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babynamesHey, baby_names folks. Two things!
1. I really like the name Penny, but it feels like a nickname to me. What names lend themselves to that nickname? The only one I can think of is Penelope. ... bonus points if the 'pen' is a middle/end syllable instead of the first.
2. Just for fun: I like to think of totally crazy wouldn't-ever-give-to-a-kid names that have reasonable nicknames. My current favorite is Triceratops nn Cera/Sarah,but a raaather more reasonable example is Orion nn Rion/Ryan (Orion's actually too reasonable for this 'game'), or Galaxy nn Lexi. Got any? It's fun. :D
1. I really like the name Penny, but it feels like a nickname to me. What names lend themselves to that nickname? The only one I can think of is Penelope. ... bonus points if the 'pen' is a middle/end syllable instead of the first.
2. Just for fun: I like to think of totally crazy wouldn't-ever-give-to-a-kid names that have reasonable nicknames. My current favorite is Triceratops nn Cera/Sarah,
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Date: 2010-05-26 12:36 pm (UTC)Aspen
Esperanza
Peony
Peronel
Persephone
Petunia
Temperance
2. I don't think Orion is unreasonable. In fact, it's on the rise (http://www.babynamewizard.com/voyager/#prefix=orion&ms=false&exact=false) and is now more popular than, say, Howard (http://www.babynamewizard.com/voyager/#prefix=howa&ms=false&exact=false).
But I get what you're asking. I've always fancied Cinderella (with both Cindy and Ella as nickname options) — or Melanotaenia (call her Melanie, Mel, Lana, Lani, Taney, whatever).
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Date: 2010-05-26 01:48 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-05-26 02:43 pm (UTC)Zillions of good nicks in Melanotaenia!
And thank you for the glut of awesome Penny-names. I was totally stumped and this helps a lot.
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Date: 2010-05-26 04:22 pm (UTC)Hippolyta, nn Polly
Cassiopeia, nn Cassie
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Date: 2010-05-26 06:35 pm (UTC)Bookshelf nn Shelly
Verisimilitude nn Milt
Neandertal nn Andy
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