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HelpList all the nicknames you can come up with
For Miriam and Malcolm. We're pretty sure that we're going with these and I want a head's up on what my Mom might come up with. I also got into an argument Ruth a friend that Miriam will be called Mary all the time.
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The Malcolms I've known of have been Mal or Malky for short. Another one calls himself Calum. Miriam I guess Miri or Mimi? I don't know any who shorten their name. I'm not really getting the Mary thing but they sound different in my accent.
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The first syllable of Miriam sounds like the first syllable of Mary in my accent.
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Miri
Mir
Mi
Ria
Yum
Mimi
Mac
Malc
Colm
Macky
Great names, by the way.
Mir
Mi
Ria
Yum
Mimi
Mac
Malc
Colm
Macky
Great names, by the way.
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(most of these will probably be redundant:)
Miri
Mia
Mira
Miram
Mimi
Iri
Irim
Mirim
Mal
Cole
Malco
Malc
Colm
Mac
I wouldn't have thought of Mary without reading your post... Miri and Mary are similar but not enough to be a nickname...
Miri
Mia
Mira
Miram
Mimi
Iri
Irim
Mirim
Mal
Cole
Malco
Malc
Colm
Mac
I wouldn't have thought of Mary without reading your post... Miri and Mary are similar but not enough to be a nickname...
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Miriam:
Mimi
Miri
Mira
Mary
Mammy
Riri
Mir
Mar
Malcolm:
Malc
Malcy
Malco
Mally
Colm
Mac
Mimi
Miri
Mira
Mary
Mammy
Riri
Mir
Mar
Malcolm:
Malc
Malcy
Malco
Mally
Colm
Mac
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I only know one Miriam(she's about your age), and she's nearly always called simply Miriam, though I believe in-family, it's Mimi.(French-speaking mother, English-speaking father, both of them from India, emigrated to Canada, children born here.)
The Malcolms I grew up with were often called Malkie.
Miriam won't be called Mary! My goodness!That's silly.
The Malcolms I grew up with were often called Malkie.
Miriam won't be called Mary! My goodness!That's silly.
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Miriam and Malcolm are great names.
Miriam:
Miri
Mira
Ammie
Malcolm:
Malc
Colm
Miriam:
Miri
Mira
Ammie
Malcolm:
Malc
Colm
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Bonus Question: How similar are Mira and Miriam?
A lot of people listed Mira / Miri as nicknames. My niece is Mira - is Miriam too close?
A lot of people listed Mira / Miri as nicknames. My niece is Mira - is Miriam too close?
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How often will they see each other?
If the answer is 'not often', then no, they're not too similar. If the answer is 'often', well, yes, they ARE too similar. That's how I see it.
If the answer is 'not often', then no, they're not too similar. If the answer is 'often', well, yes, they ARE too similar. That's how I see it.
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I don't know the answer. Probably not often. I'm going to talk to my mom and brother tonight, see if they have a problem.
Ugh. At least we have a few back-ups.
Ugh. At least we have a few back-ups.
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very close
soggy
soggy
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Mira, Miri, Mimi, Mim, Mimsy? Mia?
Mac, Mal, Moe?
Then of course there's all the unforeseen nicknames that might appear, that don't necessarily have a thing to do with the name, or are a function of a child's mispronunciation. A friend of mine is Melinda Lee, and her family still calls her Winnie, because when she was little a kid she played with couldn't say Melinda Lee and called her Winnie Wee.
There's always stuff like Red, Too Short, Dolly Dimples, Little Man, that kind of thing. It still happens.
Mac, Mal, Moe?
Then of course there's all the unforeseen nicknames that might appear, that don't necessarily have a thing to do with the name, or are a function of a child's mispronunciation. A friend of mine is Melinda Lee, and her family still calls her Winnie, because when she was little a kid she played with couldn't say Melinda Lee and called her Winnie Wee.
There's always stuff like Red, Too Short, Dolly Dimples, Little Man, that kind of thing. It still happens.
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Dolly Dimples
If that were my nickname, I'd change it:
http://www.thehumanmarvels.com/48/dolly-dimples-the-dainty-fat-lady/fat
If that were my nickname, I'd change it:
http://www.thehumanmarvels.com/48/dolly-dimples-the-dainty-fat-lady/fat
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good Lord...
But she certainly was made of tough stuff. Talk about willpower. Good for you, Celesta. You earned that long, happy life.
But she certainly was made of tough stuff. Talk about willpower. Good for you, Celesta. You earned that long, happy life.
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Nice name, too: Celesta. Very pretty.
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Yes, it's fancy, didn't go at all with her 500 pound figure.
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I'm 31 and thanks to my cousin calling me Haven Salad once when I am a kid I'm stuck with it. My brothers thought it was hilarious and still do. Once a nickname sticks, it sticks
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Not always. My family used to call me Pookie, but they don't anymore.
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Salad has stuck. My niece even calls me it.
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Well, I don't know what to tell you. If you're worried your family might brand the kid with a nickname you don't like, you just have to take that chance, I guess. Sounds like they do what they feel like doing.
This message was edited 5/27/2013, 9:36 AM
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I'm not worried. I'm just curious to see what they might cone up with. I don't mind that I'm still called Salad, Fave and Toad. I find it hilarious, although I hated it when younger. Everyone in my family has dorky nicknames.
We're a thousand miles away, so it won't even stick. I'm bored and want to see what people come up with. And it will hopefully inoculate Alexander to the inevitable.
We're a thousand miles away, so it won't even stick. I'm bored and want to see what people come up with. And it will hopefully inoculate Alexander to the inevitable.
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Ah, okay, I thought you were worried.
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agree...
Anything can turn into a nickname. My stepfather has a friend named Robert, who even today at something like sixty years old, is called Buckwheat by everybody, family and friends alike. There's plenty of nicknames for Robert, but he's Buckwheat. It came about because when he was little the other kids would come to his house in the morning to play, and his grandmother would always say "As soon as he finishes his buckwheat, he can come out to play." And so he became Buckwheat.
Anything can turn into a nickname. My stepfather has a friend named Robert, who even today at something like sixty years old, is called Buckwheat by everybody, family and friends alike. There's plenty of nicknames for Robert, but he's Buckwheat. It came about because when he was little the other kids would come to his house in the morning to play, and his grandmother would always say "As soon as he finishes his buckwheat, he can come out to play." And so he became Buckwheat.
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I am Favey, Toad and Salad
So I completely understand nicknames. I just wanted an idea of what she might use. A
Mackey seems most likely, not sure about Miriam. Thankfully Mimi us out, my mom gives by Mimi instead of grandma.
So I completely understand nicknames. I just wanted an idea of what she might use. A
Mackey seems most likely, not sure about Miriam. Thankfully Mimi us out, my mom gives by Mimi instead of grandma.
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Miriam:
Mim
Mimmy
Miri / Mirry
Ri (pr: Ree)
Miz
Mizzy
Rim
Rimmy
Malcolm:
Mal
Mally
Mac
Macky
Col
Colly
Colm
I knew a Miriam who went by Mim all of the time, never met a Malcolm so can't comment. I've never heard of a Miriam going by Mary, the names sound completely different.
Mim
Mimmy
Miri / Mirry
Ri (pr: Ree)
Miz
Mizzy
Rim
Rimmy
Malcolm:
Mal
Mally
Mac
Macky
Col
Colly
Colm
I knew a Miriam who went by Mim all of the time, never met a Malcolm so can't comment. I've never heard of a Miriam going by Mary, the names sound completely different.
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Mackey - this is what she'll come up with.
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