I like the idea of naming a daughter after my aunt (who was more of a grandmother to me). Martha Elizabeth. However, it's a very formal name, and the standard nickname is Patty or Patsy... which is problematic, as I'm a Patricia, and I go by Patti.
Would Molly be a good choice? Drawback is that it's a nickname for Mary, though. Mazy - nickname for Mary Elizabeth, but I kind of hate it.
Any good suggestions? Is Molly fine? I guess the worst case scenario is that she is a Liz or a Beth.
And, yes, I've thought about the bad things associated with Martha: Stewart (I figure she'll be passee in 10 years), Washington (she'd have a cousin named George), the Hippo kids books (eh.), Vineyard (as long as she's not driving in a car with a drunken Ted Kennedy, she can live with this).
Good thing: Honoring a relationship with a woman who meant a lot to me as a teenager/college student and who I still miss. Not PG... but talking about it.
2007-06-20
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