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I dislike nns as full names, they don't age well. Even if your child is going to go by the nn her whole life, isn't it better to have a real name "on the dotted line", she might like it better herself when she grows up, or might prefer to use it in professional or official situations.

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As concerns the more general use of nns, I'm not a huge fan of nns, unless it's to shorten a long name. Otherwise, I'd be inclined to use a nn only when the child's very young or to call him or her from the other side of the house or something. And I don't really like the idea, that a lot of people here seem to have, of deciding a nn along with the name, it should be something that comes up spontaneously as the child grows.