in general anyway. I don’t know what it is about it, but it just feels a bit, well, trashy. And Daytona [name]Amanda[/name] doesn’t have the best flow either, the back to back As sort of run.
I don’t think they match for sisters at all, they’re completely different styles, sorry. And -tona and -tina is a little close for my liking too.
Personally having a daughter named Daytona, I love the name. Anyone who thinks she is “trashy” by hearing her name and not knowing her is ignorant.
That being said, I do not like the double a ending of Daytona and [name_f]Amanda[/name_f]. I am not a fan of the name [name_f]Martina[/name_f]-but prefer the name combo on that one.