Thank god and thanks to a simple trick that wasn’t so easy to apply, I made it and my last week title Van Gohn out of my dreams is no longer an issue. I was so tired that finally sleeping was just inevitable. I had a very exciting week and this surprise is part of it. I don’t know for you, but I had several nickname since my childhood and « Gracieuse » is one of the last one and it’s very dear to me. Yes because, this one, for once is not a shortened form of my name, and most of all, it’s nothing I could be ashamed of, if someone called me that way in public. Paris is divided into 20 administrative districts called arrondissements, so above the street name, you can see the the district number. Since I took this picture, in that parisian street, I can’t help by asking myself how were street names chosen? I’m so busy today, but I’ll probably check this quietly tomorrow afternoon.
By the way, do you guys also have a nickname that have been given to you as an adult ?
I have several appointments this afternoon, I’m not so often in Paris, I have to do a lot while I’m here. So I will my post link here Six word Saturday and I will probably visit others bloggers later one tonight.
I wish that what ever it is that you have planned for this weekend, you will make it count because as we know, weekends sadly go by way too fast.
Happy SWS saturday !
That’s really neat! We are considering going to Paris this fall, as a treat for surviving my busy summer season. Must have been fun to find that street sign!
Happy 6WS!
AJ @ Naturally Sweet
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Welcome AJ, that sounds great. Paris is always a lovely trip to do for me, teater, musuem, massage, movie and tango time, I just love Paris and wish you a lovely stay there.
Good surprise for you Grace. I think the translation of « Gracieuse » is Graceful in english? Both are very well for you. I like the way our street names are traditionally displayed printed in white on blue panels, attached to buildings or walls near the street corners. In Paris the Latin Quarter is one of my favorite in this aerea. I find for you the information about this street name wikipedia. Rue Gracieuse street is created in the XIIIth century and holds its name from Jean Gracieuse’s which possessed a house in this place in 1248.
Bonne fin de semaine
J.L
Thank you so very much coach, now I know that I never heard about him. Well I was on my way the Mouffetard teater that you probably know, It was my first time there. Yes of course Latin quarter is inevitable. We could talk for hours about it, but let do it on the phone.
Hello Grace, you have a beautiful name that doesn’t need nickname, your name alone evokes images of hapiness and bless. I’m not so fortunate, I have too many short names Phil, phiphi, philou, philoche etc, etc… I know this district I have been to the Sorbonne University and my favorite place was Luxemburg Garden. Tomorrow we will spend all day to the beach I had my daughters this week. I will try to come and read you the same. Bons baisers de la Rochelle.
Ah ! ah ! Philippe, yes, even if you have a royal name, I can imagine your pain as an adult, but it’s a sign of affection so… OOooo it’s so lovely to picture you as a dad…Don’t forget to send some pictures. La Rochelle…Hum…hum…Nice place say hi to Lionel for me. MDR !
Hi Grace ~~ I am glad that you enjoyed your Paris visit. It’s been since April last year when we went. Our daughter ran the Paris Marathon. We probably will take the Chunnel over some time this July.
I had not heard of your name, Graciaeuse. That is pretty. My grandparents named my Dad Charles Vernon but called him Jim. So when I was born, the named me James but called me Jim. Then we became Big Jim and Little Jim. Nice question ou asked. Thank you.
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Well as my coach says if Gracieuse is Graceful it’s not so bad to be named like that. Wow the big marathon, well, congratulations to your daughter. I hope you will make it for Paris too. Little Jim, big Jim, it’s nice, not something you could be ashamed of. Thanks for poppin by !
What an elegant street name. But then, it’s Paris, right? 🙂
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Absolutely Johanna. Now that I know the origin of the name, it’s less romantic but nice the same.
Growing up, the nickname I hated most was Allosaurus, which my classmates called me after discovering a picture of a dinosaur with that name. As an adult, my favorite nickname is Alleykinz, given to me by my siblings when we all became enamored with Webkinz dolls. 🙂 The one I gave myself for awhile is Allie.
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Well Allie is the less chilless I guess, reminds me of the serie Ally Mc Beal, don’t know if you have seen it. Only later on I knew her name was Allison. Oh ! Can’t imagine what you’be been though with this Allosaurus horrendus nickname, thanks god school don’t last forever.
I think you have a very pretty name—and what a nice surprise about the street.
I don’t really have any nicknames. « Dana » is short enough as it is! ☺
Have a lovely week.
Hey happy to have you back Dana. Thanks for the compliment, my parents were very inspire. Yes you are lucky, but in France we love nickname and even a short one, get to be change, so you could have been suddenly danette or nana, or worse, but you’re not french and it’s a chance in this case. Smiles !
Superbe ! Tu as ton nom ou plutôt l’un de tes nickname dans une rue de paris ! Il ne te reste plus qu’à acheter un appartement dans cette rue alors !
J’ai regardé dans google map et si il y a bien des rues Gerald … au Canada ! Il n’y en a aucune à Paris !! J’en prends mon parti en me disant que mon prénom est tellement rare qu’il ne peut en être que ma fierté ;
Selon les pays, on m’a appelé différemment et cela ne m’a pas du tout dérangé : entre Alberto pour les espagnols, Gerry pour les anglais, Gera_ou_dou (prononciation portugaise) ou encore Géra_ au Japon ; Je m’estime presque chanceux que les gens aient souvent du mal à prononcer mon prénom 😉 !!
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Ouche Gérald quel retard dans ma réponse à ce commentaire, comment a t-il pu m’échapper lorsque j’ai répondu il y’a quelques jours. Hum hummmm ! Ah bonne idée, ainsi je pourrais me faire envoyer mon courrier comme Victor Hugo en son avenue. Naahh !!! Je ne suis pas aussi égocentrique, pas encore. SouRIRES ! Eh bien eh bien çà t’en fais des surnoms veinard…
This a great surprise surprise Grace
Absolutely Jérôme and my nickname deserve a post. Hi ! hi !