Wednesday, August 1, 2012

The name game

When we chose Quinn's name, Bec was adamant that we choose a name that was unmodifiable.  And largely we succeeded.  He still gets "Little Bear", but any Quinn derivative or modifier elicits an "I'm just Quinn" from Quinn himself.

Marilla however is so far known as:
- Rilla
- Rill
- Rillabean
- Rilla-bo-billa-bo-banna-banna-bo-billa (Quinn's favourite)
- Miss Marilla
- Rillapooh
- Rilla Jane
- MJ

All in all, her name seems very natural to us, a perfect fit in all its various forms.

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