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HelpRe: Thoughts on a nickname for my still-regretful name choice....
in reply to a message by anxiolytics
I don't like far fetched nicknames so Rosalie nn Zalia doesn't work for me. If it works for you, you should use it. I love Rosie! I know you don't like it so I guess it's not an option. Do you like Lee? It's very simple but could work as a nickname. Rose or Rosa? I would pronounce Zalia ZAH-lee-ah. It is quite similar to Thalia which I like pronounced TAH-lee-ah but I also like tah-LEE-ah (I know the original pronunciation is tha-LYE-ah but I don't care too much for it).
I'm sorry that you really seem to dislike her name now and your husband won't consider changing it. I can imagine how awful that must feel. But I just wanted to say that Rosalie Violet is a really beautiful combo that makes me think of a beautiful garden full of pink and purple flowers with a little fountain in the middle of it. It's a gorgeous image.
As I'm not really a fan of nicknames and Rosie, Rose and Rosa are the only ones that make sense to me (and maybe Lee) I would suggest that you open a thread and let people tell you all the things they love about Rosalie. I think it could make you feel a lot better about her name. I'm sure many people love it and even those who don't will be able to tell you some good things about her name.
I like Violet better than Rosalie but that's probably because I know a very lovely, beautiful girl named Violet and associate it with her. Rosalie has really grown on me and I like it a lot right now.
I'm sorry that you really seem to dislike her name now and your husband won't consider changing it. I can imagine how awful that must feel. But I just wanted to say that Rosalie Violet is a really beautiful combo that makes me think of a beautiful garden full of pink and purple flowers with a little fountain in the middle of it. It's a gorgeous image.
As I'm not really a fan of nicknames and Rosie, Rose and Rosa are the only ones that make sense to me (and maybe Lee) I would suggest that you open a thread and let people tell you all the things they love about Rosalie. I think it could make you feel a lot better about her name. I'm sure many people love it and even those who don't will be able to tell you some good things about her name.
I like Violet better than Rosalie but that's probably because I know a very lovely, beautiful girl named Violet and associate it with her. Rosalie has really grown on me and I like it a lot right now.
This message was edited 4/10/2012, 11:58 AM
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Hi Lily, I tend to agree with you on the nn front but am having to really think what will get me through this period while her name stays the same, so I am getting more creative with the nickname idea than I would normally ever want to...and you are right about the idea of a fishing-for-compliments thread of sorts-as every time someone does say something nice abut the name (as you did with your imagery) it helps bring me out of my funk and gives me warm feelings and an appreciation for the name, no-matter the ie ending. I am sure I would not have picked this name if it were truly that awful, I just am still struggling with it a week later.
I like Thalia prn. Talia too, tha-LYE-ah is a mouthful and I don't care for it either. The only pronunciation I grew up knowing was THAIL'ya, as I've mentioned, which is what I would have used but also what wasn't winning me over, not to mention the multiple pronunciations of the name were another reason we went with Rosalie.
for Rosalieall the intuitive nicknames are the ones I don't like. I too like Violet-I just don't know about switching it...
Thank you for your thoughts, I'll mull Violet over too.
I like Thalia prn. Talia too, tha-LYE-ah is a mouthful and I don't care for it either. The only pronunciation I grew up knowing was THAIL'ya, as I've mentioned, which is what I would have used but also what wasn't winning me over, not to mention the multiple pronunciations of the name were another reason we went with Rosalie.
for Rosalieall the intuitive nicknames are the ones I don't like. I too like Violet-I just don't know about switching it...
Thank you for your thoughts, I'll mull Violet over too.
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She's done that several times though, with allowing people to sing their praises about Rosalie
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I'm sorry you feel that way. I am really just trying to figure out how to come to a place of peace and thought some savvy naming aficionados might be of some help, especially WRT nicknames. Apologies if I am troubling your board.
This message was edited 4/10/2012, 12:12 PM
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I didn't mean any snarkiness at all, I was just telling Lily that suggestion has already had its place.
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I think she was suggesting I start a new thread that was entitled, "please tell me what you like about Rosalie", as opposed to, "I don't like this name, what should I do," which was my last thread. But either way, my threads have elicited positive/complimentary responses which have helped me through, however momentarily. I must have misinterpreted your post and agree I've gotten positive feedback on the actual name Rosalie.
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really? here? I must have missed it :P Hmmmm it's a horrible situation to be in. If I really didn't like the name of my child at all I'd probably just call her by a name I liked even if it wasn't her real name. But maybe Zalia will work, it's pretty close to Thalia after all.
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