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[Opinions] Re: When nicknames go bad
Yeah, Merry is not a great name for a boy! If it's only his siters calling him that, chances are he will get fed up with it before too long (or when he meets a girl named Mary) and tell them to quit it!I once lived next door to a family who had a boy called Ben. Maybe it was Benjamin, but the always called him Ben. His little sister, however, called him Benny. Not so bad I guess, it just always sounded really funny to me. Maybe its too close to Penny or bunny.
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What about Merry in the LotR?I like Merry for both boys and girls. Though I'm not a LotR fan, I'm glad it has a male Merry (Meriadoc) in it. It gives more legitimacy to my off-the-wall preference! :-pMiranda
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