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Help[Opinions] Re: Merry
in reply to a message by queenv
I pronounce them completely differently - I remember being amazed when I read somewhere, long ago, that Mary, Merry and marry could sound the same.
I like Mary, and chose it as a mn for our first daughter rather than Maria (her grandmother's mn). But I prefer Marianne, I think.
Merry, to me, is a female nn for Meredith. Not a substitute for anything, therefore, but pleasant enough. I knew a Meredith at school, but I don't remember her having a nn based on the name at all.
I like Mary, and chose it as a mn for our first daughter rather than Maria (her grandmother's mn). But I prefer Marianne, I think.
Merry, to me, is a female nn for Meredith. Not a substitute for anything, therefore, but pleasant enough. I knew a Meredith at school, but I don't remember her having a nn based on the name at all.
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