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Re: Girls nicknames that can hold their own
One of my best friends is Romy (full name). She pronounces it like ROE-mee rather than ROH-mi though. I like it and I think it holds it's own just find. I think of her pronunciation as full name because I've only known her with the name...the other pronunciation I'd assume would be a nickname if I heard it.I generally prefer nicknamey names with full names to back them up. I often have the issue though where I love the nickname but don't like any full names enough and don't think they can stand on their own (Evie is an example).My exceptions:
Billie
Ellie
Libby (maybe?)Yeah, I actually don't have that many exceptions off the top of my head!
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What is the difference between ROE-mee and ROH-mi?
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They're pronounced differently (here anyway). ROE-mee is more like the city Rome followed by an ee sound. ROH-mi is like the Rom of CD-Rom with a shorter 'i' sound.
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Hmmm, I've never seen anyone use "oh" to describe that vowel sound. Do you pronounce the word/exclamation (oh) that way as well?I can't imagine pronouncing the y/ie at the end of a word with the short "i" sound. Maybe it sounds different in Australia?
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That's funny - I know a Romy who is a "just Romy" as well, except she says ROM-ee. The way I see Romy-for-Rosemary is ROE-mee.
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Interesting! The only ROM-ee's I've known have been nicknames for Rosemary and one for Romilly. When I first met 'my' Romy, it took me awhile to get used to her pronunciation haha. I like the name a lot though, either pronunciation, although I do prefer ROE-mee these days just because it is more familiar to me.
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But Rosemary starts with ROE! Well I like Romy ROM-ee too, I think it's got a different feel to it though.
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