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HelpRe: Love the names, but not the nicknames
in reply to a message by RoxStar
I'm sorry I have to correct you RoxStar, but using Alice as nn for Adelaide has nothing to do with intellectual pretention and I would not be trying to show off how name-nerdy I am, nor am I questioning anyones education.
But the names Adalhard & Adelheid are (very) old family names.
Various diminutives and variants have been used in the past generations (among them Alida, Alina, Aldert and many other variants)
For me the connection between Adelaide and Alice is very clear, maybe not for other people, but when people ask me about the conncection I don't think there is anything wrong with telling people it's an old family name going back several generations.
But the names Adalhard & Adelheid are (very) old family names.
Various diminutives and variants have been used in the past generations (among them Alida, Alina, Aldert and many other variants)
For me the connection between Adelaide and Alice is very clear, maybe not for other people, but when people ask me about the conncection I don't think there is anything wrong with telling people it's an old family name going back several generations.
This message was edited 9/28/2012, 3:42 AM
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