[Opinions] Re: British names
we know Penelope is a Greek name, and a beautiful one, but some people just associate the bearers as British. My friends Aunt Jenny, who is now 30, was going to be named Penelope, but this was changed to Jenny. In Jenny's words "I'm so glad I wasn't a Penelope. It's posh, stupid, and no one would ever say it right - just like that Pers-ef-phone" I giggled, and would never admit to her that, being a name nerd, I know it as Persephone :)
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British names  ·  LMS  ·  7/4/2007, 9:18 AM
Re: British names  ·  Caitlin  ·  7/4/2007, 6:01 PM
Re: British names  ·  KatjaKai  ·  7/4/2007, 3:17 PM
Re: British names  ·  Distant_Stars  ·  7/4/2007, 10:20 AM
Re: British names  ·  dahlia  ·  7/4/2007, 10:04 AM
Re: British names  ·  LMS  ·  7/4/2007, 10:16 AM
Re: British names  ·  dahlia  ·  7/4/2007, 10:22 AM
Re: British names  ·  jeziana  ·  7/4/2007, 10:13 AM
Re: British names  ·  Nirvanna  ·  7/4/2007, 10:02 AM
Nicknames (m)  ·  LMS  ·  7/4/2007, 10:17 AM
Re: Nicknames (m)  ·  Caitlin  ·  7/4/2007, 5:59 PM
Seems to me this is also common in the New England area  ·  Lillian  ·  7/4/2007, 11:33 AM
Re: Nicknames (m)  ·  ElizainEngland  ·  7/4/2007, 10:27 AM
Re: British names  ·  RoxStar  ·  7/4/2007, 9:34 AM
Re: Rupert  ·  Lillian  ·  7/4/2007, 9:53 AM
lol, one never knows, do one? (m)  ·  RoxStar  ·  7/4/2007, 10:04 AM
Re: British names  ·  LMS  ·  7/4/2007, 9:39 AM
Re: British names  ·  jeziana  ·  7/4/2007, 10:01 AM
Re: British names  ·  LMS  ·  7/4/2007, 10:19 AM
Re: British names  ·  jeziana  ·  7/4/2007, 10:24 AM
Re: British names  ·  RoxStar  ·  7/4/2007, 9:56 AM
Well, again, you never know  ·  Lillian  ·  7/4/2007, 10:19 AM
Re: British names  ·  ElizainEngland  ·  7/4/2007, 9:30 AM
Re: British names  ·  LMS  ·  7/4/2007, 9:33 AM
Re: British names  ·  ElizainEngland  ·  7/4/2007, 10:26 AM