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Re: Your Top Ten Names for the Month of July
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I love love love the nickname Annie. It's one of the sweetest girl nicknames in my opinion, and not so widely used that she'd have to be Annabel to distinguish her from all the other Annies in her class. Susannah is a nice full name for Annie as well, though I'm enamored with the nickname Sunny for Susannah at the moment.Katherine "Kate" is also one of my favorites, though I prefer the spelling Catherine. You can't go wrong with Katherine, and Kate feels much more elegant than 90's Katie.Eliza and Louisa are nice names, but don't do much for me personally. Virginia is one of my personal favorites. I'll probably use it as a middle name, but I really love the nickname Ginny. It has such a cozy, summer morning kind of feeling to it.Beatrix is nice, but I greatly prefer Beatrice "Bea." I think the x sound is just a little abrupt for my taste. I love Bea as a nickname, though. Ginny, Annie, and Bea might be the cutest sisters ever.Julia and Claire are both very pretty names, but I'm not overly fond of either of them. They work well as baby names in today's climate, and are definitely prettier than many alternatives!Mary is one of my favorites as well. I'm more likely not to use a nickname, but if I did I would pick Molly over Polly. Personal preference on that one, I believe.

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Wow! Thanks for all of your opinions! Sunny for Susannah is an adorable idea, but I'm so attached to Annie I don't think I could use an Ann- name without the nn Annie. As far as Ginny goes, I like it in theory but I have a little sister named Genevieve and she sometimes goes by Genny and Ginny just sounds like her name with a REALLY THICK southern accent (we're in the Southern US). I think I like Virginia in full best.
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Oh yes, that's totally believable. My sister is the source of my love for Annie. She's Elizabeth Ann and has always gone by Annie. It was adorable when she was a child, but even now as an adult, Annie is so beautiful on her. That's also why Sunny is my go to nickname for Susannah. :)
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I have a sister named Elizabeth too! She goes by Beattie, but that's totally unrelated to her actual name.
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I love Annabel and Kate! Those are in my top choices as well. I love Annie as a nickname. Bea is adorable too!
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