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Help[Opinions] nickname dilema
I had b/g twins about 6 months ago. I named them Charlotte and Thomas. As they have grown they have started to show their little personalities. Charlotte fits her name to a T. She is sweet, sensitive, girly and delicate. Thomas on the other hand is laid back, hilarious, tough, and chunky. Even though I thought I would never call him Tommy, this little fellow seems much more of a Tommy than a Thomas to me. However, Charlotte and Tommy seem like such an odd pair (and in reality they are!). One name seems sopisticated and regal and the other so 1950's. What is your opinion of the nn idea vs. keeping the full name.
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I have three dds and with our youngest, Anna, my dh and I like to call her Annie but I can't picture and don't like anyone else doing so. One reason is that when we had our first dd, Katherine, everyone called her Katie until she decided she wanted to be called the more grown up Kate. It hasn't been easy for some family members to switch. OTOH, I have a nephew Steven who was called Stevie until he was 12 and then he decided he wanted to be called Steve. it seemed pretty easy at the time.
What I'm getting at is that you could call him Tommy. It could be your special nn for him while everyone else calls him Thomas. BTW, I love Charlotte and Thomas as a sibset!
What I'm getting at is that you could call him Tommy. It could be your special nn for him while everyone else calls him Thomas. BTW, I love Charlotte and Thomas as a sibset!
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I think if the boy fits the name Tommy, then you should call him that. Later on when he is mature you can go back to Thomas if you want.
My DH always went by Nate, but now goes by Nathan. My sister went by Katie, then went back to Kathleen, and now goes by Kat. If he doesn't like being called Tommy, he will let you know.
-Elizabeth
My DH always went by Nate, but now goes by Nathan. My sister went by Katie, then went back to Kathleen, and now goes by Kat. If he doesn't like being called Tommy, he will let you know.
-Elizabeth
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I would just stay with their full names. Everyone uses little nicknames, be different!!!
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Weren't they born around the end of July? So that would make them 'about 4 months' not 6. :-/ Anyway.... I like both Charlotte and Thomas, good choices. I personally don't like the nn Tommy (due to negative associations) but if you don't mind it and it "suits" him, then why not? I don't think it's that different from Charlotte as to be a mismatched set by any means. Now if they were Charlotte and Jaiydenn, then yes, that would be a stretch. :b
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OH I ADORE the name Charlotte! It's my future daughter's name.
I plan on calling Charlotte, Charlotte most of the time, she doesn't even exist yet and I already call her: Charlotta, Charlie, and Lottie.
"a boy's best friend is his mother" - Norman Bates in Psycho
I plan on calling Charlotte, Charlotte most of the time, she doesn't even exist yet and I already call her: Charlotta, Charlie, and Lottie.
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The nn is fine. Names do not have to 'fit' together. As long as you like both names, that's all that matters. I hate it when people choose names that they think 'fit' together and avoid using names they like just because they have it in their head that they don't 'fit'. Use the nn Tommy if you want to, if it fits your son then use it. Don't worry about it 'fitting' with Charlotte.
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I say, if the shoe fits, have them wear it. In other words, if Thomas seems better suited to being called Tommy, so call him that. Charlotte and Tommy are both old-fashioned kinds of names, and anyway, twins' names don't have to "go togehter." It's not like you have a Charlotte-Amalie Theodora and a Tommy-Joe Jimbob, after all.
As they get older, they will let you know what names they prefer to be called, so even Tommy and Charlotte may not last long.
As they get older, they will let you know what names they prefer to be called, so even Tommy and Charlotte may not last long.
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I like Tommy! I say go for it!
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In my family we all have a nn but most of us also go by our full name (for eg, I am called Lisey a lot and answer to it all the time, but I am also called Elise occasionally by my family and always at school etc). You could call him Tommy at home, as well as occasionally Thomas so you don't have to give up the full name in order to use the nn idea.
Another example is my little brother Anthony who is "Ant" or "Anty" pretty much 100% of the time at home unless someone isn't happy with him. But among his friends and at school he is 100% Anthony.
Another example is my little brother Anthony who is "Ant" or "Anty" pretty much 100% of the time at home unless someone isn't happy with him. But among his friends and at school he is 100% Anthony.
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