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HelpRe: Names We Love... and the Nicknames We Hate!!
in reply to a message by khaotickharma
I agree with Edie! I adore Edie, and would even consider using Edith which I don't love (but don't mind) just so I could have an Edie.
Some of mine:
Alexandra - I could possibly deal with Sasha or maybe Alex but I would be scared she would get Allie or Lexie and I hate both
Emmeline - I love this as a full name and if I could get my way, would nn her Millie, but I think the nn Em or Emmy is unavoidable and I despise both
Lillian - I adore Lillian but cannot stand Lilly
Evie / Evey- I am not a lover of any of the full names for Evie. I don't mind them on other people's kids but I am just not sold on them for my own. But I really love Evie
Charlie - I adore this on a boy but while Charlie is fun, sweet and charming, I find Charles snotty and pretentious
Jacob - I hate Jake with a fiery passion
Matteo and Matthias - I really loathe the nn Matt and I feel it is impossible to avoid completely
ETA: Josie as a nn- I find it so spunky but Josephine and Josepha make me think of domineering Catholic nuns...
Some of mine:
Alexandra - I could possibly deal with Sasha or maybe Alex but I would be scared she would get Allie or Lexie and I hate both
Emmeline - I love this as a full name and if I could get my way, would nn her Millie, but I think the nn Em or Emmy is unavoidable and I despise both
Lillian - I adore Lillian but cannot stand Lilly
Evie / Evey- I am not a lover of any of the full names for Evie. I don't mind them on other people's kids but I am just not sold on them for my own. But I really love Evie
Charlie - I adore this on a boy but while Charlie is fun, sweet and charming, I find Charles snotty and pretentious
Jacob - I hate Jake with a fiery passion
Matteo and Matthias - I really loathe the nn Matt and I feel it is impossible to avoid completely
ETA: Josie as a nn- I find it so spunky but Josephine and Josepha make me think of domineering Catholic nuns...
This message was edited 3/2/2009, 3:24 PM
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Every Jacob I know gets shortened to Jake. I know there are exceptions out there but to be honest, you wanting them to be that exception can only go so far. I don't think I could deal with it if my Jacob *chose* to go by Jake. I would rather to avoid that possibility and not call him Jacob at all which is sad :-(
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How about Eden nn Edie?
I hate Allie and Lexie as well. I love Emmeline as well. I wouldn't mind Emme at all (pronounced like Em) and doubt that people would call her Millie (I don't even see how you could get Millie out of Emmeline) but fear people would call her Emma which I hate.
I kind of like Evolet nn Evie. I also love Eve.
I hate Matt as well. As with Jacob it's the opposite for me. I can stand Jake but hate Jacob. I dislike Josie but Josephine is fine. Do you happen to like Josefina?
I hate Allie and Lexie as well. I love Emmeline as well. I wouldn't mind Emme at all (pronounced like Em) and doubt that people would call her Millie (I don't even see how you could get Millie out of Emmeline) but fear people would call her Emma which I hate.
I kind of like Evolet nn Evie. I also love Eve.
I hate Matt as well. As with Jacob it's the opposite for me. I can stand Jake but hate Jacob. I dislike Josie but Josephine is fine. Do you happen to like Josefina?
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I don't like anything Josie can be a nn for :-(
I quite like Eden but I don't love it...I like it about the same as Edith so it is a much of a muchness!
I get Millie from Emmeline quite easily...I don't pronounce the middle e sound like an eh but like an ee...em-mil-een is how it breaks down for me. So Millie is actually a really natural nn for me and people would call her Millie if that is what she was raised to be called- just like my sister gets called Daisy even though she is Marguerite- it is how you raise them. But Em and Emmy would be nearly impossible to avoid once she got to school
I quite like Eden but I don't love it...I like it about the same as Edith so it is a much of a muchness!
I get Millie from Emmeline quite easily...I don't pronounce the middle e sound like an eh but like an ee...em-mil-een is how it breaks down for me. So Millie is actually a really natural nn for me and people would call her Millie if that is what she was raised to be called- just like my sister gets called Daisy even though she is Marguerite- it is how you raise them. But Em and Emmy would be nearly impossible to avoid once she got to school
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Ah okay, I pronounce it EM-meh-line ;)
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It's funny how different the pronunciations can be
But they are still both legit.
It is also funny how nicknames can catch on or not. Like I very much doubt anyone would just call my little sister Daisy unless her parents had actually initiated it from the time she was born. Same with my niece Norah- Norah is a less natural nn from Eleanor than Ellie for example. It is generally a conscious decision to call an Eleanor Norah. Millie for Emmeline would have to be the same.
But they are still both legit.
It is also funny how nicknames can catch on or not. Like I very much doubt anyone would just call my little sister Daisy unless her parents had actually initiated it from the time she was born. Same with my niece Norah- Norah is a less natural nn from Eleanor than Ellie for example. It is generally a conscious decision to call an Eleanor Norah. Millie for Emmeline would have to be the same.
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