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Help[Opinions] Alexene (+ question)
I recently met a family with three daughters:
Alexene "Alex" (20)
Joselle "Josie" (16)
Elaina "Lainey" (10)
WDYT of the names, and what are your opinions on using a less-common fn with a common nickname?
Alexene "Alex" (20)
Joselle "Josie" (16)
Elaina "Lainey" (10)
WDYT of the names, and what are your opinions on using a less-common fn with a common nickname?
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A less-common fn with a common nn is perfectly fine. Sometimes the common nn makes the less-common fn more "palatable." A spoon full of sugar helps the medicine go down, eh?
Alexene "Alex" -- Alexene looks odd to me. Alexina would have pleased me more. Alex is OK as a nn, although I prefer it on a boy.
Joselle "Josie" -- I'm not a fan of the nn Josie. But it's miles about the contrived Joselle. What a forgettable concoction that is. I would have prefered Josephine / Josepha ("jo-SEF-uh"), Jocasta or Jocelin as the formal name.
Elaina "Lainey" -- The Elaina spelling must be catching on. That saddens me a bit. I love Elena (elegant and regal) and like Elaine (Arthurian romance associations). The Elaina spelling looks like the two spellings mushed into one. Nn Lainey is cute.
Alexene "Alex" -- Alexene looks odd to me. Alexina would have pleased me more. Alex is OK as a nn, although I prefer it on a boy.
Joselle "Josie" -- I'm not a fan of the nn Josie. But it's miles about the contrived Joselle. What a forgettable concoction that is. I would have prefered Josephine / Josepha ("jo-SEF-uh"), Jocasta or Jocelin as the formal name.
Elaina "Lainey" -- The Elaina spelling must be catching on. That saddens me a bit. I love Elena (elegant and regal) and like Elaine (Arthurian romance associations). The Elaina spelling looks like the two spellings mushed into one. Nn Lainey is cute.
This message was edited 6/2/2010, 1:00 PM
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The names are not my style but it's a nice sibset. To be honest I don't really understand why you would want to use a common nickname for an unusual name. If that's the case you might as well use a common full name as well.
I don't like any of the girls' nicknames and I truly despise Alex.
I don't like any of the girls' nicknames and I truly despise Alex.
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The names go together well. I don't really care for the way Alexene is spelled. Alexine is prettier, I think. Alexine, Joselle, and Elaina would have been really nice.
Using a less common first name with a common nickname seems fine to me, although I prefer unusual names with unusual nicknames. I guess having the option of going by a common nickname is good if someone with an unusual name would prefer to go by something more common. It kind of balances things out.
Using a less common first name with a common nickname seems fine to me, although I prefer unusual names with unusual nicknames. I guess having the option of going by a common nickname is good if someone with an unusual name would prefer to go by something more common. It kind of balances things out.
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