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Help[Opinions] Re: Nicknames as full names?
in reply to a message by avalon
I hate nicknames as full names. They're cutesy and childish and won't suit someone over five. Can you imagine a Doctor Emmy or Judge Frankie?
Even if you never, ever use the full name, it's better to put it on the birth certificate in case the kid wants to have a serious sounding name when he grows up.
Even if you never, ever use the full name, it's better to put it on the birth certificate in case the kid wants to have a serious sounding name when he grows up.
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Ditto!
My cousin has a little girl, Abbie. The name on her birth certificate is Abigail, but I've only ever heard her called that maybe three times since she was born (she's 3 now). It's just so that she has the choice when she grows up, and isn't forced to use a 'cutesy' nickname for her entire life.
As for Charlie, though, I think this is now becoming one of those names that is quite acceptable as a stand-alone name, like Jack or Kate, in the UK at least. I think most people would be more surprised to meet 'Charlie- it's short for Charles' than they would to meet 'Charlie- it's short for Charlie-George.'
My cousin has a little girl, Abbie. The name on her birth certificate is Abigail, but I've only ever heard her called that maybe three times since she was born (she's 3 now). It's just so that she has the choice when she grows up, and isn't forced to use a 'cutesy' nickname for her entire life.
As for Charlie, though, I think this is now becoming one of those names that is quite acceptable as a stand-alone name, like Jack or Kate, in the UK at least. I think most people would be more surprised to meet 'Charlie- it's short for Charles' than they would to meet 'Charlie- it's short for Charlie-George.'
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