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Why would anyone nickname their 3 year old girl "mama"?
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April 9th, 2012
In the local pre-school, children ages 2–4, the parents fill out forms that list all the pertinent data plus any nickname they want the child called. This year 3 out of about 13 families with girls have nicknamed their 3 year old girls “Mama”. All three families are Italian if that is significant..
I thought “Mama” is reserved for “mother”. Why name the child Mama? Are the parents hoping for many grandchildren?
I have not seen naming convention before. Is this a recent ethnic practice?
Do you call your daughter Mama?
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