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This is my great-grandmother's name. Virgie Estelle. I can't decide whether Virgie would be really cutting edge and fresh, or not. What do you think?
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I think it sounds more cutting edge and fresh than anything. The only Virgie I've known (although I think she spelled it Vergie) was in my brother's class, so about two years younger than me. For her it was a nickname, short for Vergidale.
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I don't really like the sound of Virgie; nevertheless, I love Virginia, Virginie, and Estelle.
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I like it. However, I have a tendency to say it in French.Was your great-grand-mother French-speaking, perhaps?
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No, my great-grandmother was not French, she was Irish. 100% Marylander. Born, bred and raised. I wonder if she ever left the state once. She was a crusader though. Near the turn of the twentieth century she organized the first post office in Burtonsville, MD, which I have been told by my grandmother was extremely brazen behavior for a Burtonsville lady back then. It makes me very proud. Love boldness.

This message was edited 7/4/2009, 1:02 PM

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Sounds like an interesting, courageous woman.
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Virgie Estelle makes me smile. It's such a grandma name. I immediately picture someone loving and warm who smells like gingerbread. ;-)You don't hear names like that anymore. Still, Virgie is so close to virgin, I wouldn't go there personally. On the plus side, it is fresh. WDYT of Virginia to honor Virgie? That way she'd have several nn options if that floated her boat.
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It's kind of cute. I like it more than I like Virginia. However, I wonder if it's too close to the word virgin to make it really usable.
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I think it could be pretty hip, but there is something about it that makes it sound like it could almost be a vulgar slang word, which would be unfortunate indeed. Something like Virginie or even Virgo might be cool too, though. Virginie Estelle is especially nice to my ear.
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Virgo's cool
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Hmmm... I'm not too fond of it. I'm more of a fan of Virginia / Virginie.----------------------------------------------------------------------
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I like Virgie, but only as a nickname for Virginia. Alone, not too fresh I think.
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