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HelpRe: Humphrey and Nikita
in reply to a message by Ottilie
Humphrey...hmm...I'm torn. He's so cute and sweet and harmless. A bit dorky, but in the most endearing way possible. I like it. But I worry about it being somehow more teasable than average. And I have a pretty wide range of acceptability as far as teasing potential. The 'hump' part...the geeky part...I worry that if Humphrey happened to have glasses or be particularly lanky, it just wouldn't work well.
That said, I do like it, and I'd totally love to meet a little Humphrey.
Nikita is girl to me. I would find it very weird on a boy.
Niketas could work though. I'm finding that original pronunciation a bit awkward in English. I would totally anglicize it too.
Three boys nappin', one mama namenerdin'
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That said, I do like it, and I'd totally love to meet a little Humphrey.
Nikita is girl to me. I would find it very weird on a boy.
Niketas could work though. I'm finding that original pronunciation a bit awkward in English. I would totally anglicize it too.
Three boys nappin', one mama namenerdin'
To peruse my top 100ish names: http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/82589
"My Inner Birthing Mother Paddles a Canoe" and other non-name musings
found on my blog: http://jodifriesen.blogspot.ca/2014/07/paddle-power.html
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I very much agree with your thoughts on Humphrey; I'm of the belief that name-related teasing is quite rare, but even so I worry about Humphrey's teasing potential. I'm not entirely sure the pronunciation I listed is the original, just a vaguely educated guess, but I agree it's rather awkward if it is the original.
Thank you!
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