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Help[Opinions] Re: a dilemma with names and nicknames...
in reply to a message by laney
I'm not a big fan of Cadence in the first place, but I'd much rather see that than Kaedence or Kaidence. Neither spelling is out of the realms of possibility (I've seen both before), but they are kreaytif enough that I wouldn't smile if I saw them in the BAs.
If you want to call her Kaede, do so. Nicknames don't have to be spelled like the name itself; I love Cassandra nn Kassy. Cadence nn Kaede is a far sight better than Kaedence nn Kaede, IMO--because Cadence is more than just a name. It's a word. And if you're going to use a name that's also a word, it looks plain ignorant to misspell it.
And unless you have weird family naming dynamics, I don't see why it'd be too close to Kay, particularly if you don't think you'll be anywhere near her.
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If you want to call her Kaede, do so. Nicknames don't have to be spelled like the name itself; I love Cassandra nn Kassy. Cadence nn Kaede is a far sight better than Kaedence nn Kaede, IMO--because Cadence is more than just a name. It's a word. And if you're going to use a name that's also a word, it looks plain ignorant to misspell it.
And unless you have weird family naming dynamics, I don't see why it'd be too close to Kay, particularly if you don't think you'll be anywhere near her.
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I agree completely that nicknames don't need to match the name in spelling, and that a word name like Cadence really ought to be spelled with the correct spelling of the word. I don't see a problem with Cadence (spelled that way) with any of the nn's that you were considering.
However, I would avoid the spellings Kaidence and Kaide--I would pronounce Kaidence as KIED-ence (first syllable vowel like the word "eye"), not KAYD-ence. Also, I'd tend to pronounce Kaede as KAY-dee rather than your pronunciation KAYD; I don't know if most people would think it was one or two syllables, but thought you might want to know.
Edit: weird spacing
However, I would avoid the spellings Kaidence and Kaide--I would pronounce Kaidence as KIED-ence (first syllable vowel like the word "eye"), not KAYD-ence. Also, I'd tend to pronounce Kaede as KAY-dee rather than your pronunciation KAYD; I don't know if most people would think it was one or two syllables, but thought you might want to know.
Edit: weird spacing
This message was edited 5/4/2007, 9:15 AM
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Hmm.
I actually agree with you about Kaede, now that I think about it -- I'd tend to say it as 2 syllables too (ky-da for me). Reminds me of Al-Qaeda, in fact.
I actually agree with you about Kaede, now that I think about it -- I'd tend to say it as 2 syllables too (ky-da for me). Reminds me of Al-Qaeda, in fact.
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