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HelpRe: These names.
in reply to a message by HaySkyNatBla4
Dulcie - conflicting associations: the 'sweet' meaning, and a prominent bearer, who created from scratch a ballet school (at the University of Cape Town) of international standard. She was a fighter!
Mildred - unlikely to remain Mildred, which has history and dignity; Millie/Milly has neither.
Iris - lovely flower; colourful part of the eye?! Starts with the EYE sound, like the pronoun, which puts me off. Same with, eg, Eileen and Ivor.
Florence - family name on both sides: I'd love to use it, but Flo and Florrie are real turn-offs. Excellent as a mn.
Vera - all right, I suppose; I prefer Verity.
Olive - a relative, born before WWI, was named Olivia but insisted on being called Olive. In her place, I would have stayed Olivia.
Ivy - such an annoying plant, and it's got that egocentric EYE that puts me right off.
Miriam - Beautiful! The prettiest version of Mary, though I used Mary as a mn for family reasons.
Esme - another family name that I love; I've never had bad luck with an Esme, and one of the best school teachers I ever had was called Esme for the meaning, although it wasn't her actual name at all. I'd love to use it.
Clementine - the fruit and the song are deterrents. I know a Clementene whose parents chose that spelling to ensure the pronunciation they wanted, that wouldn't give rise to boring 'jokes', and it's working well.
Mildred - unlikely to remain Mildred, which has history and dignity; Millie/Milly has neither.
Iris - lovely flower; colourful part of the eye?! Starts with the EYE sound, like the pronoun, which puts me off. Same with, eg, Eileen and Ivor.
Florence - family name on both sides: I'd love to use it, but Flo and Florrie are real turn-offs. Excellent as a mn.
Vera - all right, I suppose; I prefer Verity.
Olive - a relative, born before WWI, was named Olivia but insisted on being called Olive. In her place, I would have stayed Olivia.
Ivy - such an annoying plant, and it's got that egocentric EYE that puts me right off.
Miriam - Beautiful! The prettiest version of Mary, though I used Mary as a mn for family reasons.
Esme - another family name that I love; I've never had bad luck with an Esme, and one of the best school teachers I ever had was called Esme for the meaning, although it wasn't her actual name at all. I'd love to use it.
Clementine - the fruit and the song are deterrents. I know a Clementene whose parents chose that spelling to ensure the pronunciation they wanted, that wouldn't give rise to boring 'jokes', and it's working well.
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