Nellie is such a cute nickname, but I still associate it too strongly with Nelly Furtado (ugh, that nasal voice, that stupid bird song) and Nelly the rapper. I wouldn't want anyone shouting, "'EEEEEEEEY, MUST BE THE MONAYYYYYYYYYYY," at my kid. Not that that's likely, it's just the first thing I think of when I hear that name. I'm sure everyone will forget both of these people eventually, and maybe I even will, and will once again appreciate the name properly.
Richie, I hate. Rich, Richard, any variation, yuck.
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Date: 2008-04-24 12:58 pm (UTC)Nellie is such a cute nickname, but I still associate it too strongly with Nelly Furtado (ugh, that nasal voice, that stupid bird song) and Nelly the rapper. I wouldn't want anyone shouting, "'EEEEEEEEY, MUST BE THE MONAYYYYYYYYYYY," at my kid. Not that that's likely, it's just the first thing I think of when I hear that name. I'm sure everyone will forget both of these people eventually, and maybe I even will, and will once again appreciate the name properly.
Richie, I hate. Rich, Richard, any variation, yuck.