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Help[Opinions] Re: Nerissa
in reply to a message by Tuesday
Nerissa would spend her life explaining that, no, she really wasn't Melissa! Too inconvenient. And Nereida would have endless pronunciation issues.
However, there's always Nerine or Nerina (neREEN, neREEna), which have the same derivation, are flower names and might just work. I've heard of Nerina being used, but personally I've only ever known one Nerine. I think they're usable.
For the record, a nerine is a bulb with a pink flower like a lily; it's really pretty. Also known as the Guernsey lily, because a ship carrying a consignment of the bulbs from South Africa to Holland was shipwrecked off Guernsey and the bulbs washed up on the shore and grew.
However, there's always Nerine or Nerina (neREEN, neREEna), which have the same derivation, are flower names and might just work. I've heard of Nerina being used, but personally I've only ever known one Nerine. I think they're usable.
For the record, a nerine is a bulb with a pink flower like a lily; it's really pretty. Also known as the Guernsey lily, because a ship carrying a consignment of the bulbs from South Africa to Holland was shipwrecked off Guernsey and the bulbs washed up on the shore and grew.
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