Message: "A woman named Laine, and her nickname of Lee / Leigh"

A woman named Laine, and her nickname of Lee / Leigh

by Lissa Hannah (Lissa)

3/20/2005, 8:40 PM

I met a woman named Laine today, but she only goes by Lee / Leigh (I don't know which spelling). I didn't ask the reason behind why she only went by Lee / Leigh, and why that name as her nickname. What do you think?

I would prefer Elaine with Laine as a nickname, and I like Leigh (that spelling for a girl only), but only as a middle name. I don't see Lee / Leigh as a nickname for Laine, and I wonder if it causes confusion for her.

Edit: Corrected the subject...a day after I posted it. :)

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This message was edited 3/21/2005, 6:23 AM

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- Miss Claire

3/21/2005, 10:38 AM

Laine means "wool" in French. How bizarre!
The name and nns are nmsaa.

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- Narinoc

3/21/2005, 9:37 AM

Laine: sounds too masculine to me. Lane on a boy is all right, but still not a fave.

Lee and Leigh are nms, and ould never understood why anyone liked it :-)

Elaine is pretty, and I love her story. I would not use a nn.

- Elinor (Elly747)

3/21/2005, 7:31 AM

I don't like Leigh as a middle name. It just seems like a pointless syllable to help the name flow better, and a middle name should have more meaning that than imo. I prefer Leigh on a male and Lee on a female, anyhow - and as a first name, though I wouldn't use them myself.

I like Lane, in that spelling, for a girl.

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- Array (WeloveyouJesseLacey)

3/21/2005, 6:10 AM

I like Lain for a girl (not a big fan of Laine, since the E seems so superfluous), and I can definitely see Lee as a nickname for it. I suppose it's a bit like Kiki and Mimi; those can go with pretty much any K or M name, so why shouldn't Lee? Actually, I think it's kind of cute, and it definitely sounds more professional than Lainey or something similar.

Elaine isn't Elaine to me if it has a nickname. Then it's just something of a disappointment.

Array

- Miss Natla

3/21/2005, 4:21 AM

I like the name Laine for a woman, much more so than Elaine. I'm not too sure of how she got Lee / Leigh out of it, though!

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- Miranda (Randee15)

3/20/2005, 9:00 PM

Yeah, I totally agree with you too. Laine / Lane sounds quite masculine to me, and spelling it Laine looks like one of those those "I'll kre8ivlee spell a male name to make it feminine!" spellings.

But I think Laine's very nice as a nn for Elaine, if the girl/woman chooses.

Miranda
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- ADT

3/20/2005, 8:54 PM

Laine sounds like a nickname in itself.
I totally agree with you.

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