Re: Birdie
in reply to a message by AppalachianPie
aw, I quite like Birdie Inez! What about Birdie Frances? I like how she lightens up Frances, who can be a little dour. Norma Birdie would also be so sweet.
Other ideas:
Birdie Helen
Birdie Lois
Birdie Susan
Birdie Joan
Birdie Henrietta
Birdie Mabel
Birdie Louise
Birdie Lucille
Birdie Olive (too wordy?)
Birdie Ruth
Oh MAN I just has a BRAINWAVE! Birdie as a nickname for Berenice/Bernice! This is a christmas miracle! I mean, it could work, right?
Other ideas:
Birdie Helen
Birdie Lois
Birdie Susan
Birdie Joan
Birdie Henrietta
Birdie Mabel
Birdie Louise
Birdie Lucille
Birdie Olive (too wordy?)
Birdie Ruth
Oh MAN I just has a BRAINWAVE! Birdie as a nickname for Berenice/Bernice! This is a christmas miracle! I mean, it could work, right?
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Ooo, I didn't think of Birdie Frances. Good one!
Birdie Lucille is a savvy combo. (Can you describe a combo as such?)
Birdie Mabel is down home and delicious. It sounds like someone who makes her living selling pies.
Hmmm, now that you've planted Norma Birdie in my mind, I'm going to have to sit with it a while. It looks very retro and homey.
As for Berenice, L and I visited Amish Country in Lancaster County, PA, a couple of years back and we took a wagon ride with another young couple who had a daughter. They were from Italy and lived in Maine and their wee one was named Berenice, pronounced "ber-eh-NEE-che." The little girl was charming and her parents were so nice and that's always made me love Berenice just a little bit more (a lot more since I never really liked it at all).
Thanks!
Birdie Lucille is a savvy combo. (Can you describe a combo as such?)
Birdie Mabel is down home and delicious. It sounds like someone who makes her living selling pies.
Hmmm, now that you've planted Norma Birdie in my mind, I'm going to have to sit with it a while. It looks very retro and homey.
As for Berenice, L and I visited Amish Country in Lancaster County, PA, a couple of years back and we took a wagon ride with another young couple who had a daughter. They were from Italy and lived in Maine and their wee one was named Berenice, pronounced "ber-eh-NEE-che." The little girl was charming and her parents were so nice and that's always made me love Berenice just a little bit more (a lot more since I never really liked it at all).
Thanks!
I like it as a nickname for Bernadette. I think Berenice/Bernice could work too.