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I love Marcy as a nickname for Marcella. It's just very nice and happy. I'd imagine she'd be a very creative and smiley person.

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Bennett is not my favorite Ben name. It's lacking in substance IMO. Not awful, but not the best way to get to Ben. My personal favorite is Benedict nn Ben, but I understand that's too strong for some. Benaiah? Bernard? I know someone named Benoit (ben-WAH) but I think it's kind of ugly. Reuben might work, might be a stretch.

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I don't really like Addison for either gender. The two D's make it kind of heavy in comparison to, say, Allison or Madison, which both look more balanced.

This message was edited 9/3/2015, 8:04 AM

Benedict! haha no, I'm kidding. I usually associate that name with the traitor.

I quite like Marcy, partly because it reminds me of other names I love, like Elsie, and because of the Peanuts character. I really like Bennett, because of the Bennets in Pride and Prejudice. Addison isn't really my style, but I do like it a lot more for a boy.

I love Bennett, and really like Addison on a boy (hate it on a girl)

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Marcy oh the other hand does nothing for me. Too silly and flimsy sounding, and it'll be mistaken for Macy.

Marcy - feels like it should be a nn. BtN lists it as a diminutive of Marcia, but I'd go for Marcella myself.
Bennett - cute but also manly. Kind of an "upper crust"/cultured feel without being pretentious.
Addison - I much prefer this as a masculine name, though it's almost exclusively used as a girl's name where I am. :/

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"creative" suggestions for how to get the NN Ben:

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Benedick
Benedict
Benedictus
Benson
Benaiah
Bentley
Benton
Tobin? (it's a stretch; I know)
Reuben / Ruben / Rouben / Rubens
Ebenezer
Tarben
Torben
Thorben
Abner (also a stretch)

This message was edited 9/3/2015, 12:22 AM

Brendan, Brennan, Bevan, Bernhard, Bonaventure, Bedivere?
Eben, Esben, Reuben, Torben?

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Marcy is nice. It's so wholesome sounding and smart. I like it as a nick for Marcella or Marcia though, not so well on its own.

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Addison (m) reminds me of Addison's Disease and "add a son" so, even for a boy I still don't think it's appealing - even if I ignore how close it sounds to Alison.

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This message was edited 9/2/2015, 11:23 PM

My favourite out of these three is Marcy.

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I think Bennett and Addison are nice names for a boy, but they're just not my style.

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To get the nickname Ben you could go with:

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Benoit
Benedict
Benson
Bentley (yes, as in the car company, but I think it could be a cute Ben name)
Benji

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