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Help[Opinions] Re: Sarah
in reply to a message by Martha
classic, very pretty, short and simple, rich etymology and history...so makes sense why it's been so popular. i'd like it much more if not for that- not because popularity Always ruins a name for me, but because it's resulted in me knowing so many nasty Sarahs.
it'd stand out far more nowadays though, if you're hesitant because of that. would be kind of refreshing. you could maybe go with Sarai though, or Seraphina nn Sera, if you're still doubtful for that reason.
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https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/180731/115070 my pnl
it'd stand out far more nowadays though, if you're hesitant because of that. would be kind of refreshing. you could maybe go with Sarai though, or Seraphina nn Sera, if you're still doubtful for that reason.
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https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/180731/115070 my pnl
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Sally
Sally isn't one of those diminutives / nicknames where it's obvious (e.g. Katherine vs. Kate) - it's basically its own name now. I've met women with the legal name Sally.
Sally isn't one of those diminutives / nicknames where it's obvious (e.g. Katherine vs. Kate) - it's basically its own name now. I've met women with the legal name Sally.
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Very true. The only Sally I've ever known, a girl from my high school class, had Sally on her birth certificate. But I believe that Martha is like me in this respect, in that we are, well, I call it "nickname purists." Which means we think that some names that started out as nicknames should remain nicknames, even the ones that have taken on a lot of life as names in their own right. I too, would never put Sally on a birth certificate, it would have to be Sarah and call her Sally. The same with John / Jack. I like Jack, but as a name on its own it drives me nuts lol.
This isn't true of every name that started out as a nickname, for me, at least. I accept Nancy and Lisa as names in their own right. My sister has a good friend named Lysa. I remember I was surprised when I found out that it was spelled Lysa and not Lisa, but I was even more surprised when I found out that her full name is Elisabeth and Lysa is a nickname. Why the Y, I don't know.
This isn't true of every name that started out as a nickname, for me, at least. I accept Nancy and Lisa as names in their own right. My sister has a good friend named Lysa. I remember I was surprised when I found out that it was spelled Lysa and not Lisa, but I was even more surprised when I found out that her full name is Elisabeth and Lysa is a nickname. Why the Y, I don't know.
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