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HelpRe: Ally as a nickname for Adelheid?
in reply to a message by Lucille
I think Ally could work as a nn for Adelheid, yep.
But I think Ally's way too common, and it sounds childish to me. I prefer Heidi or maybe Adel / Adele if you're going with Adelheid. I would also suggest Alice--because Alice was originally a short form of Adelheid--but today Alice seems like too much of a stretch to be a nn for anything.
Miranda
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But I think Ally's way too common, and it sounds childish to me. I prefer Heidi or maybe Adel / Adele if you're going with Adelheid. I would also suggest Alice--because Alice was originally a short form of Adelheid--but today Alice seems like too much of a stretch to be a nn for anything.
Miranda
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