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[Opinions] Pretty but bland (m)

by Wordsmith

6/26/2021, 5:16 PM

in reply to a message by Perrine

I prefer Isabel because it's a bit steelier.

It may get mistaken for Isabella, sure, though that name has an extra syllable, so I think it's considerably distinct.

Izzy is avoidable if you enforce the avoidance.

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- Dianatiger

6/27/2021, 8:13 AM

Nick names will happen whether parents want them to or not, the parents isn't around them 24/7 presumably their whole childhood to enforce it. Kids give each other nicknames it's a natural occurrence. This is why all common nicknames for any prospective name should be taken into account when picking something.

This message was edited 6/27/2021, 8:14 AM

- aussiechic04 +2

6/26/2021, 6:56 PM

How on earth are you going to “enforce the avoidance” of Izzy? Are you going to go around to each of her friends and demand they never call her Izzy?

- Wordsmith +1

6/26/2021, 7:03 PM

Obviously you can't totally enforce it.......but if someone doesn't want to be called something, surely they can ask people not to call them it...?

- aussiechic04

6/26/2021, 9:22 PM

I was talking from the viewpoint of the parent (because Perrine herself doesn’t like Izzy). You can’t enforce any nicknames on/off anyone as a parent, it’s not your name. If the person themselves didn’t want to be called Izzy then they could ask others of course.

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