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Birdie and Bridie
What do you think of Birdie?
And what do you think of Bridie?
Do they only work as nicknames? Do they not work at all?ॐ मणिपद्मे हूं
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Birdie\Birdy is baby talk. It's what a baby or small child calls a bird. "Mommy, look birdies!!" Bridie is a bit better but not by much
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I like Birdie as a nn because of the musical "Bye Bye Birdie".Bridie if it pronounced similar to Bridget is a fairly okay nn. Bridie pronounced similar to the word "bride" I super dislike unless it is a nn for your future bride, then it is okay but still not great.So conclusion is I prefer Birdie as a nn for someone.
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Love both. I'd only use them as nns, but wouldn't find it objectionable (would find it interesting, in fact) to see them on a birth certificate.
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I agree with you, I would be pleasantly surprised to meet anyone name Bridie or Birdie. I use to really dislike nickname names, but I can see the appeal of them recently. I love your username btw.
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Love both, although I'd spell the first one as Birdy. Bridie is especially darling. It's my favorite nn for Bridget. I've considered it for a future cat name -- the highest honor this name nerd / cat lady can bestow. My sister's MIL is Bridie (Bridget). She's from Ireland. Bridie feels like it could become mega-popular here in the U.S., like Sadie and Hattie, if people could get over the "bride" part. It's spunky and friendly. I wouldn't use it without a full name though. Bridget, the traditional full name, is the only one that I can think of. But for Birdy I could also see Bernadette or any bird name (Wren, Linnet, Mavis, Paloma, etc.) :0)

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Ooooh, yeah I like Birdy. It's somehow more mature if that's even possible.I'm the same, I won't have kids but I will probably always have cats, they seem to just show up and then I have to take care of them.WAH. I love the idea of Birdy as a nn for a bird name omigosh. Like oooh a really heavy name like Philomela, nn Birdy. YES.
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Birdie is an okay nickname... not at all as a given name.I don't really like the sound of Bridie.
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Is it 'cause of the "bride" sound? I used to really dislike that but I dig it now for whatever reason.
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Not precisely, though I do have a general aversion to 'Br' names that I can't entirely explain, though that tends to be more the case with boys. I'm not completely sure what I don't like about it. It just feels... unfinished That doesn't quite cover all of my impression, but

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I like Birdie only as a nickname.Bridie works as a full name or nickname in my opinion. I actually really like Bridie. I know a girl whose parents decided to spell it Brighty, and that was kinda cool too.
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Brighty is neato. It's sort of futuristic looking for some reason.
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I like them both, but only as nicknames. Especially Birdie, which is really charming as a nickname, but would be totally ridiculous as a given name. Can you imagine a judge called Birdie?
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Yeah sure! "All stand for Judge Birdie (surname)." I totally works. /s haha
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I know someone with a daughter named Bridie. It's her full name. I quite like it - it seems light-hearted, and old-fashioned in a good way,and as far as I know she hasn't had any problems with it.
Birdie is too... bird-brained for me.
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Light-hearted, that's a good way to describe it.But... but... birds are cool though.
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I don't think either of them works in today's world. I can sort of see Bridie as a very dated Irish nn for Bridget, and I can't see Birdie at all, or not with a straight face anyway.
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I thought maybe Bridie would work in the US, 'cause the US is weird. I'm guessing it is an oldie in Ireland.Birdie just sounds too dumb? *sadface*
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My goddaughter is known as Birdie or Bird in the family. It's so sweet and suits her down to the ground, but would be ridiculous as her 'real' name.

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"Love" on Netflix has a Bertie... I thought it was Bertie until a few seconds ago. Hearing it on the show made it more namey for me.
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Rtooe: Birdie and BridieHi !!!Yes ... only NNs.
They are too weak to be FN imo.Bridie is the best anyway.
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Yeah. 'Weak' is probably a good description. Like tea with too much milk. But they're so cutesy idk why I like them. haha
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