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Could we use Madeleine with Molly for short?

30 replies

tvandacupoftea · 04/03/2016 19:30

Am wondering if this could work?

We were choosing between Madeleine and Molly (love both) and eventually chose Madeleine as it ages a bit better. But DH has just suggested using Molly for short... Would this make any sense?

Will probably be Madeleine Isabel, honouring my granny Grin is this pretty?

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ABitAsleep · 08/03/2016 13:07

I personally don't think it works - Other than the first letter they are completely different names.

I know people say if you drill it into them enough you can choose your own nicknames, but personally i don't beleive it.

I am a Jessica, my parents almost always called me by my full name. When i went to primary school i hated the nn Jess and whenever someone refered to me as Jess i would correct them, even when they wrote it in my work book, i would write 'ica' after it! When i went to secondary school pretty much everyone started calling me Jess, even though i had never introduced myself as that. It is almost impossible to correct every teacher, member of staff, friend, and friend's parents that ever called me that. I gave up in the end and just started accepting Jess, now that is what i introduce myself as, that is the name i generally use at work and on my work email and if i ever have to use my full name it seems weird to say it. My parents still mainly use my full name, and probably always will, but they are the only ones.

If you do choose Madeleine, i agree with what others are saying. You can shorten it to whatever you want - Molly, MiMi, Honey, Blossom, Petal, etc, etc (just as my parents still refer to me as Jessie-Ju sometimesHmm) - but don't expect everybody to call her that. Your Madeleine is more than likely to be shorted to Maddy/Maddie at some point in her life, and if you won't be happy with that nn, i personally think you are best off choosing Molly as a stand alone name.

shutupandshop · 07/03/2016 20:05

Isn'tPearl used as a nn for Margaret too? Confused

Tarrag0n · 07/03/2016 19:23

Sorry, X posts!

Tarrag0n · 07/03/2016 19:22

The reason Daisy is a derivative of Margaret is because the French equivalent is Marguerite, which also means daisy in French.

But I don't think there is any connection whatever between Madeleine and Molly, they are two quite distinct names. If you want to call her Molly, then why choose Madeleine? Makes no sense to me.

KatieT12 · 07/03/2016 19:13

Yes, I know a Madison and she gets Maddie or Mads/Mad...

VinceNoirLovesHowardMoon · 07/03/2016 18:56

Daisy is the same thing as Margaret - they have the same meaning. Margaret from marguerite, French for daisy. Madeleine and Molly are unconnected.

NewLife4Me · 07/03/2016 18:55

You could but maddy is the nn she'll probably get at school or even worse, dd best friend is madison they call her mad.
Her Dad can't stand it and scowls at the kids Grin They have no idea what he's scowling for.
The girl doesn't mind it at all.

Paddletonio · 07/03/2016 18:53

I don't think it makes sense really - both very nice names, but they aren't the same name!

shutupandshop · 07/03/2016 18:45

Well Daisy is short for Margaret so why not?

KatieT12 · 07/03/2016 18:40

No way, but Madeleine Isabel is nice and I like Maddie/Maddy x

Ilovegummibaers · 07/03/2016 14:26

Molly is a nice name imo (I prefer it to Maddie which sounds like someone who's mad!), but I don't think you can use it as a natural nickname for Madeleine. Isn't it short for Mary traditionally?

BloodyDogHairs · 07/03/2016 14:22

Definitely no.

BackforGood · 07/03/2016 14:21

As others have said, you can actually call anyone, any nickname you want - be it 'Titch', 'Giggsy', 'PJ', 'petal', or an actual name, but Molly isn't a derivative of Madeleine so it seems a bit strange to give her one name and call her another.

calamityjam · 07/03/2016 14:20

What about Lainey as a nick name for Madeleine? You could spell it Madelaine?

Xmasbaby11 · 07/03/2016 14:20

They are two different names. You need to choose one.

I like Madeleine and Maddie but they are too popular around here and that would put me off.

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 07/03/2016 14:17

No.

Gummibearchen · 07/03/2016 14:17

No, I do not think Molly is a natural nickname for Madeleine - there's not even an 'o' in Madeleine. I think Maddie is inevitable if you go for Madeleine. If you're not keen on it, then I'd choose another name altogether.

julfin · 05/03/2016 02:57

Yes it can definitely work if you want it to, although it won't happen naturally unless you push it. If you introduce her / she introduces herself as Madeleine, people will be inclined to shorten it to Maddie not Molly. And if you introduce her as Molly then people will just assume that's her name and won't think it's short for Madeleine.

Personally I prefer Madeleine (and Maddie) to Molly - much prettier imo. And Madeleine Isabel is beautiful.

The only reason to avoid (or add a second middle name) would be if your surname begins with an A (Missing In Action).

VinceNoirLovesHowardMoon · 05/03/2016 02:17

No.

Sophronia · 05/03/2016 01:31

I think it's fine, and it's nicer than Maddy

Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost · 04/03/2016 20:25

Well it's not a standard nn for Madeleine, but there are no laws

IoraRua · 04/03/2016 19:55

They are two very different names.
But of course you can do it, you could name her Snozzwongler for short if you wanted to.
Fwiw I prefer Madeleine, but no huge reason why you can't do your idea. Just be prepared for some surprised people.

AuntieStella · 04/03/2016 19:50

It's not the traditional nickname.

But Madeleine is a Maryan name, so I don't think it's totally unworkable

thebiscuitindustry · 04/03/2016 19:40

I don't think of the names as being connected. Molly is a nickname for Mary.

neonrainbow · 04/03/2016 19:39

Molly isn't a nickname. for madeleine. Madeleine isabel is very pretty.