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HelpRe: Jemima and Penelope
in reply to a message by Telfalathiel
I prefer Penelope Jemima, both for rhythm and because I think Penelope is so much better than Jemima. The rhythm of Jemima Penelope is slappy. I would never have thought of them as sister names, but I guess they could be.
Jemima is just so nms. Even if I dissolve the association with Aunt Jemima frozen French toast (my breakfast and snack literally thousands of times in my youth), it's still in a league with Jedidiah and Enoch. The odd pronunciation in English is weird and ungirlish to me - it sounds like "yer MY ma" in a way. Sorry - I don't even want to like it, because I have Gemma.
I feel like Penelope is a good ol' quirkily Greek classic name, happy sounding and very complete. And she gets to be either Penny or Nel so she doesn't have to suffer from her name ending in uppy. It's not a favorite but I think it's likeable.
- mirfak
Jemima is just so nms. Even if I dissolve the association with Aunt Jemima frozen French toast (my breakfast and snack literally thousands of times in my youth), it's still in a league with Jedidiah and Enoch. The odd pronunciation in English is weird and ungirlish to me - it sounds like "yer MY ma" in a way. Sorry - I don't even want to like it, because I have Gemma.
I feel like Penelope is a good ol' quirkily Greek classic name, happy sounding and very complete. And she gets to be either Penny or Nel so she doesn't have to suffer from her name ending in uppy. It's not a favorite but I think it's likeable.
- mirfak
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