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HelpA good nickname for Pretoria?
This name has grown on me but it sounds very serious so I'd like to use a nickname most of the time.
I don't like 'Pretty' or 'Tori', I was thinking 'Toya' which is my mom's nickname, but another option would be nice.
I don't like 'Pretty' or 'Tori', I was thinking 'Toya' which is my mom's nickname, but another option would be nice.
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Prae (pronounced as 'pray'), because it's easy and yet sounds tough.
It also nicely reflects the etymological origin of Pretoria, which is ultimately Latin praetor meaning "leader".
It also nicely reflects the etymological origin of Pretoria, which is ultimately Latin praetor meaning "leader".
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I like Toya. Also Ria, Ri / Ree, Pre / Pree, To, Tor, Tora
I like Toya. Also Ria, Ri / Ree, Pre / Pree, To, Tor, Tora
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I like Toya. Also Ria, Ri / Ree, Pre / Pree, To, Tor, Tora, Pia
This message was edited 10/9/2018, 10:51 AM
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Ooh Tora is a nice, strong NN since it means tiger in Japanese
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Petra
Ria
Tessa
Pria
Rory
Risa
Pret
Ettie
Ria
Tessa
Pria
Rory
Risa
Pret
Ettie
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Ria could work.
For the city, the only nns in use, and I think they no longer are, were Petoorsburg and Snor City, neither of which would do but both of which definitely colour my thinking.
Petoors - puhTOOersburCH is just a sloppy pronunciation of Pretorius plus -burg = city.
Snor is Afrikaans for Moustache, from the days before democratisation when the Civil Service (Pretoria is the administrative capital) was staffed at senior levels almost entirely by white Afrikaans men with bristly whiskers!
For the city, the only nns in use, and I think they no longer are, were Petoorsburg and Snor City, neither of which would do but both of which definitely colour my thinking.
Petoors - puhTOOersburCH is just a sloppy pronunciation of Pretorius plus -burg = city.
Snor is Afrikaans for Moustache, from the days before democratisation when the Civil Service (Pretoria is the administrative capital) was staffed at senior levels almost entirely by white Afrikaans men with bristly whiskers!
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Hey :)
Huh, I would have never thought of Petra but I do love that name a lot, nice suggestion!
Huh, I would have never thought of Petra but I do love that name a lot, nice suggestion!
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Maybe:
Ria
Reta / Rita
Pia
Pria
Ria
Reta / Rita
Pia
Pria
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Oh! Pria has a nice ring to it~
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