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in reply to a message by Catriona
Why must the two be mutually exclusive?
You should like, nay, love the name you give your dd. Helena has a great deal of meaning. So do Catalina (Spanish nn for Caterina, Catherine of Aragon's family used to call her Catalina), Ciara (KEER-a, a traditional Irish girl's name), Juliet (Shakespeare gives it meaning), and Arabella (an old English name with plenty of history.)
There are other nns for Elizabeth. Ellie, Ella, Elsie, Elsa, Eliza, Lizzie, Libby, Lilibet, Lily, Bette, Betty, Betsy, Bess, Bessie, Lisette, Lee.
If you want to honor Jane Austen and her character Elizabeth Bennett, then how about Cassandra Jane? Cassandra was Jane Austen's sister, whom she was very close to and the role model for Jane Bennett in P & P. But only if you like the sound of Cassandra, mind you.
Your grandmother sounds like a lot of fun. By all means use it, but if you don't love the sound, then use it as a mn.
You should like, nay, love the name you give your dd. Helena has a great deal of meaning. So do Catalina (Spanish nn for Caterina, Catherine of Aragon's family used to call her Catalina), Ciara (KEER-a, a traditional Irish girl's name), Juliet (Shakespeare gives it meaning), and Arabella (an old English name with plenty of history.)
There are other nns for Elizabeth. Ellie, Ella, Elsie, Elsa, Eliza, Lizzie, Libby, Lilibet, Lily, Bette, Betty, Betsy, Bess, Bessie, Lisette, Lee.
If you want to honor Jane Austen and her character Elizabeth Bennett, then how about Cassandra Jane? Cassandra was Jane Austen's sister, whom she was very close to and the role model for Jane Bennett in P & P. But only if you like the sound of Cassandra, mind you.
Your grandmother sounds like a lot of fun. By all means use it, but if you don't love the sound, then use it as a mn.
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