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Help[Opinions] Re: Dilemma (a bit of an either-or)
in reply to a message by Array
Oh my God...can you make the choice between the first two any more difficult?! I like them both...can I write an arguement for both? :p
I think I would choose Mercedes nn Dee. Dee is so spunky and Mercedes is extremey pretty with so many nn options should she not look like a Dee or if she wanted to ever go by something else. From what I have read of your posts, your Catholicism is important to you and is reflected in your naming, and Mercedes has the added Catholic bonus to it without it seeming overly pious. Its beautiful, spunky and unusual. Edmond on the other hand only has the one (albeit great) nn of Eddy. I can also only see Edmond on a certain type of person whereas Mercedes seems more versitile to me.
Of the next two the choice is much easier for me. Hands down, Ruth. I love the nn Ruthie, it is a name that ages really well, it is timeless and classic, yet doesn't have the popularity of Sarah, Elizabeth or Katherine. It ages really well. Valerie will inevitably be Val which I really dislike (although I do like Vally). Val fits into the ugly old man names to me like Al, Cal, Bob, and Mal (okay Bob is random but it reminds me of Bob :p), which aren't the best association for me on a little girl.
I think I would choose Mercedes nn Dee. Dee is so spunky and Mercedes is extremey pretty with so many nn options should she not look like a Dee or if she wanted to ever go by something else. From what I have read of your posts, your Catholicism is important to you and is reflected in your naming, and Mercedes has the added Catholic bonus to it without it seeming overly pious. Its beautiful, spunky and unusual. Edmond on the other hand only has the one (albeit great) nn of Eddy. I can also only see Edmond on a certain type of person whereas Mercedes seems more versitile to me.
Of the next two the choice is much easier for me. Hands down, Ruth. I love the nn Ruthie, it is a name that ages really well, it is timeless and classic, yet doesn't have the popularity of Sarah, Elizabeth or Katherine. It ages really well. Valerie will inevitably be Val which I really dislike (although I do like Vally). Val fits into the ugly old man names to me like Al, Cal, Bob, and Mal (okay Bob is random but it reminds me of Bob :p), which aren't the best association for me on a little girl.
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