Ondina

Question

There is a female name, Marina Ondina, in a story I'm reading.
In it says that her name is cloying, but I cannot see why.
So my questions are:

1. What does "Ondina" mean or associate with?
2. Why do you think her name is cloying?

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Hola, Eddy and Spansihspeaker:

Now I can see why her name is cloying. Thank you so much for helping me.

Answer 2

1. Marina Ondina is redundant morethan cloying

Answer 3

ondina comes from onda, wich is similar to ola, wave in english, then marina ondina is similar to say sea wave

Answer 4

sorry this is coming in bits and pieces but cloying in spanish is "empalagoso", sickly sweet. there is also a verb "empalagar" to be too sweet.

Answer 5

an english meaning of cloying is "overly sweet"

Answer 6

ondina is a water nymph