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HelpRe: Nicknames - which work on their own and which don't
in reply to a message by Ismene
Nns that I can see standing alone:
Gwen, Greta, Nell, Tess, Nola, Meg, Della, Bram, Will (boarderline), Jules, Finn, Alec, Theo.
Mine: Amy, Lucy, Freda, Molly, Lena, Bette, Bess, Nora, Kate, Ada, Jeanette, Lara, Jack, Luke, Mark (sort of), Keir, Eli, Manuel, Max, Percy.
Names ending in an "-ie" are tricky. If it's short for something else and ends in an "-ie" then it feels too cutesy to stand on its own. That's just my two cents. Lots of people do it. Plus there are legitimate formal names ending in an "-ie" so it all gets rather blurry.
Gwen, Greta, Nell, Tess, Nola, Meg, Della, Bram, Will (boarderline), Jules, Finn, Alec, Theo.
Mine: Amy, Lucy, Freda, Molly, Lena, Bette, Bess, Nora, Kate, Ada, Jeanette, Lara, Jack, Luke, Mark (sort of), Keir, Eli, Manuel, Max, Percy.
Names ending in an "-ie" are tricky. If it's short for something else and ends in an "-ie" then it feels too cutesy to stand on its own. That's just my two cents. Lots of people do it. Plus there are legitimate formal names ending in an "-ie" so it all gets rather blurry.
This message was edited 3/22/2011, 5:30 PM
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