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HelpRe: My in-laws don't use nicknames
in reply to a message by solveig
The three Miriams that I've known besides your M in my life have all been Mim or Mimi, especially around family. I think Miriam is at the very least the kind of name where there isn't such a familiar nickname that it can almost be seen as a "stand in" for the full name. Like plenty of people go by "Alex" in all contexts of their life. It isn't seen as a super familiar kind of nickname. My entire family call me Lisey or Lissy but I'd never introduce myself to anyone by that. I have friends who call me that too but again, because it's not a more common nickname, it would seem "too familiar" coming from anyone else.
I don't know if that makes sense but it's how I think of Miriam. The first name is so uncommon that there isn't a clear "go to" nickname that feels everyday enough for a stranger to just jump to and use.
I don't know if that makes sense but it's how I think of Miriam. The first name is so uncommon that there isn't a clear "go to" nickname that feels everyday enough for a stranger to just jump to and use.
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I think I mentioned it just because I have heard it be used before, and it is the first half of the name. Maybe it's not used so much, in other places.
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I'm pretty sure that she would get Miri if I lived in DC.
Miri seems to be a Jewish nickname, there is a very tiny Jewish population here as opposed to other places. Putz is a surname in the area and Alexander had no idea why I couldn't stop laughing when I saw it - he was totally unfamiliar with the Yiddish insult.
Interesting enough my first encounter with Miriam was a Miriam nicknamed Miri. I fell in love with the name right then, although I didn't think I'd ever use it.
Miri seems to be a Jewish nickname, there is a very tiny Jewish population here as opposed to other places. Putz is a surname in the area and Alexander had no idea why I couldn't stop laughing when I saw it - he was totally unfamiliar with the Yiddish insult.
Interesting enough my first encounter with Miriam was a Miriam nicknamed Miri. I fell in love with the name right then, although I didn't think I'd ever use it.
This message was edited 8/20/2018, 8:29 PM
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