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in reply to a message by Calla
Yes. I really can't imagine people being caused confusion (lol) from encountering a Helena nn Lainie unless they had serious BtN mania (seek help). This thread is edging toward OCD.
I have an aunt whose name is Manijeh. Everyone calls her Kiki. Has this ever been a huge problem for her? Um, not so much. I have an aunt named Soraya who is called Ghinny (hard G). I referred to my grandmother as "Bobb" until I was about 9 (her name is Alice). Some people call me "Brer." I had a teacher once whose name is Eleanor who went by Bunny. And let's not forget Bonnie Blue Butler from Gone With the Wind whose real name was Eugenia Victoria.
A nickname can be any name that sound like a diminutive whether or not it traditionally suggests a first name. I know a Maggie who is a Mary Agnes.
Lainie could also be a nickname for Magdalene. Or Eléonore.
The constant discussion of nicknames on this site is dreadfully uninteresting to me.
I have an aunt whose name is Manijeh. Everyone calls her Kiki. Has this ever been a huge problem for her? Um, not so much. I have an aunt named Soraya who is called Ghinny (hard G). I referred to my grandmother as "Bobb" until I was about 9 (her name is Alice). Some people call me "Brer." I had a teacher once whose name is Eleanor who went by Bunny. And let's not forget Bonnie Blue Butler from Gone With the Wind whose real name was Eugenia Victoria.
A nickname can be any name that sound like a diminutive whether or not it traditionally suggests a first name. I know a Maggie who is a Mary Agnes.
Lainie could also be a nickname for Magdalene. Or Eléonore.
The constant discussion of nicknames on this site is dreadfully uninteresting to me.
This message was edited 3/19/2012, 3:50 PM
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