Mollie/Molly?
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babynamesWhich spelling do you prefer for the name? Molly or Mollie? I've been told by a few people it changes the "image" they get from the name. I tend to agree--I sort of like Molly, but it strikes me as almost mundane; while I find myself absolutely loving Mollie. What do you think?
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Date: 2005-09-04 02:18 pm (UTC)I tend to as well, which is why this is a bit odd; except that I do tend to like "ie" versions better. In my mind, it seems more whole. But I was about to ask what the original version was, because Molly is a pet form for Mary, is it not? I think the Mollie spelling was always popular, and not just in recent years. I get what you mean about the most basic approach though. People spelling it "MiKayla" drive me batty. :)
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Date: 2005-09-04 02:41 pm (UTC)-ie spellings are those girls who sign their name with a heart over the I instead of a dot. -y girls are more real and down to earth. At least that how it was for Jenny vs Jennie (the nn for my own name).
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Date: 2005-09-04 02:50 pm (UTC)The one Mollie I know is from Berkeley and has all the traits of a Berkeley girl; a heart over the I is not one of them, so your comment made me smile. I normally wouldn't think that of the -ie spelling, but I know most people would. I even (secretly) like Amie a bit more than I do Amy; it's as if I cannot help it, even though rationally I prefer the cleaner spellings myself. :-)
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Date: 2005-09-04 05:18 pm (UTC)Oh, but for impact(!?), you really couldn't beat a name ending in a single, decorated i!!! At my school, none of us were anything but -i spellers til that particular(ly humiliating) phase passed.