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Re: Lily or Wendy? (QUESTION)
I was JUST thinking about Wendy and was going to post! I guess I will ask it here. If you were to use Wendy, what full name other than Gwendolen (or its variants) would you use? I think if I were honest with myself I would go with a variation of Lily like Lillie or Lilly. Mostly because I like the vintage look of the last two and dislike the popularity of the first, and I don't really like lilies so the name being the same as the flower name isn't important to me.~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~ "I'm Princess Angelina Contessa Louisa Francesca Banana Fanna Bo Besca the Third. But you can call me Dot."
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I love Gwendolyn, so Wendy, though I like Wendy / Gwen a great deal as well.I also love Grendel (Gren) - as well as Wren. I like Grendel & Wren (Wendel) for either gender.
___________________________________________________________________I posted this copy from last year on Wren. I love Wren for either gender. Your combo floats the boat.
Certain folios of Shakespeare's Pericles substitute "p'r'etty" for "petty"; yet Dionyza, the Character that decries the deed--no deed at all, this is figurative language, which the wrens descry is a villain or villainess - and attempts to belittle them while she cajoles her husband. The songbirds, despite their description, are noble. "Be one of those that thinks
The pretty wrens of Tharsus will fly hence,
And open this to Pericles. I do shame
To think of what a noble strain you are,
And of how coward a spirit."

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I'd probably use Merewen (one of my middles for it begins with D) or Rowenna. Any -wen name would work I think, or Wanda.

This message was edited 7/3/2017, 2:45 AM

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If I wanted to use a full name I would go with Gwendolen. I guess you could also use Gwendolyn but I prefer Gwendolen, the original. I really can't think of anything else. I also like Wendy on its own.
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