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Help[Opinions] Re: When nicknames go bad
in reply to a message by Trina
Nns can definitely go bad, but I think that in private anything goes (I've been known to call my dh Kylie Robare - Robert w/ a French accent)but sometimes its just too much. Thats why I tend to like short names like Audrey & Claire - no nns needed, but then again even Grace has Gracie. As for Logan I can't picture any nns, but I love Dill for Dylan (not Dilly, but I also hate Billy).
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I don't mind nicknames generally, but it can be a pain if you want to use a full name and you don't like the common nn for it, and other people insist on using that nn. Shorter names, with no obvious nn can be a solution, but when people are determined to find a nn, and some people are just like that, the name might end up being really crazy.
But yeah, in private silly stuff is fine :) I think often little ones make their own funny nns when they can't say their name yet, or their brothers and sisters can't. Thats cute, when names evolve from the little ones themselves. I just find it odd that a parent chooses to use a strange nn right from day one.
I don't really like Billy but I find it acceptable or 'normal' I guess. Dilly just sounds silly to me. Dill is slightly better :)
But yeah, in private silly stuff is fine :) I think often little ones make their own funny nns when they can't say their name yet, or their brothers and sisters can't. Thats cute, when names evolve from the little ones themselves. I just find it odd that a parent chooses to use a strange nn right from day one.
I don't really like Billy but I find it acceptable or 'normal' I guess. Dilly just sounds silly to me. Dill is slightly better :)
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