Nickname change?

[quietwyatt13]

I'm headed off to college this fall, and I'm tired of my hard to pronounce, mouthful of a name, Damaris. It really doesn't fit me, but i do, however, have a few choices for nicknames.

Merit: My family nickname

Marit: Royal Scandinavian version with a lovely meaning (pearl), but I worry about mispronunciation

Merritt: More feminine, I feel, but sort of long.

Marie: The most common, least likely to be messed up variant

Any opinions? Thanks so much!

[east93]

I like Marie, and Marit.

Also: Maria, Mara, Maris, Demi, Amy, Ari, Aris, Reese.

[nat108]

How do you pronounce it? "duh-MAIR-is" is what I'm used to so I can't imagine anyone mispronouncing it

If your fam calls you Merit then why not go with that? You're already used to it

[lizadevlynwright]

I like Marie, but what about something like Damie? I particularly like the d-a-m combo and wouldn't want to put it to waste.

[thetxbelle]

I like Merit a lot!

[quietwyatt13]

Thank you guys so much!! I haven't decided for sure yet, but these suggestions are super helpful I'd never even considered Damie, Reese or Maris!

[jasmine.lee]

Marie is nice!

~Jasmine

[lucialucentum]

I love Marit! I think it's so pretty. I had a prof named Marit and I know there were some pronunciation issues and she kind of resigned herself to telling people not to bother most of the time, but I think it's lovely.