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HelpRe: Uncommon nicknames edited
in reply to a message by Ismene
I don't really consider name-nerdiness to be a hobby. I might have, years ago, but being around people who really are name-nerdes has kind of soured me on it. To me, extreme name-nerdiness is the epitome of showing off and being pretentious. Like the annoying kid in class who is always going "actually..." and nitpicking apart the lesson till it's barely recognizable and has totally bored and confused the other students.
And Daisy as a nn for Margaret seems especially pretentious and show-off because it is not natural. Meg or Maggie would be a natural nn for Margaret, but Daisy is only a nn because of some little trick of language. Marguerite is an old-fashioned word for Daisy, and somebody way back when decided that Marguerite was the same as Margaret, even though Margaret means pearl. So to insist on using Daisy as a nn for Margaret seems very much like putting on airs and trying too hard to show off how classically-literate and name-nerdy you are.
And Daisy as a nn for Margaret seems especially pretentious and show-off because it is not natural. Meg or Maggie would be a natural nn for Margaret, but Daisy is only a nn because of some little trick of language. Marguerite is an old-fashioned word for Daisy, and somebody way back when decided that Marguerite was the same as Margaret, even though Margaret means pearl. So to insist on using Daisy as a nn for Margaret seems very much like putting on airs and trying too hard to show off how classically-literate and name-nerdy you are.
This message was edited 3/16/2013, 3:24 PM
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