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Help[Opinions] Re: Charlie (girl)
in reply to a message by Perrine
I know a Laine who isn't Elaine and a Vickie who isn't Victoria. They both find it inconvenient: they both find that people assume that they have the long form of their name and call them by it on important occasions or for important reasons. Sometimes they ignore this - it isn't their name, after all - and the inconvenience increases.
Charlie, Charli, Charlee etc. - I like Charlie as a nn for Charlene. I don't enjoy the -li and -lee versions at all.
Charlene - I don't like it enough to use, but I do prefer it to Charlotte.
Charline - I've never encountered this version, and I wonder if it presents pronunciation difficulties.
Charlotte - I don't like the sound, and I don't like the (dated, OK!) presence of -harlot-.
Charlotta - silly attempt at feminising an already feminised name. Carlotta is fine, though.
And the missing piece of the puzzle: give me Caroline any day.
Charlie, Charli, Charlee etc. - I like Charlie as a nn for Charlene. I don't enjoy the -li and -lee versions at all.
Charlene - I don't like it enough to use, but I do prefer it to Charlotte.
Charline - I've never encountered this version, and I wonder if it presents pronunciation difficulties.
Charlotte - I don't like the sound, and I don't like the (dated, OK!) presence of -harlot-.
Charlotta - silly attempt at feminising an already feminised name. Carlotta is fine, though.
And the missing piece of the puzzle: give me Caroline any day.
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