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HelpCan you imagine these names on a grown woman?
My friend wants to name her daughter Pixie (she really likes the 'xie' part), but she's afraid it won't suit the girl when she grows up. She also loves the similar name Nixie, but thinks there might be the same problem. Which one would you choose? Or are they both simply too child-like for a woman in her older years to be called?
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Yes I can, though I prefer Nixie over Pixie.
We wear our names, our names don't wear us. I also don't believe people should not name their daughter Bertha or Millicent if that's the name they like, just because other people say they can't "see it on a baby".
We wear our names, our names don't wear us. I also don't believe people should not name their daughter Bertha or Millicent if that's the name they like, just because other people say they can't "see it on a baby".
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These do not pass The Test. The one where you see which sounds better or more natural: “The Honourable Judge _______ presiding”, or “Please welcome to the stage the luscious _______”.
Unlike the others posters, I actually like the name Nyx. And with it being the name of a goddess, it also gets in that beautiful, mysterious mythological aspect that she might be going for with Pixie. I think Nyx nn Nyxie is an ideal solution.
Unlike the others posters, I actually like the name Nyx. And with it being the name of a goddess, it also gets in that beautiful, mysterious mythological aspect that she might be going for with Pixie. I think Nyx nn Nyxie is an ideal solution.
This message was edited 12/18/2018, 8:14 AM
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I have a friend with a normal, commonplace name who goes by Pixie and has for many years.
I suggest your friend use it as a nickname as well. I would never put it on a birth certificate because I can't imagine anyone would take it seriously.
She should name her daughter something sturdier that she can fall back on should she want to run for office or something equally official one day. Because there's no way in hell I'm voting for Pixie for President/Prime Minister/Mayor/Sheriff/etc.
ETA: Could she maybe use something like Roxana nn Roxie? Or Beatrix nn Trixie? Or Alexandria nn Lexie?
I suggest your friend use it as a nickname as well. I would never put it on a birth certificate because I can't imagine anyone would take it seriously.
She should name her daughter something sturdier that she can fall back on should she want to run for office or something equally official one day. Because there's no way in hell I'm voting for Pixie for President/Prime Minister/Mayor/Sheriff/etc.
ETA: Could she maybe use something like Roxana nn Roxie? Or Beatrix nn Trixie? Or Alexandria nn Lexie?
This message was edited 12/18/2018, 7:57 AM
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It's not that I disagree with what you said about having a more serious name to fall back on, but would you seriously base your vote upon the first name of the candidate?
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I wouldn't have to. She wouldn't make it that far for me to have to worry about it.
But assuming there's literally anyone else equally as qualified, I'm not voting for Pixie.
I take voting very seriously (more seriously than anyone I know actually), but I also take names very seriously.
But assuming there's literally anyone else equally as qualified, I'm not voting for Pixie.
I take voting very seriously (more seriously than anyone I know actually), but I also take names very seriously.
This message was edited 12/19/2018, 7:55 AM
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You sound like those individuals who wouldn't vote for Barack Hussein Obama because his name "wasn't American enough". You can dislike a name but I wouldn't want to seriously held back because of it...
Also, there have been plenty of politicians with highly unusual names. http://politicalstrangenames.blogspot.com/?m=1
Also, there have been plenty of politicians with highly unusual names. http://politicalstrangenames.blogspot.com/?m=1
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ooo, I like Eliada.
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I don’t think that’s fair. People aren’t disliking Pixie because of racist ot ethnic reasons. They’re disliking it because it sounds perpetually childish. If there was a candidate with a name of a different origin from the norm, I would assume they had a diverse background, and wonder if it might give them a more unique worldview than you usually see in a politician. If they had a childish name, I would assume their parents were twits and worry that they’d inherited the twit gene.
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THANK YOU. I was upset after reading this that somehow not liking a fantasy creature as a name made me racist/xenophobic.
I was a little unsure about voicing the "twit gene" idea, but I fully appreciate that you soldiered on it with it. Thank you.
