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HelpRe: Thoughts on a nickname for my still-regretful name choice....
in reply to a message by Bear
Quote:So Rosalie, nn Flower Pot, makes sense to me. Zalia from Rosalie is pretty tame in my world. :-D
LOL!!! Flower pot does have a ring to it....!
I find Zelie interesting but don't want to make the same mistake by gravitating towards another name that ends in EE (though most nicknames do, it's what I don't like about the whole vibe of the name Rosalie). So even though Zelie sounds nice I am worried I'd then regret another name! It does work better as a nickname for Rosalie as opposed to Zalia which would be more appropriate for Rozalia. Then again, as you pointed out nicknames aren't necessarily about appropriateness-and may be anything but.
Of your suggestions I like Liora, but it seems too distant a derivative for my dh to go for that (I imagine he'll be restrictive with even the pet name) and my niece is named Lorelei, already similar to Rosalie in flow and perhaps too similar Liora?
I REALLY appreciate your opinion on nicknames and may try to adopt that-I've always been rather anti-nickname as I like for the child to wear the name given to him/her, but your approach makes a lot of sense for someone grasping at straws now.
I mentioned Zalia to my mother who said, rather dismissively, well I guess, but HER NAME, Rosalie is so pretty.
Again, this may be PPD/a passing phase for me, as I seem to go in and out of liking the name Rosalie right now, but am trying to find something to call her other than baby while I get through this period of regret and having to deal with this "compromise," or whatever it is.
LOL!!! Flower pot does have a ring to it....!
I find Zelie interesting but don't want to make the same mistake by gravitating towards another name that ends in EE (though most nicknames do, it's what I don't like about the whole vibe of the name Rosalie). So even though Zelie sounds nice I am worried I'd then regret another name! It does work better as a nickname for Rosalie as opposed to Zalia which would be more appropriate for Rozalia. Then again, as you pointed out nicknames aren't necessarily about appropriateness-and may be anything but.
Of your suggestions I like Liora, but it seems too distant a derivative for my dh to go for that (I imagine he'll be restrictive with even the pet name) and my niece is named Lorelei, already similar to Rosalie in flow and perhaps too similar Liora?
I REALLY appreciate your opinion on nicknames and may try to adopt that-I've always been rather anti-nickname as I like for the child to wear the name given to him/her, but your approach makes a lot of sense for someone grasping at straws now.
I mentioned Zalia to my mother who said, rather dismissively, well I guess, but HER NAME, Rosalie is so pretty.
Again, this may be PPD/a passing phase for me, as I seem to go in and out of liking the name Rosalie right now, but am trying to find something to call her other than baby while I get through this period of regret and having to deal with this "compromise," or whatever it is.
This message was edited 4/10/2012, 12:00 PM
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