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in reply to a message by molly22md
No!!! If you want to call your child Katie, by all means call Katie but name her Katherine! My name is Katherine nn Katie and I am so glad that I have my formal name. I think Katie is very cutesy and childish. Neither Katie nor Katherine is a name that particuarily appeals to me, but at least Katherine sounds mature. Nick-names are sweet and endearing, but I just don't think they work in the professional world. When I get a job after college, and if/when I someday get published, I will be using Katherine.
Ditto for William nn Billy, Nicholas nn Nick, Abigail nn Abby... these names are not as strong as their full forms.
I'm unsure as to whether or not my to-be children will have nicknames. If the names I love when I have them lend themselves well to nns, then sure, why not. But they will definately have formal names to fall back on.
~ Arcadia
Ditto for William nn Billy, Nicholas nn Nick, Abigail nn Abby... these names are not as strong as their full forms.
I'm unsure as to whether or not my to-be children will have nicknames. If the names I love when I have them lend themselves well to nns, then sure, why not. But they will definately have formal names to fall back on.
~ Arcadia
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ditto....
I don't usually mind when people give short forms of names as full names; I figure they don't like the long form at all but adore the nick. But I would do it myself only in very rare cases, where the short form comes from the last half of long form, is rare, old, or foreign, or is an artificial short form. Like Liam, Beth, Greta, Ada, Drew, Frida.
Most of the time, I agree with Arcadia (about the need for a formal name in formal situations). Names like Lucy, Bill, Katie, Abby, Joe, etc. imply familiarity and affection to me, and a person ought to be giving permission for the familiarity by choosing to introduce him/herself that way.
- chazda
edited because I put my sig twice and misspelled a word.
I don't usually mind when people give short forms of names as full names; I figure they don't like the long form at all but adore the nick. But I would do it myself only in very rare cases, where the short form comes from the last half of long form, is rare, old, or foreign, or is an artificial short form. Like Liam, Beth, Greta, Ada, Drew, Frida.
Most of the time, I agree with Arcadia (about the need for a formal name in formal situations). Names like Lucy, Bill, Katie, Abby, Joe, etc. imply familiarity and affection to me, and a person ought to be giving permission for the familiarity by choosing to introduce him/herself that way.
- chazda
edited because I put my sig twice and misspelled a word.
This message was edited 12/17/2004, 6:33 AM
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