I was a little unsure about voicing the "twit gene" idea, but I fully appreciate that you soldiered on it with it. Thank you.
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Eh, it's not racist to dislike Pixie (although bringing up genes as a reasoning doesn't help one's case in that respect), but I agree with the point Janan was making. It seems no less demonstrative of a cultural bias to me if someone says "I wouldn't vote for someone named Pixie" than if they said "I wouldn't vote for someone named Hussein"...of course, that doesn't mean people won't be biased (subconsciously or not) against them based on their name either way.
This message was edited 12/21/2018, 12:52 AM
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It's not that individuals would consciously judge them on their name, but a childish name would subconsciously bias people.
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Agreed. I'd never look at Pixie herself and think, "This woman is an idiot," but I would think her parents were quite likely dimwitted and uneducated and then I'd wonder about her background and then about how campaigning for someone with that name would reflect on me, etc, etc.
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Kind of like how Abraham Lincoln's parents were dimwitted and uneducated? His mother had to make an X on her wedding license because she couldn't write, not even her own name, (and couldn't read, either) and he never had a good relationship with his father because his father hated the fact that Lincoln rejected a life of physical labor and wanted to educate himself instead.
One of the founding ideals of the US is that a person does not have to be held back by the circumstances of his or her birth.
Obama's father was an abusive alcoholic bigamist and a neglectful father to Obama.
So yeah, I find the idea of holding the failings of a candidate's parents and/or the childhood background of the candidate against him or her to be invalid. This is what right-wingers are doing when they speak disparagingly of Obama's father and the fact that part of his childhood was spent in Indonesia. It's exactly what they're doing when they call him "Barry Soetero".
But anyway, if you weren't that serious, okay. I wasn't sure if you were or not, and that's why I asked.
One of the founding ideals of the US is that a person does not have to be held back by the circumstances of his or her birth.
Obama's father was an abusive alcoholic bigamist and a neglectful father to Obama.
So yeah, I find the idea of holding the failings of a candidate's parents and/or the childhood background of the candidate against him or her to be invalid. This is what right-wingers are doing when they speak disparagingly of Obama's father and the fact that part of his childhood was spent in Indonesia. It's exactly what they're doing when they call him "Barry Soetero".
But anyway, if you weren't that serious, okay. I wasn't sure if you were or not, and that's why I asked.
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Abraham Lincoln's parents belonged to a time when being uneducated was common. You can't compare them to people born in the 21st century.
I stay out of right-ring circles so I've never heard of these rude names or whatever about Obama. But I'll say this- his parents, however unfortunate they may be- had the foresight enough not to name him Unicorn or Gnome or Dragon. Do you think the same exact man would have been elected if his name had been Unicorn Obama? It wouldn't matter what his politics were. No one would have taken him seriously enough to put him in the Oval Office. He would have been lucky if they'd taken him seriously enough to hire him at local restaurants. Politics would have been damn near impossible.
So I'm not saying that a name is more important than politics/character of a person, but we can't act like a name isn't a very important part of the impression a person makes on others. And I feel a parent should highly consider their child's potential future and the way they want their child to be perceived/treated by those around them, especially strangers who haven't had the chance to get to know them personally. No parent should start their child out with a major stumbling block in their path and a name that's a fantasy creature is exactly that.
That's what this boils down to. That's all I'm saying here.
I stay out of right-ring circles so I've never heard of these rude names or whatever about Obama. But I'll say this- his parents, however unfortunate they may be- had the foresight enough not to name him Unicorn or Gnome or Dragon. Do you think the same exact man would have been elected if his name had been Unicorn Obama? It wouldn't matter what his politics were. No one would have taken him seriously enough to put him in the Oval Office. He would have been lucky if they'd taken him seriously enough to hire him at local restaurants. Politics would have been damn near impossible.
So I'm not saying that a name is more important than politics/character of a person, but we can't act like a name isn't a very important part of the impression a person makes on others. And I feel a parent should highly consider their child's potential future and the way they want their child to be perceived/treated by those around them, especially strangers who haven't had the chance to get to know them personally. No parent should start their child out with a major stumbling block in their path and a name that's a fantasy creature is exactly that.
