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HelpNicknames for Disgleirio?
Hey all! :)
I'm writing a short story, and I've been struggling for a long time to choose a name for one character. I've had lots of ideas but nothing really felt appropriate. Finally today I've come across the name Disgleirio (it is a Welsh word name meaning to shine) and as a Welsh language learner and lover I've not only immediately fallen in love with it, especially that I've already loved disgleirio as a word, but I think it would really fit my character. I have a feeling it must be very rare in Wales and is definitely modern, but since my story is sort of semi-fantasy and on the quirky side that doesn't bother me at all.
I have a problem though - my character is a 15-year-old girl and I think this name could use some nickname to be more usable on a daily basis. But I'm really short on ideas! It doesn't have a huge nickname potential for sure but maybe you can help and come up with something? It doesn't have to be super obvious, and I'd like it to have some girly/cutesy or quirky vibe if possible.
Will be very grateful for any and all of your ideas and thank you so much in advance! :)
I'm writing a short story, and I've been struggling for a long time to choose a name for one character. I've had lots of ideas but nothing really felt appropriate. Finally today I've come across the name Disgleirio (it is a Welsh word name meaning to shine) and as a Welsh language learner and lover I've not only immediately fallen in love with it, especially that I've already loved disgleirio as a word, but I think it would really fit my character. I have a feeling it must be very rare in Wales and is definitely modern, but since my story is sort of semi-fantasy and on the quirky side that doesn't bother me at all.
I have a problem though - my character is a 15-year-old girl and I think this name could use some nickname to be more usable on a daily basis. But I'm really short on ideas! It doesn't have a huge nickname potential for sure but maybe you can help and come up with something? It doesn't have to be super obvious, and I'd like it to have some girly/cutesy or quirky vibe if possible.
Will be very grateful for any and all of your ideas and thank you so much in advance! :)
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I think Gillie / Gilly would be cute.
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Rio?
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Dizzy?
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Thank you for your suggestions so far! :) I think Dizzy is really cool and would actually fit her. Leiri is lovely too. As for the pronunciation, it's like dees-GLAY-ryaw. Or in any case that's how I've always pronounced it and I think it can't be very wrong but I'm not a Welsh native so it may not be perfectly exact.
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