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HelpRe: Merry for a girl?
in reply to a message by cody88
I like Merry as a nickname more than as a full name, but I think it'd work. It sounds a bit too cutesy by itself--it has none of Mary's weight, even though I pronunce them the same way--to be taken seriously.
Merry Anwen sounds like a description to me, rather than a name. I think it'd be a great nickname for Meredith (which I otherwise detest), Mercia, Merletta, Meriel / Mariel, Merridy (blame chazda), or Meryl.
I like Merry just a little bit better for a boy--as a nickname, of course. (Since I really don't like Lord of the Rings, I wouldn't dare saddle a son with a full name so resonant with it.) On a boy, I like Merrick, Merit, Merle, and probably some others that I can't remember.
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"What are these parents thinking?...Let's name her Madison--she'll live in her own world: 16 square miles surrounded by reality." -- Susan Lampert Smith
Merry Anwen sounds like a description to me, rather than a name. I think it'd be a great nickname for Meredith (which I otherwise detest), Mercia, Merletta, Meriel / Mariel, Merridy (blame chazda), or Meryl.
I like Merry just a little bit better for a boy--as a nickname, of course. (Since I really don't like Lord of the Rings, I wouldn't dare saddle a son with a full name so resonant with it.) On a boy, I like Merrick, Merit, Merle, and probably some others that I can't remember.
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"What are these parents thinking?...Let's name her Madison--she'll live in her own world: 16 square miles surrounded by reality." -- Susan Lampert Smith
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