Nettie

MelissaV10 · November 2013

We are considering the name Nettie, my DH's great grandmother's name was Nettie. I don't know if I really like the name or not... What do you all think of the name?

allardr · November 2013

Seems nn to me, I'm open to almost anything MN spot though so I'd use it there if it was important to you to use it.

daisy662 · November 2013

How about using it as a nn for Anette?

KIR2DS4 · November 2013

It does seem nickname-y but I like it!

Laura_Elaine · November 2013

I had a great-aunt Netta, but it was short for Annette, I believe.
With Nettie, I think of the netty-pot thing.

DaisyDuck40 · November 2013

I know someone by the name of Antoinette and they go by Nettie as their nickname.

NerdyLucy · November 2013

I have a great aunt named Garnetta.

Helenahhandbasket · November 2013

NerdyLucy said:

I have a great aunt named Garnetta.

This is an awesome suggestion!

Irishcurls · November 2013

Helenahhandbasket said:

NerdyLucy said:

I have a great aunt named Garnetta.

This is an awesome suggestion!

Wow, seriously awesome!

NerdyLucy · November 2013

I've told this story before, but my great-grandma and her first cousin used to love a book titled 'Garnetta, The Silver King's Daughter' when they were kids. They made a pact that the first one to have a daughter would name her Garnetta.

Honestly, I'm not a giant fan of the name, and my great aunt doesn't necessarily love it, but we all love the story of how the name came about. Also, I think the book talked about the name of the character and how she was as precious as a gemstone (Garnetta = Garnet), so I do like that it's a sort of gemstone name.

ETA: I should mention that she does NOT go by Nettie, just Garnetta. Having said that, I know of two other Garnettas where I grew up and one of them goes by Nettie sometimes, I think.

aprilbaby2014 · November 2013

My sisters childhood bestfriend goes by Neddie, FN is Nerida

PinkLillyLover · November 2013

Nettie makes me think of that show on TLC, Gypsy Sisters. So my association to that name is not a good one. I like pp's suggestions of Annette.

queenbone · November 2013

Good suggestions on here. I wouldn't use it on it's own as a FN; I think it's better a a NN for something else.

The first thing I thought of was Aquanetta, but I used to listen to Adina Howard's CD A LOT. I'm in da mood. Ha-ay!

Scarlett&Gatsby · November 2013

I think it's an adorable name. Very quaint, and the family connection is nice. If her full name was Nettie, use that. It doesn't really seem like "honoring" someone if you use a different name, IMO.

Skeemer · November 2013

CabbageCabbage said:

I think of a neti pot. Then I think of nettles. It doesn't appeal to me. Not terrible but also not dignified or substantial.

+1

Neti Pot was the first thing I thought of.

Noethola · November 2013

My grandmother and I share the first name Jeannette. We both go by Net and Nettie as a NN.

jjh471 · November 2013

Skeemer said:

CabbageCabbage said:

I think of a neti pot. Then I think of nettles. It doesn't appeal to me. Not terrible but also not dignified or substantial.

+1

Neti Pot was the first thing I thought of.

Same here.

macska3 · November 2013

Nettie is more of a nickname to me. Try:
Annette
Bernadette
Antoinette
Lynette
Janette/Jeanette
Nanette

blu-eyedwife · November 2013

So as an amazing coincidence, I just finished reading a case (lawsuit) where the defendant was named Nettie! (But she is not someone who you would want to name a child after. The subject of the lawsuit was a car accident Nettie had caused after drinking "bottle of home brew, two drinks of whisky, three gin fizzes, and, finally a drink of whisky described as 'terrible stuff.'")

theimpossibleastronaut · November 2013

I also thought of Neti pot first.

EmJacks0n · November 2013

I knew a very cool girl in college who went by Nettie. Her full name was Henrietta. (IMO, ouch) I like Jeanette, but I'm partial because it's a family name.

moonfaerie · November 2013

My name is Jeanette, and I cringe when people call me Nettie. It's unpleasant to my ear.

MrsAery-to-be · November 2013

A friend went by Nettie in HS (real name was Lynette) but we stopped calling her that because she thought it sounded childish. However, if its a family name I am a firm believer in using the actual name and not another form if you want to honor someone.