[LMB] Re: Patricia Briggs (now OT: names)

[Azalais Aranxta]

Quoting Katherine Collett <kcollett at hamilton.edu>:

> Yes, that's exactly our experience, especially about the  
> pronunciation!  The name is more common in England (where my husband  
> is from) and Canada; I'm not sure I know any other American female  
> Nicola (maybe my daughter does, though).  She was more-or-less named  
> after Nicola Marlow from Antonia Forest's excellent series.
> 
> On Oct 19, 2006, at 11:06 AM, Nicola Kendall wrote:
> > Your daughter is a Nicola? I think I might be the only one in  
> > Virginia. I've always liked my name, though it does get
> > repetitive trying to get people to say it more like "Nicholas"
> > and less like "Nicole". (And don't get me started on
> > the Riccola cough drop commercials...

One of my dearest friends is named Nicola, though she's Niki to most of us. :) 
She's the only other one I've ever met.

~malfoy