I’m really liking the name [name_f]Marie[/name_f] lately and I love the nickname [name_f]Mare[/name_f]/Mere even more. I’m worried that it may be a little bit confusing though since the name [name_f]Marie[/name_f] starts with the “mah” sound instead of “mare”. I know that [name_f]Mary[/name_f] would make more sense as a full name since it starts with the same sound as [name_f]Mare[/name_f] but I really don’t like the name [name_f]Mary[/name_f] nearly as much as [name_f]Marie[/name_f] (I know I make no sense). Anyway do you think [name_f]Marie[/name_f]/[name_f]Mare[/name_f] would be acceptable? Perhaps I should consider [name_u]Meredith[/name_u] and call her “Mere” (same pronunciation) even though I don’t like the full name as much? Thanks for the help.
I definitely think it is acceptable. Would you be calling her [name_f]Mare[/name_f] almost exclusively? I can’t really think of any other nicknames for [name_f]Marie[/name_f] besides Ri. I say stick with [name_f]Marie[/name_f] and call her [name_f]Mare[/name_f]. [name_u]Meredith[/name_u] is cute but I like [name_f]Marie[/name_f] better too.
I know a [name_f]Maria[/name_f] who goes by [name_f]Mary[/name_f] (so basically the exactly opposite thing to your situation) and nobody thinks it’s weird or has commented on it. Honestly I think you’re probably just overthinking it!
Other names you could use: [name_f]Emer[/name_f] (EE-mer), [name_f]Mercedes[/name_f], [name_f]Mercy[/name_f], Merewen, [name_f]Merida[/name_f], Merope, [name_f]Summer[/name_f]
My favorite for you is [name_f]Mercy[/name_f] since it sounds a lot like [name_f]Marie[/name_f]
Absolutely! There are really no rules with nicknames here… and your idea isn’t even half as wild as you think it is! I love the name [name_f]Mare[/name_f] and think that there will be no issue with the relation to [name_f]Marie[/name_f].
I can think of quite a few people who go by nicknames that aren’t as obviously stemming from their real names like [name_f]Alexandra[/name_f] to [name_u]Alex[/name_u] is.
I know a [name_f]Serafina[/name_f] who goes by “Sar” which I think is pretty close to your situation because you say her full name [name_f]SERafina[/name_f] not [name_f]SARafina[/name_f], anyways, nobody thinks it’s weird or gives it a second thought! [name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helped:D