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Help[Opinions] Re: Hester vs. Mildred
in reply to a message by RDNZL
No nn options I'd definitely choose Hester.
I hate Mildred - it's one of the names that I hate the most since it is dowdy and it sounds like mildew but with the dread sound at the end - but I love the nn Millie. I much prefer Matilda or Millicent or Camilla or Amelia nn Millie but if Mildred was a family name I could see using it for a daughter and only calling her Millie. Since my husband has a toddler cousin named Millie we wouldn't ever name or nn a child Millie.
I like Hester even if I don't love it. I also like the nn's Hettie and Hes. Hettie is traditionally a nn for Hester and Henrietta but it feels more natural as a nn to Henrietta. I like the name Hester enough that she wouldn't need a nn.
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I hate Mildred - it's one of the names that I hate the most since it is dowdy and it sounds like mildew but with the dread sound at the end - but I love the nn Millie. I much prefer Matilda or Millicent or Camilla or Amelia nn Millie but if Mildred was a family name I could see using it for a daughter and only calling her Millie. Since my husband has a toddler cousin named Millie we wouldn't ever name or nn a child Millie.
I like Hester even if I don't love it. I also like the nn's Hettie and Hes. Hettie is traditionally a nn for Hester and Henrietta but it feels more natural as a nn to Henrietta. I like the name Hester enough that she wouldn't need a nn.
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Favorite Names:
Vivian, Aurora, Hazel, Fiona, Sabrina, Citrina, April, Maeve, Josephine, Dorothea, Althea, Marguerite, Artemis, Cascadia, Luna, Iris, Frida, Delphina, Kiera
Ciaran, Rowan, Brendan, Malcolm, Cedar, Robin, Julian, Tristan, Arthur, Magnus, Xavier, Felix, Cedric, Gavin, Connor, Silas
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