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in reply to a message by Tabby
I see Jamie on a girl as a standalone, androgynous name. Daisy doesn't ping my "nn only" radar, either. All the rest are just nicknames to me, and I wouldn't put any of them on a birth certificate.
I've known plenty of grown women named Jamie, Judy (usually short for Judith), and Daisy, so I can see them working all right on adults even though I don't like them. It's difficult for me to imagine nicknames like Izzy, Emmy, or (please don't) Lexie on a business card, the nameplate of a judge's bench, or even on a credit card. They're just so juvenile and informal. I don't take them seriously.
I've known plenty of grown women named Jamie, Judy (usually short for Judith), and Daisy, so I can see them working all right on adults even though I don't like them. It's difficult for me to imagine nicknames like Izzy, Emmy, or (please don't) Lexie on a business card, the nameplate of a judge's bench, or even on a credit card. They're just so juvenile and informal. I don't take them seriously.
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