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Umm mostly the super-classics. Love James, Richard, Henry, not so fond of any of the nicknames.

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Although interestingly I love Thom but hate Thomas.

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And ALSO interstingly I am more enthusiastic about the nicknames of classic girl's names than the full thing - love Eliza, Bess, Dolly, Dottie, Madge, etc. but bored by Elizabeth, Dolores, Dorothy, Margaret, etc.

Diana, but not Di. Deborah, but not Debbie. Nicholas, but not Nick. Gerald, but not Gerry.

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There must be others, but they're off my radar at the moment.

Emmeline - I don't really like Emmy
Peter - Pete just sounds . . ew
Sebastian - I'm not too fond of Bastian, but it could grow on me
Cecilia / Cecily - I wouldn't want to use Ceci or Cici
Arabella - if she was called Bella, people would probably assume her name is Isabella, so I'd prefer Ari or something like that
Abigail - I think the full name just sounds so much nicer than Abby

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I'm fine with some nicknames, just not these. There are probably more that I can't think of right now.

Thomas (Tom, Tommy)
Francis / Frances (Frank, Fran, Franny)
Florence (Flo, Florrie)
Sebastian (Seb, Sebby)
Amelia (Amy, Millie)
Richard (Rick, Dick, Rich, Ricky)
Charlotte / Charles (Char, Charlie, Chuck)
Michael (Mike, Mick, Micky, Mikey)
Joseph (Joe, Joey)
Patrick (Pat, Paddy)
James (Jim, Jimmy)

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This message was edited 5/24/2011, 7:12 PM

My most glaring one is Frederick. The full form is sooooo haaaandsome, but all the nicknames I can come up with are really dull and not nearly as charming as Frederick. Fred? Freddie? Rick? Bleh. I guess it's for the better, though, because I know a guy whose middle name is Frederick, and he's the most unpleasant person I've ever had the privilege of knowing, to the point where when I'm writing I always seem to end up comparing him to Mephistopheles.

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I have a similar issue with Friedrich - the full form is so lovely, but Fritz just has an annoying sound. It sounds like electrical sparks, and if something's on the fritz it means it's not working. Also, I can easily picture Friedrich as a human, but I have a harder time with Fritz. To me, Fritz = Schnauzer.

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Natalia is another one. Natasha and Talia just strike me as annoying.

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Heinrich - all the diminutives sound like hiney, like your rear end, and Harro is just weird.

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Ulrike - love this name, but I think Ulli is ugly. Sometimes I toy with the idea of Ute or Uta as a NN, but their lack of relation to each other puts me off.

Jonathan - Jon and Jonny/Johnny don't appeal to me, but I really like Jonathan.
Daniel - Dislike Dan and Danny. I don't exactly hate them, though.
Anthony - I don't care for Tony at all.
Andrew
Edmund
Edward
Matthias
Patrick
Victor
Nathaniel
Dominic
David
Augustus
August

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Madeline / Madeleine - I dislike Maddie.
Andrea
Monica
Jacqueline
Georgia
Lucia - I think Lucy is cute for pets, though.
Tabitha
Augusta

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I don't mind Deborah, but I dislike Deb and Debbie.

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Amity-Amy
Constance-Connie
Diana-Di
Eleanor, Elowen, Elise, Elisabeth and Eloise-Ellie
Francesca-Frankie
Genevieve-Eve
Harriet-Harry
Isadora-Izzy
Imelda-Mel
Juliana-Julie
Josephine-Jo
Katherine-Kate
Lucinda-Lucy
Margaret-Maggie
Marigold-Mary
Matilda-Mat and Tilly
Melisande-Mel
Natalia-Nat
Patience-Pat
Seraphina-Sara
Temperance-Temper
Valentina-Val

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Alexander-Alex
Caleb/Callum-Cal
Dominic-Dom and Nic
Elijah-Eli
Gabriel-Gabe
James-Jim
Laurence-Larry
Martin-Marty
Oliver-Ollie
Tobias-Toby
William-Bill

Victoria is the only one I can think of.

ALEXANDER! I love, love, love this name. But I hate Alex and I don't care for Xander.

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Andrew. Don't like Andy or Drew.
Joseph. Hate Joe/Joey.

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Madeline. I don't like Maddy.

I quite like Jacqueline but not Jackie. Might make a nice middle name.

Pretty much everything.

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All the boring classics-- I love Thomas, William, James, Richard, Theodore, and even Robert's ok... but I can't stand any nicknames for them. Will I can live with, I think Dickie is cute for a little boy, but the rest? Blah. I know lots of guys with names like Michael and David who always get called Mike and Dave whether they want it or not-- for some names it's inescapable!

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Girls: I like Margaret, but can't stand Meg (sounds like Mega-) or Maggie (sounds like maggot), Marg, Margie and Madge are even worse!

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I like Tamara a lot, but Tami is awful imho.

My name, Amanda. I cannot stand Mandy! A few of my friends call me Manda, but I think that might just be because they're too lazy to say the extra A, and even though there's little difference between it and Mandy I still like Manda

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Benjamin: I hate Ben or Benny
Margaret: Maggie, Marge, Greta, whatever. Yuck. Well, I could probably stand Greta
Magnolia: Maggie is blech for me. I'd use Nolie or Lia

I can't really think of any although I know there must be some. Victoria is kind of the opposite--I can't stand Victoria, but I LOOOOVE the nn Tori.

Adelaide - Cannot stand Addie.
Samantha - Not a fan of Sam or Sammy. They will always be boy names to me.
Alexandra - see Samantha. Not a fan of Allie either.
Abigail - I don't mind Gail, but I cannot stand Abby.
Eleanor - don't like Ellie
Elizabeth - Really don't like Liz/Lizzie/Beth. Eliza, Effie, and Betty are lovely...but I feel like they can stand alone.
Victoria - Would use this in a heartbeat if I didn't think she would be destined for Tori or Vicky.

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I know there are more, but those are the big ones.

Mine.

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Zachary - dislike Zach
Tobias - dislike Toby

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Francesca - dislike Frankie
Matilda - dislike Tilly, Tilda & Mattie

Vincent. I like Vincent, it seems dignified. But Vin, Vinny, Vince, all seem like mobster names. I'd never use it, because how does a guy named Vincent avoid being Vinny or Vince?

I actually can't think of any names where there aren't any nicknames I like. Common nicknames I dislike, certainly, but I've always been able to find a nickname I do like. Or at least even if there isn't a nickname I like, I also don't hate the nicknames, too.

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JK, Andrew. Love Andrew, dislike Andy and Drew.