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WDYT of Merricat?
Either as a full name or a nickname.
There’s a character in a movie who’s name is Mary Katherine nicknamed “Merricat”. I think it’s so pretty and unique.
Either as a full name or a nickname.
There’s a character in a movie who’s name is Mary Katherine nicknamed “Merricat”. I think it’s so pretty and unique.
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lol 'a character in a movie'. A bit of a disservice to Shirley Jackson and a novel considered one of her best! While I'm not the biggest fan myself of 'We Have Always Lived in the Castle', it is a classic.
I'm not a fan of the name Merricat though. It works for the character but is a bit much for real life.
I'm not a fan of the name Merricat though. It works for the character but is a bit much for real life.
This message was edited 6/29/2021, 9:59 AM
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Sorry, I just recently saw the movie and I had no idea it was based on a book.
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I was just teasing! It's hard to convey tone in text... sorry if I came off snobby, it was meant to be jokey :)
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No worries (-;
Had I known it was a book, I would’ve wanted to read that first. Most of the time the books are better than the movies.
I thought the movie was okay, I’ll have to read the book to compare.
Had I known it was a book, I would’ve wanted to read that first. Most of the time the books are better than the movies.
I thought the movie was okay, I’ll have to read the book to compare.
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It reminds me of a Meerkat.
As a cutesy childhood nickname, I can see it working, but it feels out of place on an adult. The character called Merricat in "We Have Always Lived in the Castle" was teased quite a bit for multiple reasons. I thought the continued use of her childhood nickname by the towns people and her own family was reflective of how they continued to view her as a child even though she was a young woman. She was very under estimated.
As a cutesy childhood nickname, I can see it working, but it feels out of place on an adult. The character called Merricat in "We Have Always Lived in the Castle" was teased quite a bit for multiple reasons. I thought the continued use of her childhood nickname by the towns people and her own family was reflective of how they continued to view her as a child even though she was a young woman. She was very under estimated.
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Makes me think of “merry cat”, it also looks like a surname.
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Hilarious! I'd be tempted to use it on a very large dog.
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Just looks like someone was trying to type Merritt and then, aptly, a cat announced its presence by running over their keyboard.
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*laugh react*
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Don't like it at all
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Reminds me of the iconic song "Smelly Cat" from "Friends"
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I'm inspired! I'm going to name a cat Americat someday.
I think it's very fiction-y to spell Mary Kat "Merricat." Is she a Merrisioux?
It's still Mary Kat. Like Mary Kate.
Marikat could be neat. I could kinda like it.
But the Merricat spelling is so synthetic it's annoying to me. Merry Cat ... kind of clownish.
I think it's very fiction-y to spell Mary Kat "Merricat." Is she a Merrisioux?
It's still Mary Kat. Like Mary Kate.
Marikat could be neat. I could kinda like it.
But the Merricat spelling is so synthetic it's annoying to me. Merry Cat ... kind of clownish.
This message was edited 6/28/2021, 6:41 PM
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The movie I saw was “We Have Always Lived in the Castle”. I didn’t know until now that it was based on a book.
This message was edited 6/29/2021, 3:44 PM
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Oh, okay. I looked it up and instead she is a sociopathic killer. Nice.
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Yes, that's my issue, too.
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Not a fan.
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I immediately thought of the animal meerkat.
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Me too!
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For some reason, I automatically pronounce it without the T - MEH-rih-ca (as in 'cat' without the t). I like it very much as a full name. Thanks for bringing it to my notice.
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I can only see "Merry Cat"
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ditto
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