That's what this boils down to. That's all I'm saying here.
This message was edited 12/20/2018, 7:56 AM
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What about...Phoenix Obama? Unique Obama?...Snowflake Obama? haha
Yep, I would have voted for Unicorn Obama or Pixie Obama (or even Snowflake Obama) over Mitt Romney.
Yep, I would have voted for Unicorn Obama or Pixie Obama (or even Snowflake Obama) over Mitt Romney.
This message was edited 12/21/2018, 2:04 AM
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My point was that he wouldn't have made it that far. Based on his name, he wouldn't have had a shot at the presidency because he would have been rejected at lower levels based on his name alone.
And I didn't say Obama versus Romney. I said between candidates of similar/equal beliefs and goals. So if you were voting for people in a primary to determine who would run in general elections, would you vote for Unicorn or Snowflake or Pixie if the other equally qualified and similar minded candidates were named Rebecca, Alex, and Antonio? I'd rather campaign and support Rebecca, Alex, and Antonio.
And I didn't say Obama versus Romney. I said between candidates of similar/equal beliefs and goals. So if you were voting for people in a primary to determine who would run in general elections, would you vote for Unicorn or Snowflake or Pixie if the other equally qualified and similar minded candidates were named Rebecca, Alex, and Antonio? I'd rather campaign and support Rebecca, Alex, and Antonio.
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I understood you, but I don't think that's a given. One example, a woman named Twitty got through a democratic primary in 2018; she lost the general election, but it was in Georgia, so that's not really surprising.
If there is no difference between two candidates in any way that matters, I probably wouldn't bother to vote, although if there is truly nothing distinctive about a candidate, I don't think their name is their biggest problem.
If someone's awesome on policy issues, I'm going to view them positively, and name recognition would be a plus in politics; a Pixie is more likely to be remembered than a Rebecca.
Again, I'm not arguing that some people aren't going to be biased against Pixie as a name, just that the bias isn't any more reasonable than bias against Hussein would be.
If there is no difference between two candidates in any way that matters, I probably wouldn't bother to vote, although if there is truly nothing distinctive about a candidate, I don't think their name is their biggest problem.
If someone's awesome on policy issues, I'm going to view them positively, and name recognition would be a plus in politics; a Pixie is more likely to be remembered than a Rebecca.
Again, I'm not arguing that some people aren't going to be biased against Pixie as a name, just that the bias isn't any more reasonable than bias against Hussein would be.
This message was edited 12/21/2018, 5:25 PM
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I definitely voted for Obama twice.
A name doesn't have to be "American."
It just has to make me not feel stupid campaigning for them.
And from that list, with the exception of maybe Teter, none of those names would make me have a hard time keeping a straight face while trying to convince people this person was needed in whatever office.
You guys are definitely taking a statement I said flippantly far too seriously.
I vote for people based on what they stand for and how they plan to effect change in the office they're looking to hold.
But if Pixie is on the ballot next to three other perfectly qualified candidates who also hold similar values and plans, Pixie is going to be my last choice. Kiana, Adam, and Miguel are all getting my vote before I vote for someone who immediately makes me think of Tinkerbell.
A name doesn't have to be "American."
It just has to make me not feel stupid campaigning for them.
And from that list, with the exception of maybe Teter, none of those names would make me have a hard time keeping a straight face while trying to convince people this person was needed in whatever office.
You guys are definitely taking a statement I said flippantly far too seriously.
I vote for people based on what they stand for and how they plan to effect change in the office they're looking to hold.
But if Pixie is on the ballot next to three other perfectly qualified candidates who also hold similar values and plans, Pixie is going to be my last choice. Kiana, Adam, and Miguel are all getting my vote before I vote for someone who immediately makes me think of Tinkerbell.
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Roxana is gorgeous.
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Can you believe my mother considered naming me that and decided to go with Lindsey instead?
