Unless it would just bother you, I don't think most would "get" the connection (I didn't until I read
Lillian's post, lol) so it wouldn't seem like a faux pas to the average person. :)
That being said, I love
Edmond (not
Eddy, though) and
Ruth (
Ruthie as well), but I'm not overly crazy about
Mercedes or (nor?)
Valerie.