Thanks for your honesty! Long story/meaning of why I was initially asking. When I initially googled it I found a couple of obituaries and that made me say hmmm, maybe. Nonetheless, I appreciate honest feedback of what the general population thinks!
I think it could work just fine. In decades past, people had both formal and informal (family/close friends) names. Mary would be called Molly; Margaret would be Peggy or Polly; Sarah would be Sally etc.
It wouldn't be my first thought, but I also don't think it's too far out there. If you like it I would say go for it. My parents nicknamed me something that didn't resemble my first name. It was never a problem.
It does.. But then how random is it that Margarets are called "Peggy"?
If you want to do it, go for it. I'm an Elizabeth. Lots of women in my family are including my elder sister (LONG story) so we all go by nns. I'm an Ella. My sister is a Lissa. My aunt is a Betty and my other aunt is a Lily etc.
It does.. But then how random is it that Margarets are called "Peggy"?
If you want to do it, go for it. I'm an Elizabeth. Lots of women in my family are including my elder sister (LONG story) so we all go by nns. I'm an Ella. My sister is a Lissa. My aunt is a Betty and my other aunt is a Lily etc.
You can get away with a lot.
Further to your response, Molly is also a nickname for Margaret (as is Daisy???). Isn't it funny how some nicknames don't seem to make any sense? John/Jack, Richard/Dick, Sarah/Sally, Henry/Hank.
We do have other names on our list to consider. Thanks for your comment though!
It does.. But then how random is it that Margarets are called "Peggy"?
If you want to do it, go for it. I'm an Elizabeth. Lots of women in my family are including my elder sister (LONG story) so we all go by nns. I'm an Ella. My sister is a Lissa. My aunt is a Betty and my other aunt is a Lily etc.
You can get away with a lot.
You've posted this on other threads. Can you please tell us the story?!
OP, it does seem a little random to me. I would choose the name you love and see what nickname happens naturally once you meet her and see what her personality it like.
It does.. But then how random is it that Margarets are called "Peggy"?
If you want to do it, go for it. I'm an Elizabeth. Lots of women in my family are including my elder sister (LONG story) so we all go by nns. I'm an Ella. My sister is a Lissa. My aunt is a Betty and my other aunt is a Lily etc.
You can get away with a lot.
You've posted this on other threads. Can you please tell us the story?!
Ok I never want to clutter, derail or otherwise hijack a thread by telling it is all. But it's pretty simple.
So Elizabeth is a family name. My father knew he'd name his first biological child (me) Elizabeth in some capacity. And he did. But before i was even dreamt of, my father got wind of a little girl named Elizabeth who needed a home. He brought this little child into the family and adopted her around age 9. Total coincidence but was keen to name me elizabeth anyway. It became my middle name on paper but my first name in practice.
So there are two of us in one household. My elder sister is much, much older than i am and was almost an adult by the time i was born (she was 17, almost 18) when i was born. So it was never confusing. But it's a weird thing to have two kids in one family with the same name I think.
I also have a weird relationship with Lissa because my mother doesn't really like her and never really wanted to adopt her. So growing up, I didn't have a lot of contact with my elder sister (Not the amount you'd expect sisters to have). She was a relative more than a sibling. I liked her a lot. I thought she was just lovely and perfect and fabulous. She and my older cousins would sometimes include me in things and I felt very grown up. But she was largely at a distance. I grew up being treated like a middle child but living the role of eldest when my YOUNGER sister (biological) came along. So that was kind of confusing but not really part of the name story..
Re: Molly/Madeleine
DS#1 born 02/19/2013
Further to your response, Molly is also a nickname for Margaret (as is Daisy???). Isn't it funny how some nicknames don't seem to make any sense? John/Jack, Richard/Dick, Sarah/Sally, Henry/Hank.
We do have other names on our list to consider. Thanks for your comment though!
Baby #2 Due 3/7/20
Baby #2 Due 3/7/20
Me: 29 / Hubster: 31
Married July 2010
DC #1 Oct 2013
DC #2 EDD June 2016