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I don't like nicknames when they are used more often than the full name, when the person identifies with the nickname and not the full name. I hate when people introduce themselves with a nickname. I don't see the point of naming a child Alexander and always call him Alex. Or even worse, naming a child something completely different than the nickname you're planning to use. Posts like "What do you think about Angela nn Ella? make me wonder why they just don't use Ella if that's what they want to call their child.

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There's nothing wrong with nicknames but it does bother me that people think of nicknames for names even before they have a child to name. In my opinion nicknames are something you use when you have named your child and then realise that you might want to use something shorter from time to time. You do not think of a cute nickname and then try to come up with a full name.

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None of my favorite names need a nickname and to be honest most nicknames are not even close of being as nice as the full name. If I named a son Alexander he would be Alexander. I don't want to use nicknames but if I ever get to use any of my favorite names and then realise that maybe I don't want to say Isidore or Emmanuel every single time then yes, maybe I will come up with a nickname I would like to use.

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