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in reply to a message by Lily8
Deborah is my mums name, so I like it.
It doesn't sound dated to me at all, and I think it would sound lovely on a young girl.
I also know a girl called Deborah who must be about 8 or so by now. We thought it was a little strange when we first heard her name, because we were so used to hearing on older people. My mum goes by Debby but I don't think the girl shortens it and almost always goes by Deborah.
I dislike Debbie also, Devorah is nice but it looks a little odd and people would probably just confuse it for Deborah anyway. I think Deborah is much nicer.
Both Deborah's I've know have pronounced it with the three syllables like Deb-a-rah sort of, but I suppose said fast it does sound like Debra.
Definately go for Deborah :)
It doesn't sound dated to me at all, and I think it would sound lovely on a young girl.
I also know a girl called Deborah who must be about 8 or so by now. We thought it was a little strange when we first heard her name, because we were so used to hearing on older people. My mum goes by Debby but I don't think the girl shortens it and almost always goes by Deborah.
I dislike Debbie also, Devorah is nice but it looks a little odd and people would probably just confuse it for Deborah anyway. I think Deborah is much nicer.
Both Deborah's I've know have pronounced it with the three syllables like Deb-a-rah sort of, but I suppose said fast it does sound like Debra.
Definately go for Deborah :)
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yeah... when I started insisting on my full name in elementary school, it was back in the 80s and no one seemed to go by the full name... Then suddenly in the 90s it became more common for people to use the full name (I'm in my 30s now... and still won't answer to Debbie).
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I think it all depends on the person what fits... Only selective people get away with Debs (ok... 1 that I can think of and she's a closer friend)... some of my En.-speaking friends will occasionally shorten it to Deb, but I don't tend to get the Jpns. doing that as their syllabic language turns it into "Debu", which means "fat"... not the direction I want to go with my name.
After switching over to my full name (once I found out my real name) in the beginning of gr. 3 or so, I wouldn't even answer to Deb until some time in my later teens... I'm ok with it now though. It's just Debbie *does beach bimbo airhead bob reminiscent of late 80s/early 90s blond jokes* I'm not so fond of.
After switching over to my full name (once I found out my real name) in the beginning of gr. 3 or so, I wouldn't even answer to Deb until some time in my later teens... I'm ok with it now though. It's just Debbie *does beach bimbo airhead bob reminiscent of late 80s/early 90s blond jokes* I'm not so fond of.
This message was edited 11/18/2008, 2:48 AM
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I haven't seen that show... and had pretty much forgotten it even existed. Maybe I can go back to forgetting after this... I thought it was the sitcoms from the 80s ("Three's Company" type shows) or so where it seemed to be the name of the odd date a guy would have with intentions of getting their way with her...
Maybe that's why some of them started switching over to Deborah in the 90s.
Maybe that's why some of them started switching over to Deborah in the 90s.
This message was edited 11/18/2008, 4:26 PM
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