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Nickname for Werburgh?
The church where I sing in the choir is dedicated to St Werburgh (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werburgh). Today between songs I was thinking about how Werburgh would make a great quirky character name.I’ve only got the loosest sense of the character (pre-teen girl) and a hundred-year span in which her story might land (1850-1950) but I do know she needs a nickname.What nickname would you use?
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Werrie/Werry?
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Weria, Werry, Birdie, Webbie.
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Vera!Going by Vereburga. I like Mary’s suggestion of Vega too. Maybe Berry but that feels anachronistic. Bert(ie) as an embellished form of Burgh.
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Burggy
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Wer? Werrie? Werb?
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Burger
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Agree!
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The typical NN for ~burg/burgh names is Burgel or Burgl, pronunciation Boor-gelle.(~ with Margarethe/Margret->Gretel/Gretl and GP Gretchen)A really unique one, I've also heard of the FN Wernburg.
Furthermore of Werburg Doerr/German writer & Gerburg Jahnke/German actress & cabaret artist
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If my name was Werburgh I'd join WITSEC and change it entirely. lolWerbie?Burgie? (Yuck)Birdie?Bug?Wibby?Webby?
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Hah, yes... the fact that it's a ridiculous name would be part of the story!I really like Birdie, far above all of the other suggestions.
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Wow! What a name!
Maybe Wega or Vega, (inspired by Werburga and Vereburga)
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