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Re: Your feelings on nicknames
I think nns are good, and it nakes hard to pronounce names easierAnnis, nn Ann- good
Belrose, nn Belle or Rose- Belle is better
Coralie, nn Ora- nah, I like Coral as a nn
Corisande, nn Cora- good
Emmaline, nn Emmie- good, but also Emma, or Em
Evangeline, nn Vannie- not vannie, maybe Eva.
Felicity, nn Ellie- no, but i guess i cant think of another
Jessamyn / Jessamine, nn Jessa / Mina or Minnie- yeah, or Jess.
Keturah, nn Ketta or Kitty- good
Lydian, nn Lyddie- good, when your young. When your older maybe just Lyd
Mahalia, nn Halie- I was thinking May
Miriam, nn Mira- good
Priscilla, nn Rissa or Rilla- Rossa or Pris
Sapphira, nn Sara- I think Sapph or Sapphie
Boys:
Asa, nn Ace- no, short snames dont rlly get nn
Corben / Korben, nn Cory / Kory or Ben- Cory/Kory
Cornelius, nn Neil or Conor- yeah
Eben / Ebenezer, nn Ben- no nn for Eben, Ebenezer's nn is Eben
Isaac, nn Zac - I just dontl ike nns for Isaac
Josiah, nn Joe- yeah
Judah, nn Jude- yeah
Lindal / Lindall, nn Lin (probably end up spelling it Lynn, though)0 no, yeasy to make fun of.
Malcolm, nn Mac- yeah
Rayner, nn Ray- yeah
Tremaine, nn Tré or Trae (ns how I'd spell it; just not Tray, lol)- lol yeah
Vaughan, nn Van- eh its ok
Wallace, nn Wally or Ace- my dad knows a Wallace nn Wally, but its eazy to make fun of
Westley, nn Wes or West- yeah
Zebulon / Zebedee, nn Zeb- good
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Ooh, May is a great nn suggestion for Mahalia...my mom's mn is Mae & there are several Mary's / Marie's in the family, so it could sort of honor them. :o) FYI, Vannie was my DH's grandmother, so that's why we'd use it instead of Eva...Eva is so pretty, though.
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