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[Opinions] Gerald
by babybackribs (Lolth)
7/15/2013, 8:54 AM
What do you think of the name Gerald?
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- Bear
7/15/2013, 11:30 AM
I love Gerald. It has such a warm, soft, friendly sound. I'm not crazy about the nn Gerry / Jerry, though. :-/
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- Quill (QuillHeart)
7/15/2013, 10:29 AM
I don't like it and I hate the nicknames. It conjures up an image of a middle-aged man in a midlifecrisis with a sh*tty wife and a horrible office job.
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- Anneza   +3
7/15/2013, 10:26 AM
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?

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- 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.
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- 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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- Norah (norah_girl)   +1
7/15/2013, 9:28 AM
It seems old-man-ish to me. That's probably because it looks like a mix between geriatrics and bald.
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- Quill (QuillHeart)
7/15/2013, 10:30 AM
lol :D
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- Mar (X-Mar)   +1
7/15/2013, 9:05 AM
I think it's dated. I don't really like the sound of it either.

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- Belphoebe
7/15/2013, 10:59 AM
It does feel rather old and dated. I would only use it if it were a family name and even then only as a middle name.
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