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Help[Opinions] Re: Nicknames
in reply to a message by I_Love_Jesus
Considering that my two children both have nicknames, Victoria nn Torrie and William nn Will, obviously I don't have a problem with them. I come from a family who tended to use them. My sisters were Patricia nn Patty and Pamela nn Pam. And my father was Joseph nn Bud, a totally unrelated nickname. And now my grandsons are Leonidas nn Leo and Abraham nn Bram. I think they're fine, if it's a name that lends itself to a nickname, if the parents like the nickname, and if the child him or herself has no objections to it as an adult. Both my daughter and my son like their nicknames, but they also like having a more formal name on their birth certificates.
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I had a cousin nick-named Bud; his actual first name was Campbell,(his Mother's maiden name.)
Also have an uncle named Edgar, nicknamed T.T.
Also have an uncle named Edgar, nicknamed T.T.
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I had a great-uncle named Edgar! He didn't have a nickname, though.
I have such a soft spot for Bud, only as a nickname, of course. This enthusiasm is not shared by many here, I fear.
I have such a soft spot for Bud, only as a nickname, of course. This enthusiasm is not shared by many here, I fear.
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off topic, slightly+
In my French-speaking area, a usual nick-name is 'Ti-Something, short for Petit. 'Ti-Guy, 'Ti-Jacques,''Ti-Marc. These persist for life. Sometims it's small stature, sometimes a younger child in a family, sometimes, a child who has the same name as a father or uncle.
Just guys, though. No 'Ti-Chantalle.
In my French-speaking area, a usual nick-name is 'Ti-Something, short for Petit. 'Ti-Guy, 'Ti-Jacques,''Ti-Marc. These persist for life. Sometims it's small stature, sometimes a younger child in a family, sometimes, a child who has the same name as a father or uncle.
Just guys, though. No 'Ti-Chantalle.
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