What a terrible turn of events honestly.
I'm almost 30 and I've yet to let go of my grief from all of the names I did not get to own. I swear every one of them is better than Lindsey. (Roxana nn Roxie, Isabella, Gretchen, Brooke, Jessica nn Jessie, and Lark.)
What a terrible turn of events honestly.
I'm almost 30 and I've yet to let go of my grief from all of the names I did not get to own. I swear every one of them is better than Lindsey. (Roxana nn Roxie, Isabella, Gretchen, Brooke, Jessica nn Jessie, and Lark.)
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I can imagine Pixie and Nixie on a grown woman, although they do have quite a specific image (fun, full of energy, always optimistic and smiling). I am quite a big believer in names growing to suit people (not vice versa), and I don’t think Pixie and especially not Nixie are too bad. I absolutely adore Trixie and would happily use her in full.
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I think this child would not be happy with its name when grown up. The -xie ending sounds way too cute and I can not see an adult woman with that name, except it is a comic book character or something similar.
Hearing Pixie I imagine a little goblin.. And Nixie reminds me of a Nix, and also "nix" in colloquial german means "nothing".
Hearing Pixie I imagine a little goblin.. And Nixie reminds me of a Nix, and also "nix" in colloquial german means "nothing".
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I think it makes a really cute NN, but a grown adult's name? Not so much.
Also, it reminds me of the Manic Pixie Dream Girl character trope, for better or worse.
And Nixie doesn't even sound like a name to me...
Maybe she could consider Eudoxie, since it has that "xie" and sounds a bit more mature.
Also, it reminds me of the Manic Pixie Dream Girl character trope, for better or worse.
And Nixie doesn't even sound like a name to me...
Maybe she could consider Eudoxie, since it has that "xie" and sounds a bit more mature.
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I really like Nixie as a nickname, but not a full name. Pixie is even more nicknamey. I think those -ixie names could be used as nicknames that are more of a stretch than normal because they're also nouns, and some noun nicknames have nothing to do with the full name but are just based on the person's personality.
Full names for Pixie -- Penelope, Piper, Peony, Philippa (via Pippa), Persephone, Pacifica (especially because of "pax"), Paciana, Priska, Petunia, Pascale, Pasqualina, Patricia, Polyxena. "X" is basically "ks", so Pixie as a nickname is less of a stretch if you find a full name with a "k' and/or "s" sound.
Full names for Nixie -- Nessa, Nicola, Nimue*, Niniane*, Naia*, Nereida*, Neska, Narcissa, Nausicaa, Nerissa*, Niketa, Nikolina, Anika, Andronika, Anissa, any name that could be called Nick/Nik/Niki/etc.
*any water-related names that start with N would also be good for Nixie, especially if they're based on similar things like naiads and nereids.
Phoenix could work for either (it starts with P and contains ix, but it also just contains nix.)
I also really like Onyx "Nyxie". I can't decide if Onyx is a GP or if it would work for a real kid. It's more usable than Pixie as a full name anyway!
If I had to use one of those to use as a full name by itself, I'd choose Nixie.
Full names for Pixie -- Penelope, Piper, Peony, Philippa (via Pippa), Persephone, Pacifica (especially because of "pax"), Paciana, Priska, Petunia, Pascale, Pasqualina, Patricia, Polyxena. "X" is basically "ks", so Pixie as a nickname is less of a stretch if you find a full name with a "k' and/or "s" sound.
Full names for Nixie -- Nessa, Nicola, Nimue*, Niniane*, Naia*, Nereida*, Neska, Narcissa, Nausicaa, Nerissa*, Niketa, Nikolina, Anika, Andronika, Anissa, any name that could be called Nick/Nik/Niki/etc.
*any water-related names that start with N would also be good for Nixie, especially if they're based on similar things like naiads and nereids.
Phoenix could work for either (it starts with P and contains ix, but it also just contains nix.)
I also really like Onyx "Nyxie". I can't decide if Onyx is a GP or if it would work for a real kid. It's more usable than Pixie as a full name anyway!
