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Re: Case of name regret
I think Carys Janine flows better than Janine Carys. And in general I don't like names where the emphasis is on the second of 2 syllables. So on those grounds I'd have put Carys first if I'd used those names at all.Carys is trendier, I suppose. More up to date. Janine seems to have a more 1950s vibe to it, or even 1940s, and the -EEN is rather whiney - not a bit like the brisker Janice :)Ooh, I've just swapped endings in my head, and what came up but Janice Carreen, like Scarlett O'Hara's little sister. Better rhythm, too!Anyways, I like Carrie as a possible nn and I can't think of any for Janine really except perhaps Nina, but it's a stretch. The Janines I know all go by the full version.Back to real life: if both mother and daughter prefer Carys, then why not use it? No need to jump through hoops and change it officially. I know plenty of people, including my DH, who go by their mns and nobody bats an eyelid.
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