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[Opinions] Can Brady be a nickname for Bradley?
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Definitely. I'd expect Brad, but Brady is only one more letter.
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Hmm, I guess so. The obvious nickname for Bradley is Brad though. I also think Bradley is completely fine without a nickname.
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I find it pointless when a nn is the same length as the original name (in terms of syllables). Plus, I also don't think it works because of the difference in pronunciation between the BRAD in Bradley and the BRAID in Brady. At the same time I don't think it's totally ridiculous or anything seeing as all the letters that are in Brady are also in Bradley.
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They're pronounced differently enough that I think it's too much of a stretch unless you're pronouncing Brady "BRAD-ee" instead of "BRAY-dee" in this case. I think it would be better to change the spelling to Braddy if that happens to be the case.
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Yeah of course. Brady is a really nice name.
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Sounds perfectly fine to me!
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It's definitely not natural. I guess a case could be made, but I don't like it. Brady is a name on it's own, not a nickname.
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Yes. I went to school with a Bradley, nn Brady. I think he was a junior so they called him Brady to differentiate him from his father.
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It could, but there might be pronounciation issues.
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