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My SO and I both love the name Sterling...What do you think of it with our last name.Sterling Nicoll ("nickle")
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I don't really like the name, but it goes with your ln well. But it is a little weird with prn. nickle with Sterling.--Sarah Katherine Un nome è qualcosa che dura per sempre
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I like the name well enough (know a kid with this name), but it might not jive with your last name, esp. with the pronunciation of "nickel". That's like saying "Golden Quarter" or "Guilded Copper".
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Thanks, that's the reason we probably won't use it. I was just wondering if others also thought it sounded funny.
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Yeah, I have a last name that can be problematic in the same way as yours, so I know how you feel. Sorry. :-(
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What if the baby's name was hyphenated? Do you think Dashiell Bertrand-Nicoll / Holden Bertrand-Nicoll / Sterling Bertrand-Nicoll eliminate the problems?
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I think Sterling Bertrand-Nicoll would be ok. Hardly anyone would get it. I love Sterling btw. :-)
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To a degree, certainly. It actually breaks it up and makes it sound "cool", a la William Carlos Williams. However, I don't know how I feel about hyphenated names... what is the reason behind the hyphenation?
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