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I agree with what Lily said--it's easier for people to adopt a nickname taken from the first part of their name than from the last part of their name. However, my cousin's name is Gabrielle, and she goes by Elle most of the time. BUT, her mother insisted that everyone call her Elle since she was very young, maybe even since her birth, so it may be a bit harder for you to begin going by Elle at this point in your life. I wouldn't say it's impossible, though. You just have to accept that not everyone will call you that, especially people who have known you for a long time as Danielle.

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My name is Devan, and some family and friends call me Dev. I've been wanting the usage of the nickname to grow, though, so I make a point of introducing myself to new people as Dev, or going by Dev on social networking websites, so that old friends will see I'm going by a shorter name.