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HelpRe: How do you feel about not-so-obvious nicknames?
in reply to a message by Ismene
I love nn but I'm picky about it. It should sound natural. Be included in the sound. I hate the switching letters or nn that don't seem to make sense. I'll try to use examples because I'm really picky. Most I like are obvious but some are not.
Cameron - Ron (No because it isn't pronounced with the ron sound. It sounds like ren. But I also wouldn't use ren because it isn't part of the written name. The only option for me would be Cam for a boy and Cam or Cammie for a girl.
Penelope - Penny is fine. Poppy is not because it doesn't sound like it is actually a nickname for Penelope. No where in the name is a P followed by an o.
In response to other responses:
Gretchen doesn't seem like a nn for Margaret. Gretchen seems like a name on it's own.
Ginny is fine for Virginia
Nan doesn't make sense for Ann to me because why would you switch the n and a?
Nell doesn't makes sense for Elizabeth. I mean half of the nn letters aren't in the actual name and the Nell sound isn't in Elizabeth at all. Liz, Lizzie, Lizzy, Eliza, Liza, and Beth are all fine.
Jem doesn't seem right for James because of the switching of the e and m and that Jem isn't a sound in James. Jamie is fine though. Even some very common ones don't make sense to me like Jim for James or Jack for John. Or like someone else said Nell for Eleanor or Bob for Robert.
My own list and the nn I'd find okay for that name.
Abigail : Ab, Abby, Abbie, Abi, or Gail
Addison: Addie, Add, Ad
Alaina: Laine, Laina
Alana: Lana
Alexander: Alex, Lex, Xander, Andy
Alexandra: Alex, Alexa, Lexi, Lexie, Lexa, Xandra, Andy
Alexandrea: Alex, Alexa, Lexi, Lexie, Lexa, Andrea, Andy
Anastasia: Ana, Stasia
Annabella: Anna, Bella, Bell
Anneliese: Anne
Aurora: Rory
Benjamin: Ben
Camilla: Cammie, Milly
Cassandra: Cass, Cassie, Cassy, Sandra, Ann
Charles: Charlie
Christopher: Chris
Gabrielle: Gabby, Gabbie, Gaby, Gabie, Bri, Brielle, Elle
That's just a few but then I have some exceptions too. I guess I don't have a standard.
Cameron - Ron (No because it isn't pronounced with the ron sound. It sounds like ren. But I also wouldn't use ren because it isn't part of the written name. The only option for me would be Cam for a boy and Cam or Cammie for a girl.
Penelope - Penny is fine. Poppy is not because it doesn't sound like it is actually a nickname for Penelope. No where in the name is a P followed by an o.
In response to other responses:
Gretchen doesn't seem like a nn for Margaret. Gretchen seems like a name on it's own.
Ginny is fine for Virginia
Nan doesn't make sense for Ann to me because why would you switch the n and a?
Nell doesn't makes sense for Elizabeth. I mean half of the nn letters aren't in the actual name and the Nell sound isn't in Elizabeth at all. Liz, Lizzie, Lizzy, Eliza, Liza, and Beth are all fine.
Jem doesn't seem right for James because of the switching of the e and m and that Jem isn't a sound in James. Jamie is fine though. Even some very common ones don't make sense to me like Jim for James or Jack for John. Or like someone else said Nell for Eleanor or Bob for Robert.
My own list and the nn I'd find okay for that name.
Abigail : Ab, Abby, Abbie, Abi, or Gail
Addison: Addie, Add, Ad
Alaina: Laine, Laina
Alana: Lana
Alexander: Alex, Lex, Xander, Andy
Alexandra: Alex, Alexa, Lexi, Lexie, Lexa, Xandra, Andy
Alexandrea: Alex, Alexa, Lexi, Lexie, Lexa, Andrea, Andy
Anastasia: Ana, Stasia
Annabella: Anna, Bella, Bell
Anneliese: Anne
Aurora: Rory
Benjamin: Ben
Camilla: Cammie, Milly
Cassandra: Cass, Cassie, Cassy, Sandra, Ann
Charles: Charlie
Christopher: Chris
Gabrielle: Gabby, Gabbie, Gaby, Gabie, Bri, Brielle, Elle
That's just a few but then I have some exceptions too. I guess I don't have a standard.
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I think the 'n' for Anne/Nan and Elizabeth/Nell traditionally comes from a shortening of the endearment "mine Anne" and "mine Elizabeth - mine Elle" ....same would go for Eleanor/Nell
Also, Poppy shortens Penelope is the same sort of manner that Romy shortens Rosemary
Also, Poppy shortens Penelope is the same sort of manner that Romy shortens Rosemary
This message was edited 2/16/2011, 3:33 PM
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