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in reply to a message by Alda
As strict and uptight as I am about formal names is as lax as I am about nns. Pauline / Paulina, nn Polly, makes perfect sense to me.
Nns are the place to let your imagination or affection run wild. The niceties of historic correctness (Mary --> Molly --> Polly) just doesn't seem that important when it comes to nns. At least that's my take.
Polly is fresh and breezy. I've also seen (in a book) it used as a nn for Leopoldina. Other formal names it could come from (although it doesn't really have to):
Apollonia / Apolline
Polaris / Polaire
Interpol (just kidding)
Placida
Apollinaria / Apollinariya
Pascale / Pascaline
Adolphine
Perla
Polyhymnia
Hippolyta ("hih-PAHL-i-tuh")
Polyxena
And it seems to me there's a Greek male name like Polydorus / Polydoros (sp?) so there may be a feminine variant of that you could use. Polydora? Does anyone know for sure? Anyway, are there any here that strike your fancy? Thanks.
Nns are the place to let your imagination or affection run wild. The niceties of historic correctness (Mary --> Molly --> Polly) just doesn't seem that important when it comes to nns. At least that's my take.
Polly is fresh and breezy. I've also seen (in a book) it used as a nn for Leopoldina. Other formal names it could come from (although it doesn't really have to):
Apollonia / Apolline
Polaris / Polaire
Interpol (just kidding)
Placida
Apollinaria / Apollinariya
Pascale / Pascaline
Adolphine
Perla
Polyhymnia
Hippolyta ("hih-PAHL-i-tuh")
Polyxena
And it seems to me there's a Greek male name like Polydorus / Polydoros (sp?) so there may be a feminine variant of that you could use. Polydora? Does anyone know for sure? Anyway, are there any here that strike your fancy? Thanks.
This message was edited 7/8/2009, 3:30 PM
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