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in reply to a message by Princess Kenny
I used to ~adore~ this name with every fiber of my being. I had it on my list of misc. combos as a middle name. Nicolasa Maybelle.
These days I'm unsure of it. Like, I still like it, but I worry about it being too frilly for its own good. I usually go back and forth over whether I prefer it or Mabel, and I've decided that I do like Maybelle more than Mabel, but I'd probably be more inclined to actually use Mabel since it's "safer", I suppose.
Maybelle gives me the image of bluebirds and butterflies flying over a field of bluebells and daffodills during an outside wedding. The bride is barefoot and her dress is simple but she has flowers in her hair and she's in love and the sun's shining so she's happy.
Mabel is a girl in a lime gingham dress and silk stockings. She always has a book in her hand that she stuffs her nose into when the popular kids crowd in. She is quiet and goes by the rules.
Both are charming images in their own right, I just prefer Maybelle in this case. (and I think my brain just decided that little gingham-Mabel somehow grows up to be barefoot-bride-Maybelle. Huh).
TL;DR I like Maybelle but I have slight reservations about it.
These days I'm unsure of it. Like, I still like it, but I worry about it being too frilly for its own good. I usually go back and forth over whether I prefer it or Mabel, and I've decided that I do like Maybelle more than Mabel, but I'd probably be more inclined to actually use Mabel since it's "safer", I suppose.
Maybelle gives me the image of bluebirds and butterflies flying over a field of bluebells and daffodills during an outside wedding. The bride is barefoot and her dress is simple but she has flowers in her hair and she's in love and the sun's shining so she's happy.
Mabel is a girl in a lime gingham dress and silk stockings. She always has a book in her hand that she stuffs her nose into when the popular kids crowd in. She is quiet and goes by the rules.
Both are charming images in their own right, I just prefer Maybelle in this case. (and I think my brain just decided that little gingham-Mabel somehow grows up to be barefoot-bride-Maybelle. Huh).
TL;DR I like Maybelle but I have slight reservations about it.
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