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Help[Opinions] Re: Nell(e) and Parnell
in reply to a message by Array
I absolutely adore Nell / Nelle. It's my favorite girl name, as of right now. It strikes me as sweet, gentle, and classy. Like you, I went looking for an appropriate full name for it, but came up with Nichelle.
I doubt the meaning of Parnel would be a problem, since so few people are aware that Parnel was once a bad word. Remember that Molly came back after people forgot that a moll was a prostitute. That being said, I'm not a real fan of Parnel (too masculine maybe?). What about Pernel? It sounds like a cross between Parnel and Pearl. It's much more feminine to my ears.
I doubt the meaning of Parnel would be a problem, since so few people are aware that Parnel was once a bad word. Remember that Molly came back after people forgot that a moll was a prostitute. That being said, I'm not a real fan of Parnel (too masculine maybe?). What about Pernel? It sounds like a cross between Parnel and Pearl. It's much more feminine to my ears.
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I'm really not too worried about this parnel-as-a-word thing. If you look it up on m-w.com, it doesn't even show up--it's clearly pretty darned obscure.
Pernel doesn't do anything for me, though. The resemblance to Pearl is what bothers me; I had a very bad run-in with a Pearl once, and it's put me off the name entirely.
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Pernel doesn't do anything for me, though. The resemblance to Pearl is what bothers me; I had a very bad run-in with a Pearl once, and it's put me off the name entirely.
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