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Help[Opinions] Re: nickname help. Also: Rosalind! + Also! Penelope!
in reply to a message by Tippins
I'm falling hard for Rosalind lately. Seems so old and strong yet delicate. [I much prefer BTN's interpretation to the Latinate "lovely precious pretty rose darling!" one.]
Nicknames Rose and Rosie of course. Possibly Linda.
I love Rosalind. How are you pronouncing it, though? rose-a-lind sounds very wrong to me, as rohz-a-lind is what I normally hear. That said I adore the nn Roz. Linda is okay.
I like Penelope quite a lot as well. Ditto on affectionate pet names...my family is incredibly fond of them. My favorite nn for Penelope would probably between Pip, Peep, and Nell. I think Pop is cute...but I don't want everyone wondering why I call my child after the fizzy drink. My brothers called and still call me salad...the questions I get a ridiculous. :-D
Ermengarde is the problem.
I still love it very very much and not because I think it is very ugly and that it is funny to be really ugly in a world of Ava's and Isabella's, but because I think it is gorgeous. I will not argue with anyone about this. I think it's gorgeous.
The problem is as follows:
The obvious nickname is "Minnie."
Or else "Ermie."
Or possibly "Gardie."
I like Minnie the best but I can not have two Minnie's! I also like Mimi for Minerva Maria, but I like Minnie more.
Mimi makes me laugh. It's actually what the grandkids call my mom instead of grandma. It's too bad, as it's an adorable nn. However, have you thought of Mamie? I like it. Ermengarde is a very cool name...not something I would use, but coop. Essie is much too cute for me, but it's okay. My vote goes for Mamie, honestly. :-D
Btw, check out the stats for Penelope. :-D
Nicknames Rose and Rosie of course. Possibly Linda.
I love Rosalind. How are you pronouncing it, though? rose-a-lind sounds very wrong to me, as rohz-a-lind is what I normally hear. That said I adore the nn Roz. Linda is okay.
I like Penelope quite a lot as well. Ditto on affectionate pet names...my family is incredibly fond of them. My favorite nn for Penelope would probably between Pip, Peep, and Nell. I think Pop is cute...but I don't want everyone wondering why I call my child after the fizzy drink. My brothers called and still call me salad...the questions I get a ridiculous. :-D
Ermengarde is the problem.
I still love it very very much and not because I think it is very ugly and that it is funny to be really ugly in a world of Ava's and Isabella's, but because I think it is gorgeous. I will not argue with anyone about this. I think it's gorgeous.
The problem is as follows:
The obvious nickname is "Minnie."
Or else "Ermie."
Or possibly "Gardie."
I like Minnie the best but I can not have two Minnie's! I also like Mimi for Minerva Maria, but I like Minnie more.
Mimi makes me laugh. It's actually what the grandkids call my mom instead of grandma. It's too bad, as it's an adorable nn. However, have you thought of Mamie? I like it. Ermengarde is a very cool name...not something I would use, but coop. Essie is much too cute for me, but it's okay. My vote goes for Mamie, honestly. :-D
Btw, check out the stats for Penelope. :-D
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Mamie!
I love Mamie!
Might be a bit of a stretch for Ermengarde. I'll have to wrap my mind around it. But I like it a lot! A+ idea.
My recently deceased great grandmother was called Mamie by her kids, Munny by her grands and greatgrands, and Tom by her sisters. My mother plans to insist that her grandkids call her Mimi, which is fine with me, I dig it.
Oh, Penelope. Well, good for her. She deserves trendiness. Bet those are smart parents.
It doesn't bother me too much - as I have said, there's nothing wrong with being trendy as long as it's good! Adelaide's stats, for instance, does not bother me. However if Penelope hits the top 100 it will also probably fall off my short list.
eta: Rosalind I am saying rose-a-lind. I am not very keen on Rahzalind + Roz, but I wouldn't mind if she were occasionally called that. I have heard it both ways. I just like long O's a lot, and R's, and Z sounds, and the image of a Rose that comes from the nickname Rose/Rosie.
I love Mamie!
Might be a bit of a stretch for Ermengarde. I'll have to wrap my mind around it. But I like it a lot! A+ idea.
My recently deceased great grandmother was called Mamie by her kids, Munny by her grands and greatgrands, and Tom by her sisters. My mother plans to insist that her grandkids call her Mimi, which is fine with me, I dig it.
Oh, Penelope. Well, good for her. She deserves trendiness. Bet those are smart parents.
It doesn't bother me too much - as I have said, there's nothing wrong with being trendy as long as it's good! Adelaide's stats, for instance, does not bother me. However if Penelope hits the top 100 it will also probably fall off my short list.
eta: Rosalind I am saying rose-a-lind. I am not very keen on Rahzalind + Roz, but I wouldn't mind if she were occasionally called that. I have heard it both ways. I just like long O's a lot, and R's, and Z sounds, and the image of a Rose that comes from the nickname Rose/Rosie.
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