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In my experience it is perfectly possible to have a name with a common nickname that you don't use. I wouldn't let a nickname possibility deter me from using a name I otherwise love. It doesn't bother me to correct people if they used the nickname, but in my experience they don't just assume a nickname anyway. They will call your child what you introduce them as, and will ask about a nickname. My son's name is Benjamin, and we do call him Ben, but if I introduce him as Benjamin that's what they'll say or they'll ask if we use Ben. My daughter Margaret people will ask if we call her Maggie (which we don't, so I'll tell them we call her Meg). I also have brothers in-law who have always been Joshua and Daniel, never Josh and Dan. It works for them.

This message was edited 1/6/2013, 5:05 AM