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That was definitely not a good idea on her parents' part. I'd say Tissie itself should have stayed strictly within the family, preferably dying out as the sister got older. And she should have been given a name at or very shortly after birth.

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My daughter has a school friend whose little sister is Penelope. Penelope is about three and still can't pronounce her own name. Her attempt sounds sort of like Ralphie, and that's what she's called. I'm hoping very hard that Ralphie falls into disuse very soon, because it's a terrible name even for a boy.