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Help[Opinions] Re: Nell and Norn
in reply to a message by Caprice
Wow, I love Norn. It seems like if Nina or Nan, Lorne, and Moira were the same name. Also Verdandi is one of my favorites.
And I like Nell. I think it's kind of like Nan in that it sounds centuries old and uncommon but not out of place. I'm more used to hearing Nelly, like I'm more used to hearing Nancy. These are my first associations with it: Nell "Nellie" McKay, Nelly Furtado, Nellie Bly, death knell, "whoa Nelly".
I've never really thought of it as a NN for Eleanor (I tend to assume it'd be short for Penelope), but I guess El/Nell is like Ed/Ned...as a NN for Cornelia, it wouldn't seem natural to me because I pronounce the nel in that like Neil, but it's doable.
Some other names that could be associated with it...
Nelda
Prunella
Perenelle
Vernelle
Janelle
Antonella
And I like Nell. I think it's kind of like Nan in that it sounds centuries old and uncommon but not out of place. I'm more used to hearing Nelly, like I'm more used to hearing Nancy. These are my first associations with it: Nell "Nellie" McKay, Nelly Furtado, Nellie Bly, death knell, "whoa Nelly".
I've never really thought of it as a NN for Eleanor (I tend to assume it'd be short for Penelope), but I guess El/Nell is like Ed/Ned...as a NN for Cornelia, it wouldn't seem natural to me because I pronounce the nel in that like Neil, but it's doable.
Some other names that could be associated with it...
Nelda
Prunella
Perenelle
Vernelle
Janelle
Antonella
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