You could use them as a middle name. I think if you pick a different nickname and inforce that it won't be much of a problem to use a different nickname as long as there is one because people will want to shorten them. Of course if you keep insisting they use the full name it can work.
Samantha - you could use
Ann (samANtha)or
Mandy??
Catherine -
Rina?
My grandmother is
Genevieve and she goes by
Jenny.
Eve,
Vi,
Evie
Nicolette -
Colette, Colie / Coley "cole - EE", Ette,
Etta
Gabrielle - Bri,
Elle,
Brielle,
Abi, Brie,
Ella
Seraphina - just insist on Fi
Don't rule them out they are way to beautiful not to use. If they really worry you use them as a middle name.
For me it is:
Charlotte - Hate
Lottie, Char sounds like
Cher,
Charlie is okay but not girly, it doesn't seem to do
Charlotte justice,
Carly would be okay but I know too many I don't like.
Victoria -
Tori may be okay.
Vicky is awful.
Abigail -
Abby is too close to my cousin's duaghter
Addy, and I have a cousin
Gail, plus I don't really like the name
Gail.
Margaret - I have a cousin
Margie (I have a lot of cousins), most the other nicknames are okay but I can't find one I really love.
Miranda - I don't like
Mira or
Randi
Natasha - not keen on
Tasha
This message was edited 5/15/2011, 5:57 AM