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I love [name_u]Walter[/name_u] and [name_m]Walden[/name_m]. 
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[name_m]Oswald[/name_m] (I utterly adore him)
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[name_m]Wales[/name_m]
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- Nora Anya Juliet
- Nora Elodie Xanthe
- Nora Tallulah Verity
- Nora Cosima Ianthe
- Nora Anya Primrose
- Nora Eulalia Alouette
- Nora Lavender Maeve
- Nora Persephone Moneta
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[name_f]Miley[/name_f], this made me so happy!!! 
@snowmaiden thank you for reminding me of [name_m]Oswald[/name_m] in particular, heās such a love and I like that you can go [name_u]Ozzie[/name_u] or [name_u]Wally[/name_u] 
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Ada vs Adda: Which one do you prefer?
Itās recently occurred to me that āAdaā kinda sounds like 'ate aā in an American accent! Now, I am from England but have grown up in various places, some where people speak with an American accent and its likely my little ones (way in the future!) will too. Is this a problem?
- No - I didnāt even think of āate aā.
- I hear it, but itās not a big deal.
- Yes, I canāt unhear it now!
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Andā¦
- I prefer Ada!
- I prefer Adda (add-uh)!
- Iām not a fan of either!
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I prefer [name_f]Ada[/name_f] but like the sound of [name_u]Adda[/name_u] as well; however, with the spelling I want to make the A very ah sounding, which then sounds too much like baby talk to me (dada). I do really like the similar [name_f]Edda[/name_f] though. But still prefer [name_f]Ada[/name_f] to either.
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I would shorten it to Immie and/or [name_f]Ginnie[/name_f] and Iām in the U.K.
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Today I was listening to Dynasty by MIIA and I was thinking about it as a name!
What do you think of the name Dynasty generally? btw Iām definitely not using this for a real kid but maybe some book characters or something 
- yes, probably
- maybe, I would have to make some exceptions
- not for me
- I would definitely use it!
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What gender do you think it leans toward?
- male
- female
- neutral
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does the nasty part of it bother you? (dy-nasty)
- yes, now that you brought it up but i probably wouldnt have noticed
- no, and it still doesnt
- yeah and it bothers me
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middle name or first name?
- middle
- first
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[name_f]Carrie[/name_f] and [name_f]Carlie[/name_f] are my favourites
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[name_u]Adda[/name_u] like the snake? - adder (I pronounce it the same) so I prefer [name_f]Ada[/name_f] but I prefer Addie/Adelynn to [name_f]Ada[/name_f]
I have some names that are a bit similar, so Iād like to pick between them!
- June
- Joy
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- Ruth
- Rose
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I say care-oh-line, sometimes care-uh-line
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no, mostly because itās not pronounced with the nasty
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- Leni
- Libby
- Liza
- May
- Eliza
- Nora
- Bess
- Eva
- June
- Tess
- Faye
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[name_f]My[/name_f] first association is Duck [name_u]Dynasty[/name_u], and itās hard to see past that.
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Diesel on a girl?
- Ooooh cute
- I donāt hate or love it
- Respectfully I want to drop kick you into a volcano
- Disrespectfully I want to drop kick you into a volcano
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I donāt like it in general, just makes me think of gasoline
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Nicknaming of Im0gen (Australians)
I realised on my previous poll that I did it at a bad time for Australians so Iām redoing this poll at a better time to get a more representative sample on the nicknaming of Im0gen.
Would you intuitively nickname someone (a teenager or adult) who introduced herself as Imogen?
- Yes, to Immy / Imo / Im (Australian)
- No, I would not nickname Im0gen (Australian)
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If you answered yes, how long would it take for you to nickname her?
- Immediately after meeting her (similar frequency to Chris for Christopher)
- When youāve become acquaintances
- When youāve been friends (for a few days or weeks)
- When youāve been friends (for a few months)
- If you are an authority figure (teacher, boss etc.)
- Only if youāre best friends or family
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Finally, would you still nickname her if she mentioned just to call her Im0gen, not Immy/Imo/Im?
- Yes, I would still nickname her even if she told me not to
- No, I wouldnāt still nickname her
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Thank you all so much!
Iād recommend using [name_f]Liesel[/name_f] or [name_f]Liesl[/name_f] instead 
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I actually donāt mind the name [name_f]Liesel[/name_f] but I donāt think it matches my other names at all.
Whatās in a name? A Shakespeare poll series 
Iāve decided to poll ALL of the names used by Shakespeare, starting with the letter A. Characters known only as formal titles have been discounted and repeat names are only counted once.
a note on pronunciation
Shakespearean names are sometimes pronounced differently to how we might say them today, or how they might be ācorrectlyā pronounced in the language from which they originate. Pronouncing them in the way Shakespeare would have done allows the metre of the plays to flow properly. Iāve included pronunciations for any that might be particularly confusing! Source: I have multiple degrees on this subject 
I - the gents- Iago (ee-AHHH-go)
- Isidore
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(Isidore does not actually appear on stage but is mentioned by his servant, who appears in Timon of Athens. Tenuous perhaps, but I couldnāt let Iago win this by default!)
I - the ladies- Innogen / Imogen
- Iras
- Iris
- Isabella
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(As some of you will know from me ranting about it in the past, Innogen is the original form of this name in Celtic stories and our modern name Imogen comes from a printerās error in Shakespeareās Cymbeline, so I have included both spellings!)
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