If I had to use one of those to use as a full name by itself, I'd choose Nixie.
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While I love Penelope - I love your suggestion of Polyxena: the /x/ adds so much variable: whether it would sound like /cks/ or like /zh/ as a coarser /sh/ - as in /azure/ (the cyrillic character that appears as a letter k with a backward letter K up against it.
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Both names do make me think more of a pet vs a child or an adult. It's her choice of course, but she could consider using Pixie as a nickname instead. She could also go with Beatrix nn Trixie if it's mainly the 'xie' ending/sound.
This message was edited 12/17/2018, 4:43 PM
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They are both horrible, but honestly, they are no more horrible than Poppy, which is popular in the UK and entered the US top thousand in 2016 (and no, our British brethren, The Beatles do not make up for this), so why the heck not.
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If it's the "xie" part in particular, maybe try Lexie, Roxie, or Maxie? (Or Trixie, as others have suggested)
All come with respectable full names that Pixie and Nixie don't have.
Alexa, Alexis, Alexia, Alexandra, Alexandria
Roxanne, Roxanna
Maxine
Beatrix
All come with respectable full names that Pixie and Nixie don't have.
Alexa, Alexis, Alexia, Alexandra, Alexandria
Roxanne, Roxanna
Maxine
Beatrix
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i would never like to be named Pixie or Nixie. Being unkind about it, she should use these names on a cat/dog/pet of her choice.
I can understand liking a name but not using it;I love the name David, perfectly good name, but my husband dislikes it.I have 2 sons, not named David.
I can understand liking a name but not using it;I love the name David, perfectly good name, but my husband dislikes it.I have 2 sons, not named David.
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I could see them on—and pardon my rudeness—a cheap-gaudy-diva-type blonde. On a respectable woman, no.
This message was edited 12/17/2018, 12:36 PM
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somehow not nearly as bad to me as like, Bailee, Braelyn, etc. definitely more charming than most cutesy names...buuuut still way too cutesy and embarrassing as a full name. it'd be fine as a nn though, so i'd just go with that, regardless of what the full name is (maybe Penelope or another p name for small connection).
i think i like it more than most because Tunde, which is two letters away from Tunder (fairy), is a common name in Hungary that I've seen on a few grown women.
Nixie is worse to me, because it jyst sounds like a nonsenical sound, and "nix" isn't a positive word.
i think i like it more than most because Tunde, which is two letters away from Tunder (fairy), is a common name in Hungary that I've seen on a few grown women.
Nixie is worse to me, because it jyst sounds like a nonsenical sound, and "nix" isn't a positive word.
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I know a grown woman Tunde. She pronounces it Tindy and it's fine.
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Pixie would seem annoying and pathetic on roughly 95% of the women I've encountered in my life. It's a rare person who can pull off a name that silly - generally, one who is admirable enough for some merits, that they'll be taken seriously regardless of having a playful name. An especially cool and amazing Pixie has a cool name at any age - but a Pixie who is a typical nice competent person with a normal-sized personality and accomplishment, is unfortunately named.
So yeah - in most cases I'd say don't use it. Unless your friend, the baby's father, and several other adults in the family are all people who would totally enjoy being named something like that.
Nixie is less bad because it's not a word and so it doesn't evoke a fantastical image, and wouldn't have that quality of trying and failing to dazzle you into thinking someone is something they're not. But it is eccentric, and has a cutesy sound, with no other impact. So I don't blame your friend for hesitating. I think her hesitation is a sign that it's a bad idea.
I think it's fine to name a girl Nicole or Phoenix and call her Nixie. That's different from giving Nixie as a full name.
So yeah - in most cases I'd say don't use it. Unless your friend, the baby's father, and several other adults in the family are all people who would totally enjoy being named something like that.
Nixie is less bad because it's not a word and so it doesn't evoke a fantastical image, and wouldn't have that quality of trying and failing to dazzle you into thinking someone is something they're not. But it is eccentric, and has a cutesy sound, with no other impact. So I don't blame your friend for hesitating. I think her hesitation is a sign that it's a bad idea.
