Which girls name do you prefer?
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Which girls name do you prefer?
| Sat, 04-07-2007 - 7:47pm |
Which girls name do you prefer?
- Rory Annika
- Rory Alexandra
- Rory Evelyn
- Rory Margaret
- Rory something else please explain
You will be able to change your vote.


I LOVE the name Rory! However, I'm not fond of any of the name combos. The best one to me is Rory Alexandra because Rory is such a short name that having a longer middle name adds some substance. JMO!
Sammie
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"Rory" sounds pretty cutesy to me. I couldn't picture it on a dignified adult whom I respect. Using a formal given name gives your child the option of forgoing the use of this informal pet name in favor of one that is more appropriate for formal situations. Perhaps your child will someday become a judge or a CEO and want a name that isn't cutesy or familiar (as in intimate, not as in well known) sounding. A full name makes it possible for your child to make that choice for herself.
"I personally hate nicknames, having been saddled with one against my will all my life, always being stuck with Jenny as one of 5 Jennifers in the class."
Would you have preferred it if your given name had been "Jenny?" What if it had been "Jennie?" You are saddling your child with a nickname as well, and she won't be able to reject it and go by her full name.
Edited 4/8/2007 1:30 am ET by betsychocolate
Of your choices, I like Rory Margaret the best. Other options to give you a very femine mn that would stand on it's own should she ever want to go by her mn (without making a nn of her mn)...
Rory Anne
Rory Jane
Rory Kathleen
Do you have anyone that you'd like to honor with the mn? I like the name Rory. My only caution is that it's a little difficult to pronounce. I've never had an issue pronouncing r's, but for some reason when I say Rory out loud it sounds like rWory.
Good luck!
Cheers
Jen
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<<<"Rory" sounds pretty cutesy to me. I couldn't picture it on a dignified adult whom I respect. Using a formal given name gives your child the option of forgoing the use of this informal pet name in favor of one that is more appropriate for formal situations. Perhaps your child will someday become a judge or a CEO and want a name that isn't cutesy or familiar (as in intimate, not as in well known) sounding. A full name makes it possible for your child to make that choice for herself.
"I personally hate nicknames, having been saddled with one against my will all my life, always being stuck with Jenny as one of 5 Jennifers in the class."
Would you have preferred it if your given name had been "Jenny?" What if it had been "Jennie?" You are saddling your child with a nickname as well, and she won't be able to reject it and go by her full name.>>>
I didn't get a chance to respond when you first replied to me, but I completely agree with the pp's above comments. If you hate nns, especially having been "stuck" with Jenny as one of many Jennifers, why in the world would you saddle your child with one as her GIVEN name?? You've taken away any option at all, which seems to be the exact opposite of what you'd intended. At least you could further shorten to Jenn or even use Jenna or go by your full name. If little "Rory" has five others in her class -- both girls AND boys -- she has zero alternatives. Aurora or Lorelei, at least, can set themselves apart on paper.
And if by "pretensious" you mean they come across as more educated, that's true. I actually love Rory as a nn, but using a pet form as a given name does tend to come across as much less educated and lower class (not MY assumption ... just based on fact).
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