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Hermione/ Marnie

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Ciecie1 · 07/09/2022 10:17

I love the name Marnie my partner loves Hermione do you think Marnie could be a nick name for Hermione or is it a bit of a stretch?

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BlueChampagne · 07/09/2022 11:12

Sounds like a good plan to me. Nicknames don't have to be at all related to their actual names (ours aren't).

vitaminC · 07/09/2022 12:02

Yes. The only Hermione I've ever met in real life was known as Marnie.

PeekAtYou · 07/09/2022 12:05

Marnie and 'Mione sound pretty similar in my accent so I think it's fine.

Some people have nicknames that aren't related to their full name so I would still go for it.

jrt2022 · 07/09/2022 12:24

Yes it works perfectly!

jrt2022 · 07/09/2022 12:25

I know a Hermione nicknamed Minnie which I also think is cute!

toastofthetown · 07/09/2022 16:05

It's a bit of a stretch to me. If you go for this, I'd make sure that you are happy if your daughter chooses to go by Hermione exclusively if she chooses to.

MassiveSalad22 · 07/09/2022 16:06

Yes love it!!! Really love Marnie.

mogwa · 07/09/2022 16:44

I think it could work. Apparently Marnie was originally a nickname for Marina, which is a bit of a stretch already.

Kanaloa · 07/09/2022 16:48

To me they’re two entirely different names. The sound Marnie isn’t in Hermione. It’s Her my nee, not Her marnie. I will say it’s one of my pet peeves that I basically only see on here and nameberry, when people can’t decide between two names so try to pretend Poppy is a normal shortening of Penelope so they can use both. It just seems a bit convuluted and daft to me.

MassiveSalad22 · 07/09/2022 18:33

I’ve heard Hermione pronounced Her-marnie many times. Not by me, but by many. I say Her-MY-uhnee. I can see it not working in rhotic accents, IE American and Scottish accents.

jrt2022 · 07/09/2022 18:36

Kanaloa · 07/09/2022 16:48

To me they’re two entirely different names. The sound Marnie isn’t in Hermione. It’s Her my nee, not Her marnie. I will say it’s one of my pet peeves that I basically only see on here and nameberry, when people can’t decide between two names so try to pretend Poppy is a normal shortening of Penelope so they can use both. It just seems a bit convuluted and daft to me.

But, for example, if we choose to take into account only strictly traditional nicknames:

  • Jack is a nickname for John
  • Jimmy is a nickname for James
  • Bill is a nickname for William
  • Posy is a nickname for Josephine
  • Libby is a nickname for Elizabeth
  • Polly is a nickname for Mary
  • Nancy is a nickname for Anne

To list just a few. So let's not all pretend that traditional nicknames always come from sounds that are in the original name! That's not how nicknames work.

Kanaloa · 07/09/2022 18:59

jrt2022 · 07/09/2022 18:36

But, for example, if we choose to take into account only strictly traditional nicknames:

  • Jack is a nickname for John
  • Jimmy is a nickname for James
  • Bill is a nickname for William
  • Posy is a nickname for Josephine
  • Libby is a nickname for Elizabeth
  • Polly is a nickname for Mary
  • Nancy is a nickname for Anne

To list just a few. So let's not all pretend that traditional nicknames always come from sounds that are in the original name! That's not how nicknames work.

And these are all traditionally accepted names likely originating from the fact that at one time popular names made up the majority of people, so it would be common to have several Margarets in the same family. Either way I find it convoluted to try and squeeze a name out of a completely different name. If you like Marnie and want to name your child Marnie and will always call her Marnie… why say you’re naming her Hermione? It doesn’t work for me - op did ask so presumably she’s aware it wouldn’t be usual to have a child and name it Hermione so she can be called Marnie.

Kanaloa · 07/09/2022 18:59

And maybe it’s not ‘how nicknames work’ but I’m pretty sure choosing two random names and saying they’re both your child’s name is also not how nicknames work!

jrt2022 · 07/09/2022 19:21

Kanaloa · 07/09/2022 18:59

And these are all traditionally accepted names likely originating from the fact that at one time popular names made up the majority of people, so it would be common to have several Margarets in the same family. Either way I find it convoluted to try and squeeze a name out of a completely different name. If you like Marnie and want to name your child Marnie and will always call her Marnie… why say you’re naming her Hermione? It doesn’t work for me - op did ask so presumably she’s aware it wouldn’t be usual to have a child and name it Hermione so she can be called Marnie.

Not at all true? Pet names didn't come from having many in a family. That might be true in some cases but it's not a rule. Marnie seems like a totally natural shortening of Marnie in my opinion, far more so than, say, the traditional 'Peggy' does for 'Margaret'.

Choosing a beautiful name with a beautiful nickname option is surely what every parent tries to do?

jrt2022 · 07/09/2022 19:21

*shortening of Hermione, I mean

Luredbyapomegranate · 07/09/2022 20:12

Sure

Everyone’s a winner 😊

Luredbyapomegranate · 07/09/2022 20:14

Kanaloa · 07/09/2022 16:48

To me they’re two entirely different names. The sound Marnie isn’t in Hermione. It’s Her my nee, not Her marnie. I will say it’s one of my pet peeves that I basically only see on here and nameberry, when people can’t decide between two names so try to pretend Poppy is a normal shortening of Penelope so they can use both. It just seems a bit convuluted and daft to me.

It’s not daft because it keeps both the OP and her partner happy.

And they are both nice OP

Kanaloa · 07/09/2022 20:45

jrt2022 · 07/09/2022 19:21

Not at all true? Pet names didn't come from having many in a family. That might be true in some cases but it's not a rule. Marnie seems like a totally natural shortening of Marnie in my opinion, far more so than, say, the traditional 'Peggy' does for 'Margaret'.

Choosing a beautiful name with a beautiful nickname option is surely what every parent tries to do?

Choosing a nice name with nice nickname options, sure. Choosing two totally different names that sound a bit alike and saying one is a nickname for the other, not in my experience to be honest. I’ve worked with children for years and never met a Tessa short for Jessica or a Lola short for Penelope or indeed a Marnie short for Hermione. It feels like a convoluted way to have both names involved but really to me it doesn’t match. I’m just giving my opinion, which the op asked for.

Username3008 · 08/09/2022 23:07

I wouldn't have associated the two names. Hermione in itself is beautiful though. Marnie reminds me of the girl on Geordie Shore.

ChagSameachDoreen · 09/09/2022 06:39

It works if you're posh, as Hermione sounds like Her-marnie in a plummy accent.

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