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[Opinions] Lemuela
by brilliantblue
1/5/2009, 4:57 PM
Feminine form of Lemuel... just struck me as a possible addition to my long list. WDYT? Any nicknames that pop to mind?
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- Laura (guest)
1/5/2009, 5:11 PM
Personallly, I think its beautiful and original. I like the nicknames Ella and Layla. Possibly even Em.
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- Bear   +1
1/5/2009, 5:04 PM
I'm not a big fan of Lemuel, or even Samuel. The "-myool" (= mule) sound isn't pleasing to my ears. Even if you are pronouncing it more like "-myoo-ell" I still don't care for it.So Lemuela doesn't even get out of the starting gate for me. Just out of curiosity, how are you pronouncing Lemuela: "lem-yoo-EL-uh?"
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- brilliantblue
1/5/2009, 5:06 PM
Probably lem-WELL-ah. I'm pretty sure that's closer to the actual Hebrew pronunciation, since Samuel is originally SHMWELL (Shmuel), not SHMYOO-ell.
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- mafiosa   +3
1/5/2009, 5:03 PM
I don't like it at all. It just makes me think of this little buddy here:Nicknames? Hmmm, Ela? Lem(my)?
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- Sofia   +2
1/5/2009, 5:07 PM
Ooo, he's cute:-)
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- mafiosa   +1
1/5/2009, 5:09 PM
LOL. :)Yeah, maybe not the worst association after all. ;)
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- Sofia
1/5/2009, 5:14 PM
I have the same association:-)I'd still not name a child after an animal however cute, but it might make a good pet name.

This message was edited 1/5/2009, 5:25 PM

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- Sofia
1/5/2009, 5:02 PM
Sorry, but Lemuel makes me think of lemur (pronounced the Croatian way) and Lemuela reminds me of the illness 'salmonela':-(As for nicknames, how about Lem, Ella, Emma?
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