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[Games] "Opposite" Nicknames Game
I like to mess with people's minds (in theory, anyway) by giving my kids gender-specific names, but with opposite nns. For instance, I'd name a girl Veronica, but give her the nn Ron. Or name a boy Andrew, but give him the nn Ann. What "opposite" nns can you come up with for these names? Some are easy, some are hard; remember, you can't use unisex nns...they must be gender-specific. Have fun!Boys (girlie nns)
Vaughan
Eben
Josiah
Lucius
Ezra
Westley
Isaac
Corbin
Eleazar
LeoGirls (boylie nns) :o)
Emmaline
Aria
Jeanna
Lydian
Belrose
Maribel
Felicity
Margaret
Corisande
Sapphira
“The longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth, that God governs in the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without His notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without his aid?”
Benjamin Franklin
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Boys (girlie nns)
Vaughan - Jen
Eben- Evvy
Josiah-Josie
Lucius-Lucia
Ezra-Zara
Westley-Lily
Isaac-Casey
Corbin-Cora
Eleazar-Liza
Leo-ElaGirls (boylie nns) :o)
Emmaline-Linus
Aria-Red
Jeanna-Ned
Lydian-Dan
Belrose-Ben
Maribel-Abe
Felicity- Tim
Margaret-Mike
Corisande- Sander
Sapphira- Raphe
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Some really good ones.Especially Jen, Zara, Linus, Ned and Raphe (oh, how I love Raphe & would love to use it as a boy's fn...).“The longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth, that God governs in the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without His notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without his aid?”
Benjamin Franklin
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Boys (girlie nns)
Vaughan - Ann
Eben - Ebony
Josiah - Josie
Lucius - Lulu
Ezra - Emmy
Westley - Wind like from Wendy
Isaac - Belle from Isabelle
Corbin - Coral
Eleazar - Ellie
Leo - LeleGirls (boylie nns) :o)
Emmaline - Emile
Aria - Arnie
Jeanna - Jay
Lydian - Lyle
Belrose - Bert
Maribel - Mark
Felicity - Felix
Margaret - Matt
Corisande - Cory
Sapphira - Phil
Just something I made.
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EbonyHadn't thought of that one - or Coral either. I love Lyle for Lydian and Phil for Sapphira, too. Good job! :o)“The longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth, that God governs in the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without His notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without his aid?”
Benjamin Franklin
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Boys (girlie nns)
Vaughan "Anna"
Eben "Ebba"
Josiah "Jos"
Lucius "Lucy"
Ezra "Rae"
Westley "Lily"
Isaac "Izzy" "Liz"
Corbin "Cora"
Eleazar "Ella" "Elle"
Leo "Lea" "Lee"Girls (boylie nns) :o)
Emmaline "Emil"
Aria "Ray"
Jeanna "Jay"
Lydian "dan"
Belrose "Roy"
Maribel "Abel"
Felicity "Felix" "Fel"
Margaret "Garrett"
Corisande "Cory"
Sapphira "Ira"
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Great! Thanks for playing.
“The longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth, that God governs in the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without His notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without his aid?”
Benjamin Franklin
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Boys (girlie nns)
Vaughan - Ghana
Eben - Ebba
Josiah - Josie
Lucius - Lucy
Ezra - Essie
Westley - Westa
Isaac - Sasa
Corbin - Corrie
Eleazar - Elle
Leo - LeonaGirls (boylie nns) :o)
Emmaline - Ali
Aria - Ari
Jeanna - Jay
Lydian - Ian
Belrose - Ross
Maribel - Mario
Felicity - Felix
Margaret - Gary
Corisande - Rhys
Sapphira - Sepp

This message was edited 5/25/2006, 12:29 PM

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Love Sasa, Mario, Rhys & Sepp. Excellent! ;o)“The longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth, that God governs in the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without His notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without his aid?”
Benjamin Franklin
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Boys (girlie nns)
Vaughan - Vannie
Eben - Bena
Josiah - Josie
Lucius - Lucy
Ezra - Essie
Westley - Westelle (streching it!)
Isaac - Izzy
Corbin - Cora
Eleazar - Ellie
Leo - LeeleeGirls (boylie nns) :o)
Emmaline - Emil
Aria - Rio
Jeanna - Jay
Lydian - Ian
Belrose - Roz
Maribel - Maron
Felicity - Felix (streching it again)
Margaret - Garry
Corisande - Andy
Sapphira - Safi
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Nice. ;o)I really like the idea of calling Jeanna Jay and Aria Rio. Very cool. :o)“The longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth, that God governs in the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without His notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without his aid?”
Benjamin Franklin
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Boys (girlie nns)
Vaughan: Vivi, Vanna
Eben: Eve ;), Enna
Josiah: Josie, Posey/Posy/Posie, Jojo,
Lucius: Luci
Westley: Lea
Corbin: Cora, Corrie, Bina(h), Corba, Ora, Orby
Eleazar: Ellie, Elle, Ella, Lea, Zara, Leeza, Liza, Essie
Leo: Lili / Leelee, Elle, Ella, Ellie, LeaDon't have the time to do any more right now, alas.Array

