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[Opinions] Re: Bessie

by Yorkshire Rose (Charley M)

2/21/2018, 11:46 AM

As a Brit, I'm not surprised, it's very much a trend here.

I know/know of girls (all aged 10 or under) named Betsy, Dolly, Nellie, Betty, Dotty, and Flossie. And these are the given names.

It's not a new thing either, there are girls at my school (age range of 13-18) named Elsie, Bess, and Minnie.

~Charley~
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- Cayden (theparkite) +1

2/21/2018, 9:14 PM

Is this more of a British trend? In the US all of those are considered nicknames and usually wouldn’t be used as full names. It’s also rare to find them on people under about age 80 or so.

- Yorkshire Rose (Charley M)

2/22/2018, 12:26 AM

I think it's very much a British trend.

I must admit, some of them I'm not fond of. When the mother of Nellie, first introduced her name, I had to clench my teeth before responding. Nell is beautiful, but Nellie just doesn't do it for me. The only other Nellie I know, is actually over 80!

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