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When it comes to girls names, I'm a bit all over the place!
In my top 10, I have 4 names with 2-syllables, 3 names with 3-syllables, 2 with just 1 syllable and 1 with 4-syllables!
I like Gwen, Naomi and Genevieve (though I'd probably have to shorten Genevieve to Eve).
I typically shorten most names, that's just who I am as a person, I never realised how bad it was until I became a teacher and now I shorten Sophie to Soph and Kodi to Kode!
That being said, my top girls name Octavia I like without a nickname - but I think that's mostly because there's not a natural one that slips off that tongue.
I went to school with a Miriam who never got a nickname though I have heard of Miriams becoming "Mimi"
https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/117870?sort=gender&pop=ew
^Top 2 = Alexei / Luka and Cressida ~~ Bottom 2 = Courage and Indiana (m)
In my top 10, I have 4 names with 2-syllables, 3 names with 3-syllables, 2 with just 1 syllable and 1 with 4-syllables!
I like Gwen, Naomi and Genevieve (though I'd probably have to shorten Genevieve to Eve).
I typically shorten most names, that's just who I am as a person, I never realised how bad it was until I became a teacher and now I shorten Sophie to Soph and Kodi to Kode!
That being said, my top girls name Octavia I like without a nickname - but I think that's mostly because there's not a natural one that slips off that tongue.
I went to school with a Miriam who never got a nickname though I have heard of Miriams becoming "Mimi"
https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/117870?sort=gender&pop=ew
^Top 2 = Alexei / Luka and Cressida ~~ Bottom 2 = Courage and Indiana (m)
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I had a friend who attempted to nickname my daughter Mimi. The problem is that my mom goes by Mimi instead of Grandma. I suspect if my mom wasn't Mimi Miriam probably would go by that name. My mom came up with the nickname Ikey for Isaac, Mimi from Miriam would have been a sure one. Thank goodness that my mom does go by it!
I will say that my daughter does have a nickname. Her second middle name is Mae and we call her Miss Mae. It's not something that anyone calls her outside of the family but we use it fairly often. Her dad actually tends to use it when she's done something naughty!
I had a friend who attempted to nickname my daughter Mimi. The problem is that my mom goes by Mimi instead of Grandma. I suspect if my mom wasn't Mimi Miriam probably would go by that name. My mom came up with the nickname Ikey for Isaac, Mimi from Miriam would have been a sure one. Thank goodness that my mom does go by it!
I will say that my daughter does have a nickname. Her second middle name is Mae and we call her Miss Mae. It's not something that anyone calls her outside of the family but we use it fairly often. Her dad actually tends to use it when she's done something naughty!
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