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in reply to a message by ✧･ﾟ: *Magpie*:･ﾟ✧
Theresa- I like it. I don't think of it as particularly old. My mom's name is Terri, short for Theresa. I think Theresa is softer and a little older than Teresa, but not old enough to be an old lady name.
I also think Lillian sounds young enough. I could see it on an old lady but also on a middle aged adult, young adult, or kid. It sounds a bit stuffy and formal compared to Lily but I like it well enough. I also like Lilith.
Vera is more of an old lady name to me. I like it (with 'vair' and not 'veer') but I can't see it on anyone below 50.
Vivian is another more timeless one to me. I think of it as mature but not old; I know a teenage Vivian and it doesn't seem weird to me. I like it. I associate Vivian with Lydia for some reason.
I also think Lillian sounds young enough. I could see it on an old lady but also on a middle aged adult, young adult, or kid. It sounds a bit stuffy and formal compared to Lily but I like it well enough. I also like Lilith.
Vera is more of an old lady name to me. I like it (with 'vair' and not 'veer') but I can't see it on anyone below 50.
Vivian is another more timeless one to me. I think of it as mature but not old; I know a teenage Vivian and it doesn't seem weird to me. I like it. I associate Vivian with Lydia for some reason.
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My mom's name is Terri, too! Though in her case, that's her full name. My great-grandma on my dad's side was Theresa, and one of my dad's cousins is Mary Theresa (can you tell we're Italian? lol), so it's a family name at this point.
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Does she get a lot of "Terry" emails? lol
My mom and her family shorten the first "e" more than anyone else I've heard of with the name Theresa or Teresa. It's almost like "Trisa" when they say it.
My mom and her family shorten the first "e" more than anyone else I've heard of with the name Theresa or Teresa. It's almost like "Trisa" when they say it.
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No to the email thing, but in school her name was often misspelled as Terry.
Regarding reducing that first "e," that's often how my great-grandma was referred to by name, when she wasn't "Gram" or "Nani." It did sound like "Tree-suh."
Regarding reducing that first "e," that's often how my great-grandma was referred to by name, when she wasn't "Gram" or "Nani." It did sound like "Tree-suh."
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