Message: "Re: Gerald" - Behind the Name

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Re: Gerald

by Anneza

7/15/2013, 10:26 AM

in reply to a message by babybackribs

Better than Jeremy if you want a Jerry son, but I actually prefer Geraldine.

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- Bear +2

7/15/2013, 11:31 AM

Geraldine is darling. :-)

Nn Deenie?

This message was edited 7/15/2013, 11:31 AM

- Anneza +1

7/16/2013, 8:09 AM

Deenie - what a nice idea! Most Geraldines I've known have done without a nn, but I did meet one who was known as Dinky. Not quite as bad as it sounds - it's an Anglo version of the standard Afrikaans diminutive ending, usually written as -tjie.

- Bear

7/16/2013, 11:44 AM

My parents knew a Dinky once. I don't think I ever heard what it was short for. I think she was English / British, but she could have been from South Africa or had those roots.

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