I think it's fine to name a girl Nicole or Phoenix and call her Nixie. That's different from giving Nixie as a full name.
This message was edited 12/17/2018, 10:52 AM
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Pixie and Nixie on their own would be awful.
I can see Nix as a name with the nickname Nixie.
How about Beatrix with the nickname Trixie?
I can see Nix as a name with the nickname Nixie.
How about Beatrix with the nickname Trixie?
This message was edited 12/17/2018, 10:15 AM
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I considerably hope she isn't serious. Both names are terrible, 'Pixie' especially and yes, especially on an adult. When picking out a name, the parents needs to put the child's future into consideration.
I'm not a fan of this name either but what about suggesting, 'Beatrix' to her? Beatrix nn 'Trixie?' At least that name ages well and suits a human. Unlike Pixie and Nixie which honestly sound like a pair of kittens.
I'm not a fan of this name either but what about suggesting, 'Beatrix' to her? Beatrix nn 'Trixie?' At least that name ages well and suits a human. Unlike Pixie and Nixie which honestly sound like a pair of kittens.
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I know a Nicole who was called Nixie while she was a child. In her teenage years, it just stopped happening - people presumably started to find it inappropriate.
As for Pixie ... ! If your friend enjoys -xie, why wouldn't she go for the Beatrix option? I find Trixie (a) canine and (b) infantile, but at least then her daughter would have a legitimate name to fall back on.
If she does use Pixie, then would her next children be Fairy and Gnome? Or, as in Cold Comfort Farm, Elfine?
As for Pixie ... ! If your friend enjoys -xie, why wouldn't she go for the Beatrix option? I find Trixie (a) canine and (b) infantile, but at least then her daughter would have a legitimate name to fall back on.
If she does use Pixie, then would her next children be Fairy and Gnome? Or, as in Cold Comfort Farm, Elfine?
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I don't think they are too childlike but I dislike them and think they are kind of silly, even on a child. But they are not any more childlike sounding than Poppy or Ellie so that is not really the issue, they are just not my style. Pixie just makes me think of the celebrity daughter and I was surprised to see that it is a top 300 name in England and Wales. Nixie makes me think of mermaids. I think they are both a bit silly but okay for someone elses child, they are not horrible.
I really dislike Trixie but it comes with a nice full form (Beatrix) so maybe that is and option? Maybe your friend would like Trixie? There is also a Greek name: Nyx. It could be used as a full form for Nixie or Nyxie but I personally don't like it much.
I really dislike Trixie but it comes with a nice full form (Beatrix) so maybe that is and option? Maybe your friend would like Trixie? There is also a Greek name: Nyx. It could be used as a full form for Nixie or Nyxie but I personally don't like it much.
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I think either sounds frankly absurd as a given name even on a child, much less a grown woman.
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Pixie and Fay have different connotations. Yes, they are both fairies, but the image is different.
This is what first came up when I Googled Fay:
This is the first image to come up when I Googled pixie.
I would not actually use Fay as a name either, but it still comes across as a little more dignified or adult compared to Pixie.
This is what first came up when I Googled Fay:
This is the first image to come up when I Googled pixie.
I would not actually use Fay as a name either, but it still comes across as a little more dignified or adult compared to Pixie.
This message was edited 12/17/2018, 4:36 PM
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Oh! So a Pixie is more like Tinkerbell?
Thank you for the info XD
I still prefer Pixie that has a meaning than many surnames or creative spellings ...
See this Image:
https://www.google.com/search?q=pixie+fairy&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwjwz_nchqnfAhVD4aQKHUD-DDEQ2-cCegQIABAC&oq=pixie+&gs_l=mobile-gws-wiz-img.1.0.0i67j0j0i67j0l2.23675.23675..25288...0.0..0.104.104.0j1......0....1.x-axptoOswE&ei=ELwYXPCHDcPCkwXA_LOIAw&client=ms-android-huawei&prmd=ivn&biw=360&bih=524#imgrc=YbxbuVCbXQg2lM
Thank you for the info XD
I still prefer Pixie that has a meaning than many surnames or creative spellings ...
