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Help[Opinions] Re: Nicknames for Octavia? (and a few others?)
in reply to a message by Tippins
Difficult. Octavia does not lend itself well to nicknames. Hmm.
I think my favorites from your general list would be Tavy and Vivi. I don't like the Oc-/Ot- nicknames at all, or any of the clocky ones either. Kit could work, I guess, but Cate really feels like a stretch (ditto Rudolf nn Bobby). If I met an Octavia nn Cate, I would guess that she was really an Octavia Catherine and that Cate was chosen in defiance of her fn instead of in relation to it. Davy from Octavia feels peculiar, so I would stick with Tavy, but if you're willing to consider Davy, perhaps I could interest you in Tavish? It would be more intuitive, and I like it more than many of your other choices. To be completely honest, I would stick with Adelaide and not worry about nicknames for Octavia. :-)
Minerva nn Mimi is as sweet as can be, but as far as Cordelia nn Caddy goes, I say no, no, no.
I think my favorites from your general list would be Tavy and Vivi. I don't like the Oc-/Ot- nicknames at all, or any of the clocky ones either. Kit could work, I guess, but Cate really feels like a stretch (ditto Rudolf nn Bobby). If I met an Octavia nn Cate, I would guess that she was really an Octavia Catherine and that Cate was chosen in defiance of her fn instead of in relation to it. Davy from Octavia feels peculiar, so I would stick with Tavy, but if you're willing to consider Davy, perhaps I could interest you in Tavish? It would be more intuitive, and I like it more than many of your other choices. To be completely honest, I would stick with Adelaide and not worry about nicknames for Octavia. :-)
Minerva nn Mimi is as sweet as can be, but as far as Cordelia nn Caddy goes, I say no, no, no.
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Tavy seems to be winning.
Cate doesn't feel nearly as stretched to me as Bobby does for Rudolf! Hm.
Tavish? Pronounced Tayvish or Tahvish? I can see calling an Octavia "Tavy" Tavish as an affectionate nickname quite frequently.
But I love Octavia...! :P
Ach no one likes Caddy :( I still like it a lot. I probably should not be thinking this far into the future anyway though.
Cate doesn't feel nearly as stretched to me as Bobby does for Rudolf! Hm.
Tavish? Pronounced Tayvish or Tahvish? I can see calling an Octavia "Tavy" Tavish as an affectionate nickname quite frequently.
But I love Octavia...! :P
Ach no one likes Caddy :( I still like it a lot. I probably should not be thinking this far into the future anyway though.
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