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Help[Opinions] Narnie
After reading Melina Marchetta's On the Jellicoe Road (if you haven't read it, do!), I have started to love the nickname Narnie. Narnie is one of the characters in the book and her nn is how her brother used to pronounce her real name when he was younger (I can't say what her real name is, because that would spoil part of the story). I think it sounds so cute, but what could it be a nickname for? I can't think of any name that starts with "Narn" or even includes it. And people would probably think you were saying "Narnia".
WDYT about Narnie?
WDYT about Narnie?
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Oh my god yes yes yes On the Jellicoe Road is sooooooo gooooooooood. I love Melina Marchetta.
Narnie is a really cute nickname, but I have no idea what the full name would be. I suppose it wouldn't really make much sense as a nickname unless, like in the book, it was from a child's pronunciation. I don't think people would really think you were saying Narnia, because there's a different emphasis on the syllables. Just as point of interest, I think I read somewhere that CS Lewis came up with the name Narnia from an Italian town called Narni.
I can only think of two possible full names: Anja/Anya/Ania and Nancy. I think Anja/etc nn Narnie would work pretty well. Maybe Nerida or Nerissa if you wanted the R sound, but in those names there's no other N.
Narnie is a really cute nickname, but I have no idea what the full name would be. I suppose it wouldn't really make much sense as a nickname unless, like in the book, it was from a child's pronunciation. I don't think people would really think you were saying Narnia, because there's a different emphasis on the syllables. Just as point of interest, I think I read somewhere that CS Lewis came up with the name Narnia from an Italian town called Narni.
I can only think of two possible full names: Anja/Anya/Ania and Nancy. I think Anja/etc nn Narnie would work pretty well. Maybe Nerida or Nerissa if you wanted the R sound, but in those names there's no other N.
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I came across this on Wikipedia once, I don't know what I was looking for that day anymore, but the city was called Narnia once. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_of_Narni
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Narnie is really cute! I imagine it might get mistaken as Marnie, which seems to be getting a little bit of attention right now due to the Girls character and Lily Allen's daughter.
It's hard to think of a full name that works well. Maybe something with Nar rather than Narn, like Leonarda or Narcissa? (I don't like Narcissa, but it seems to work.) I've seen Nairn or Nairne used as a name before.
It's hard to think of a full name that works well. Maybe something with Nar rather than Narn, like Leonarda or Narcissa? (I don't like Narcissa, but it seems to work.) I've seen Nairn or Nairne used as a name before.
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