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Originally Posted by IrishLake
Yep, my mom is a Mary _____. She has an aunt who was a Mary _____. I wanted one of my daughters to be Mary Charlotte, Mary Claire, or Mary Margaret. My husband vetoed.
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In my family there is a Mary Margaret (nickname Molly), a Mary Laura (called Mary) ,and a Mary Kathleen (another Mary), all under 15 yrs. old. Mary Kathleen's father said it honored his heavenly mother (Mary), his mother (Kathryn), & his godmother (Eileen). We also have a Kelleen (nn Kelly), and another Kelly. I like longer names that have nicknames.
If I had a daughter, I would have named her Zoe (no nn) or Anneliese (nn Elise). I also like Biblical names, but for middle names, although for boys some of my favorite names double up on Biblical names; like Matthias Stephen or Jude Elijah. Most of the names I like tend to be the more traditional Greek names like Alexander/Alexandria, etc. I have a friend from Greece named Andronikos; we sometimes make fun of his name and give him fictional nicknames.
