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Help[Opinions] Re: British names
in reply to a message by KatjaKai
Freddie, Bertie and Matilda~ I think that if Freddie was a Frederick (or a Winifred, depending) and Bertie was an Albert (Roberta?), I'd like it more. I love Matilda with the nickname Tilly; my cousins in England are Tilly and Abi.
Jamie, Rory and Gus~ I can't stand any of them personally, but I like James and Augustus. (I'd rather they be Jims and Augies, though.)
Charlotte, Francesca and Arabella~ They're great, but I'd want to call them Tatty, Frannie, and Araby.
Seah and Beatrice~ I don't like Seah, but Beatrice is all right. It's another one of those names I would find much cozier if it had a nickname--Bea, Trixie, Bixby...
James and Sue~ I like James, and Sue would be a fine nickname for Susan.
James and Jasmine~ I misread Jasmine as Jamesine! I agree--MUCH too close. But I like them both.
Violet, Alice, Eliza, Charles and Hugo~ I like Violet and Alice. I used to like Eliza, but I know an awful one (her mother insinuated that my sisters and I had different fathers, and she's better behaved than her daughter!), and so I've grown a lot more fond of Liza lately. Charles makes me cringe, and so does Hugo.
Suzan and Mariah~ Suzanne or Susan would be great. Suzan is MUCH too in-the-middle--not one thing, nor quite t'other, if you will. :) Mariah would be neat if there wasn't a Mariah Carey.
Alfredo and Lola~ Alfredo's a sauce to me. Alfred's fun, though, and Al's a cool nickname. I really detest Lola, except when used in the context of the song by the Kinks. :) The Kinks can break every single one of my naming rules, because they are awesome.
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"What are these parents thinking?...Let's name her Madison--she'll live in her own world: 16 square miles surrounded by reality." -- Susan Lampert Smith
Jamie, Rory and Gus~ I can't stand any of them personally, but I like James and Augustus. (I'd rather they be Jims and Augies, though.)
Charlotte, Francesca and Arabella~ They're great, but I'd want to call them Tatty, Frannie, and Araby.
Seah and Beatrice~ I don't like Seah, but Beatrice is all right. It's another one of those names I would find much cozier if it had a nickname--Bea, Trixie, Bixby...
James and Sue~ I like James, and Sue would be a fine nickname for Susan.
James and Jasmine~ I misread Jasmine as Jamesine! I agree--MUCH too close. But I like them both.
Violet, Alice, Eliza, Charles and Hugo~ I like Violet and Alice. I used to like Eliza, but I know an awful one (her mother insinuated that my sisters and I had different fathers, and she's better behaved than her daughter!), and so I've grown a lot more fond of Liza lately. Charles makes me cringe, and so does Hugo.
Suzan and Mariah~ Suzanne or Susan would be great. Suzan is MUCH too in-the-middle--not one thing, nor quite t'other, if you will. :) Mariah would be neat if there wasn't a Mariah Carey.
Alfredo and Lola~ Alfredo's a sauce to me. Alfred's fun, though, and Al's a cool nickname. I really detest Lola, except when used in the context of the song by the Kinks. :) The Kinks can break every single one of my naming rules, because they are awesome.
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"What are these parents thinking?...Let's name her Madison--she'll live in her own world: 16 square miles surrounded by reality." -- Susan Lampert Smith
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