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Margie & Inga
The stewardesses (is that the current PC term?) on one of my flights yesterday were named Inga and Margie. I was thinking that would make an unexpected sibset. Inga - Opinions? Would you use as is or would you try to find a longer version (Ermingard, Dominga, etc??)Margie - Good as is, or needs to be short for something? Opinions?
What would you think of this as a sibset.______________________________________________
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I love Inga, which I think is substantial enough on its own. Margie, on the other hand, would require a full(er) name for me. My favorites are Marguerite, Margery, Margalit, and Margareta.I don't think they work especially well for siblings. Inga and Marga do, however.
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I think they're just called flight attendants now.I would use Inga just on its own, while I don't like Margie as is - it would need to be short for Margaret or Margery / Marjorie.I think Inga and Marjorie nn Margie would make a great sibset.
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Well, I definitely think Margie absolutely needs to be a nickname for Margaret, or something else intuitive, but I hate it even as such. It makes me think "margarine" just as Marjorie does. I knew a nice Margie once, though. Real Suzie Homemaker type, got married at 22 and started having babies right away, eventually having four. Her full name was Margaret.I think Inga is fine as is but it's never been a fave. In English speaking countries, it's always struck me as trying too hard.It would be weird as a sibset because they are so different in style.

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I was thinking about Ingrid and Inge a few days ago. I like how they're kind of strong/emphatic sounding without being harsh...also something about Inga seems hip? And it sounds very Northern European to me (not really a negative/positive thing, but that might discourage me personally from using it). Dominga is cool; I've never heard that before.I think Inga & Margie is an interesting sibset, but I don't like the sound of Margie (or Marjorie - I prefer Marg* names pronounced with a hard G), so I'd prefer Inga and Margot / Margaret. Or something like Dominga and Margareta / Margarida / Marguerite.
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Dominga & Margarita could totally work as a sibset! I picture two Spanish sisters.
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