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A female character in Agatha Christie's "Partners in Crime" is named Tuppence. WDYT?
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There's an actress called Tuppence Middleton. She was in that Alan Turing biopic that I forget the name of.:) It's her real name.
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Modern Tuppences? Have you met/seen a few?
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I've seen it in some BA's. Let me see if I can find...
http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4501082
...ok so that's the only one, but I could swear I've seen it used at least twice. That's a lot of Tuppences!
http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4501082
...ok so that's the only one, but I could swear I've seen it used at least twice. That's a lot of Tuppences!
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I know it means "two pence", but I also think of the fact that tupp is the Swedish word for rooster. Isn't there a song from Mary Poppins called "Tuppence a bag"?
I also remember a book called Tuppenny (I don't know the original English title, but it was at least called Tuppenny in Swedish) which was about a girl who became a victim of the unfamous Hellfire Club, I think. Does anyone know what book I'm talking about? I can't seem to find it online.
I also remember a book called Tuppenny (I don't know the original English title, but it was at least called Tuppenny in Swedish) which was about a girl who became a victim of the unfamous Hellfire Club, I think. Does anyone know what book I'm talking about? I can't seem to find it online.
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it's lame ...
Like a beggar's street name in a Victorian story.
It's like naming somebody Fifty Cent or Two Bit.
Like a beggar's street name in a Victorian story.
It's like naming somebody Fifty Cent or Two Bit.
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Sounds like the name of a cat.
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Feed the birds...
I guess most people won't know the word anymore if your in the US, but its a little silly as a given name. As a nickname its cute and you've got a built-in lullaby but I don't think it works as a name. I'm pretty sure its a nickname in the Christie story too, though its been years since I've read it.
I guess most people won't know the word anymore if your in the US, but its a little silly as a given name. As a nickname its cute and you've got a built-in lullaby but I don't think it works as a name. I'm pretty sure its a nickname in the Christie story too, though its been years since I've read it.
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I'm in the US and I know what it means. Actually, my entire family and most of my friends know what it means as well. We're not all dumb over here. :)
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It is a colloquialism for 'two pence' in the UK. It's like calling someone 'two cents'.
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I know.
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To be fair, it's a nickname. As such, why not? As a given name it would, of course, be ludicrous.
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It seems cheap and vaguely degrading, considering it's a variant of twopence.
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I don't know about it being degrading. I would liken it to nicknaming someone Little Bit or Tiny or Half Pint.
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Penny question
Do people find the name Penny on its own degrading? I mean, it's not even worth as much as a tuppence.
Do people find the name Penny on its own degrading? I mean, it's not even worth as much as a tuppence.
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I like Penny. But Penny is a short form of Penelope, not a condescending nickname for a child. It's not supposed to be cutely belittling. Neither is Candy, or Minnie, or Dolly, or Buddy, or Chip, or Sissy, or Kitty, Bunny, or even Posy. Tuppence as a full name is like Stinker or Shorty or Flea or Creampuff as a full name. To say it's "demeaning" is a little strong, but I don't think it has enough dignity to be a full name.
This message was edited 9/14/2015, 10:14 PM
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I don't like Penny on its own either, but I would associate it with Penelope before I would money. Familiarity makes a difference; if I knew a dozen people named Tuppence, I'd probably stop associating the word primarily with money...but I don't.
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It's a nickname. Real name Prudence. Tuppence is a silly but somewhat acceptable nickname but idiotic on it's own.
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Makes me think of Tupperware.
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Tuppence, her sister Smidgen, and her brothers Trifle and Speck.
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Brilliant! Always called by her full name or also a nickname? I'm thinking
Tup
Tuppers
Tuppy
Pen
Penny
Pency
Tency
Tess
Tessy
Tup
Tuppers
Tuppy
Pen
Penny
Pency
Tency
Tess
Tessy
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Silly. Isn't it the equivalent of Dime as a name? Anyone who hates Cash, don't let me hear you say you like Tuppence! Fiction is one thing, real life another.
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