See this Image:
https://www.google.com/search?q=pixie+fairy&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwjwz_nchqnfAhVD4aQKHUD-DDEQ2-cCegQIABAC&oq=pixie+&gs_l=mobile-gws-wiz-img.1.0.0i67j0j0i67j0l2.23675.23675..25288...0.0..0.104.104.0j1......0....1.x-axptoOswE&ei=ELwYXPCHDcPCkwXA_LOIAw&client=ms-android-huawei&prmd=ivn&biw=360&bih=524#imgrc=YbxbuVCbXQg2lM
This message was edited 12/18/2018, 1:25 AM
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Yes, "pixie" is definitely more cutesy and childlike and more likely to be tied to modern pop culture (like you said, Tinkerbell) and "fae" is more tied to folklore and ancient stories.
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They both sound not only childish, but also pet-like. I can picture a cocker spaniel named Pixie or Nixie, but not even a human child.
She ought to try Dixie if she's that set on the xie sound, but it's quite self-consciously southern and countrified.
There's also Trixie, but that also sounds like a pet. Plus, Trixie, Pixie and Nixie sounds like nicknames for some streetwalker.
She ought to try Dixie if she's that set on the xie sound, but it's quite self-consciously southern and countrified.
There's also Trixie, but that also sounds like a pet. Plus, Trixie, Pixie and Nixie sounds like nicknames for some streetwalker.
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A pixie is a mythical creature. I think it could be, on the right person, an adorable nickname. I think it could work as a nickname for literally anything, just like Buddy could.
I wouldn't be confused if I met a young Pixie whose name was actually Sarah Lynn.
I wouldn't be confused if I met a young Pixie whose name was actually Sarah Lynn.
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Sure, I can imagine it, but speaking as an adult woman, I wouldn't want to be known as Pixie. I think that's the type of name that works best (maybe only) when an adult chooses it themselves. Nixie would be more wearable but still does seem childlike. Any chance she'd go with Nyx officially, so then Nixie could be a diminutive? Or use another name officially, with Pixie as a whimsical NN? ...I mean, my mom used to call me Bird when I was a kid, which isn't related to my actual name at all.
This message was edited 12/17/2018, 7:59 AM
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nix on Nyx ...
Ixnay on the yxnay.
Ixnay on the yxnay.
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Oh well, it at least passes the 'would I mind being called that?' test for me.
I already get called the similar sounding Vix sometimes, which doesn't seem worse than the alternatives.
I already get called the similar sounding Vix sometimes, which doesn't seem worse than the alternatives.
This message was edited 12/21/2018, 12:47 AM
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I really like Pixie but I'm not sure I could imagine it in real life. I completely get where your friend's fears are coming from and there are two ways to look at this.
Yes - it's too childish to be worn by an adult. They're be ridiculed, it'll affect them getting a job, becoming a professional etc etc.
No - there was a time when Millie (and any "nickname" ending in 'ee') was considered too childish and 'cutesy', but from an adult living as Millie, I can tell you it hasn't adversely affected me. Plus singer Pixie Lott (although born Victoria Louise), makes the name wearable for an adult. Pixie will grow up owning her name, she'll make it her own and no one will be able to see her as anything different. She'll make it work as a 3yo, 16yo and 45yo because you grow with your name.
Yes - it's too childish to be worn by an adult. They're be ridiculed, it'll affect them getting a job, becoming a professional etc etc.
No - there was a time when Millie (and any "nickname" ending in 'ee') was considered too childish and 'cutesy', but from an adult living as Millie, I can tell you it hasn't adversely affected me. Plus singer Pixie Lott (although born Victoria Louise), makes the name wearable for an adult. Pixie will grow up owning her name, she'll make it her own and no one will be able to see her as anything different. She'll make it work as a 3yo, 16yo and 45yo because you grow with your name.
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