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in reply to a message by Millie
Sorry, I'm really not a fan of giving (English) nicknames as full names, especially concerning feminine names. Off the top of my head I like Annie, Beth, and Kate as nicknames, but if I were to use them on a child I would name that child either Anne, Elisabeth / Elizabeth, or Catherine / Katherine / some other variant (lots of ways to spell that name!) and let them choose their own nickname if they wound up not liking Annie, Beth, or Kate. Or perhaps they would prefer to use their formal given names, no nickname.
TL;DR version: I think (English) nicknames as given names are too confining.
However, some foreign diminutives - such as Anita, Anya, Sasha, etc. - work as given names, imo. I also find Nell and Sadie to be exceptions to my "English diminutive rule," as I think they work well as given names, too.
TL;DR version: I think (English) nicknames as given names are too confining.
However, some foreign diminutives - such as Anita, Anya, Sasha, etc. - work as given names, imo. I also find Nell and Sadie to be exceptions to my "English diminutive rule," as I think they work well as given names, too.
This message was edited 1/14/2013, 11:34 AM
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