Always remember the Fitz family motto: Believe in yourself, believe in others, and work like hell.A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having.
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I'll comment if you finish. ;o) Don't want to leave a post half-commented or anything, hehe.“The longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth, that God governs in the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without His notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without his aid?”
Benjamin Franklin
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MineBoys (girlie nns)
Vaughan - Vannie (nn for Evangeline), Vonna, Vanna
Eben - Enya
Josiah - Josie
Lucius - Lucie
Ezra - Ros (nn for Rosalyn)
Westley - Ester
Isaac - Kaisa (same sounds, just mixed up to sound feminine)
Corbin - Cora
Eleazar - Ellie
Leo - Lea, LeeLee, LeelaGirls (boylie nns) :o)
Emmaline - Al
Aria - Aras
Jeanna - John or Jack
Lydian - Dion
Belrose - Abel
Maribel - Ari
Felicity - Eli, Ellis
Margaret - Garret, Rhett
Corisande - Sanford, Sander (Hey, DD Victoria became Tori, then Torrence and Terrance, lol)
Sapphira - Asaph, Asa, Ira
“The longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth, that God governs in the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without His notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without his aid?”
Benjamin Franklin
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Vaughan - Hannah, Vanna
Eben - Bea, Bibi
Josiah - Josie, Sissy
Lucius - Lulu, Lucy, Lucia, Cici
Ezra - Essie
Westley - Leah, Essie
Isaac - Isa
Corbin - Cora, Coco, Bia
Eleazar - Leah, Ellie, Zara, Lizzie
Leo - Leona, LeolaEmmaline - Emil, Al, Manny
Aria - Ray
Jeanna - Jay
Lydian - Dan, Lenny
Belrose - Roy
Maribel - Rebel, Robbie, Abel
Felicity - Felix, Ty
Margaret - Mark, Guy (pr. the French way, derived from Maggie)
Corisande - Anders, Cor, Corin
Sapphira - Sam, Pip, Pippin
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Sometimes I just feel like smacking people with the dictionary, just to see if they absorb any intelligence through osmosis.
-My friend Emma
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Oooh. :o)Good thinking, Hannah for Vaughan! I also really like Lulu, Essie, Coco, Leola, Manny, Ray, Dan & Lenny, Roy (works great; FIL's mn is Leroy), Robbie, Guy, Anders and Pippin. Excellent work. ;o) Thanks for playing.“The longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth, that God governs in the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without His notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without his aid?”
Benjamin Franklin
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Boys (girlie nns)
Vaughan - Vawny
Eben - Ebbi
Josiah - Sia
Lucius - Lucy
Ezra - Ezza
Westley - Esti
Isaac - Isa
Corbin - Cora
Eleazar - Elea
Leo - LeeleeGirls (boylie nns) :o)
Emmaline - Emlyn
Aria - Ari
Jeanna - Johnny
Lydian - Ian
Belrose - Ross
Maribel - Marly
Felicity - Felix
Margaret - Gary
Corisande - Sander
Sapphira - Safi


Paula

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Good ones.I love Cora, Esti, Sander and Marly. Thanks for playing.“The longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth, that God governs in the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without His notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without his aid?”
Benjamin Franklin
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Boys (girlie nns)
Vaughan - Vanna
Eben - Ebby
Josiah - Josie
Lucius - Lucy
Ezra - Ezzie
Westley - West
Isaac - Izzy
Corbin - Cora
Eleazar - Lizzie
Leo - LeonaGirls (boylie nns) :o)
Emmaline - Emil
Aria - Aaron
Jeanna - Jonhny
Lydian - Dean
Belrose - Bel
Maribel - Mar
Felicity - Felix
Margaret - Rhett
Corisande - Cory
Sapphira - Fire
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Great!I love Lizzie, Leona, Aaron & Rhett. Very creative. Thanks for playing!“The longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth, that God governs in the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without His notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without his aid?”
– Benjamin Franklin
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Boys (girlie nns)
Vaughan - Vannie
Eben - Ebby
Josiah - Josie
Lucius - Lucie
Ezra - Essa
Westley - Lili
Isaac - Isa
Corbin - Bine
Eleazar - Elle
Leo - LeonieGirls (boylie nns) :o)
Emmaline - Emil
Aria - Arie
Jeanna - Jan (since I'm Dutch, this is very very masculine to me. pr YAN)
Lydian - Dan
Belrose - Ross
Maribel - Marin
Felicity - Felix
Margaret - Gary
Corisande - Cor (Dutch boys name, short form of Cornelius)
Sapphira - Pyrrhus
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Very cool nns, Mar!my faves are Bine (new to me), Essa, Josie, Jan, Ross, Felix for Felicity (I'd have never come up with that on my own!) and Pyrrhus (way cool!). Thanks for playing. ;o)“The longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth, that God governs in the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without His notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without his aid?”
Benjamin Franklin
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