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Mabel vs Mabli

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Iplaythetriangle · 31/03/2018 17:36

So basically me and OH want to name our daughter the same name essentially I just want to use the welsh version (i’m welsh OH is English) my question is would it be weird to put Mabel on the BC but for me to call her Mabli as a kind of nickname? That way we will both be happy? Bit contrived?

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gussyfinknottle · 02/04/2018 21:42

My Mum had a very common or garden name which sounds lovely in French and looks lovely when written in French. Which is what her parents did. This is pre WWII/not in the Uk .
It shocked people (including me) when I found out what her real name was. Ace idea, op.

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Iplaythetriangle · 02/04/2018 19:51

HoHo it’s pronounced Mab-Lee

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DairyisClosed · 02/04/2018 19:43

My parents did that virtually the same name but slightly different. E.g. Birth certificate was Anna but they called me Anne. Completely unnecessary and a long term inconvenience that has followed me into adulthood. Very awkward when social circles mix. E. G. When someone from the kids school meets someone who I know purely socially or a family member meets some one from work. Lots of-sorry, did you mean Anne?

MammieBear · 02/04/2018 19:32

Mabel good, Mabli looks unfinished.

squoosh · 02/04/2018 19:32

Mabel is ghastly. I’d be furious if I were named this.

God, yeah. Me too!

Furry Mabel above is a beauty though, and no doubt very happy with her name.

Hohofortherobbers · 02/04/2018 19:27

I like mabel, how are you pronouncing mabli? Is it may- blee?

TatianaLarina · 02/04/2018 19:05

She’s very sweet!

BertrandRussell · 02/04/2018 18:19

I was skimming over Active threads and saw "Mabel is ghastly"

This is Mabel-and she is lovely!

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Iplaythetriangle · 02/04/2018 17:04

😂😂 I don’t mind if people don’t like it. I wasn’t asking that I was just asking if the nickname was appropriate, which most people seem to think it is, so happy enough with that. Thanks for all the responses though :)

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DullAndOld · 02/04/2018 13:24

if she were still alive she would be 117....

TatianaLarina · 02/04/2018 13:23

I think it would suit a grandma very well

DullAndOld · 02/04/2018 13:10

Mabel is a superb name, Tatiana, how very dare you say that it's 'ghastly'? OK - I confess my grandmother was called Mabel.

Mabli is great too, so she will have two cool names...

TatianaLarina · 02/04/2018 13:08

Mabel is ghastly. I’d be furious if I were named this.

Mabli great though.

TidyDancer · 02/04/2018 11:33

Mabel is a much nicer name. I would definitely go with that for the bc name. Mabli is quite 'clunky' but kind of cute as a nickname.

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Iplaythetriangle · 02/04/2018 10:53

Thank you. My daughter has an ‘old lady’ name with a quirky nickname so I think this goes quite well. I don’t call my daughter the name on her BC but her grandparents (OH parents) do and I feel it gives her more options when she’s older. Appreciate all the comments. Have read through them with OH and have decided to go for it.

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SingingMouse · 01/04/2018 18:57

Do you say Mabli like it looks, Mab - Lee?

Is so it's much nicer than Mabel, but I hate the trend for fusty old lady names.

Dixiestampsagain · 01/04/2018 00:32

I would definitely just call her Mabli if that’s what she will be known as. It’s not particularly ‘out there’ as a name- I know quite a few (but, admittedly, all in Wales).

RapunzelIsHere · 31/03/2018 23:53

I don’t like Mabli. I would definitely use Mabel on the birth certificate, but it would be reasonable for you to use Mabli as a nickname.

Kittykatmacbill · 31/03/2018 20:30

Please call your child the same thing as on her birth certificate, I have a ‘real’ name as a nick name and it drives me loopy.

Both mabli and Mabel are lovely but just pick one!

daisypond · 31/03/2018 19:44

I think Mabli is so much nicer than Mabel, which I think is awful. It'll date badly, which Mabli probably won't - depending on how Mabli is regarded by Welsh speakers.

moomoo85 · 31/03/2018 19:07

I think Mabel is a lovely name and using the welsh version as a nickname is a good compromise

RidingWindhorses · 31/03/2018 19:02

Much prefer Mabli.

Mabel is a deeply dowdy, unstylish name.

Glumglowworm · 31/03/2018 19:00

That’s a great compromise

Mabel will probably travel better outside of Wales if she grows up and moves away. She can always choose to be known as Mabli everywhere if that’s what she prefers

LastNightsMakeUp · 31/03/2018 18:58

I think that's a perfect compromise - especially if you'll be speaking Welsh to baby at home 😊

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Iplaythetriangle · 31/03/2018 18:54

Thank you everyone! I love Mumsnet for it’s brutal honesty and the fact that no one has said I’m daft has made me confident in this decision! And OH says I never let him win 😉

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