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in reply to a message by Laura W
My daughter is named Victoria and one of the reasons I gave her Torrie as a nickname at birth was because I felt that people just don't want to say the full name Victoria all the time, and I thought that they would just shorten it to Vicky, and I preferred Torrie.
I've known two other Victorias in my life and both went by Vicky.
I understand from Sofia's post that nicknames are not necessarily inevitable in other cultures, but I do think that in American culture, certain names almost make a nickname inevitable, and Victoria is one of them. Apparently Bernadette does not go by one, but I think that's the exception to the rule. I don't know that I would call it laziness, it's just part of our culture.
I feel that a Persephone in American culture would almost invariably get a nickname.
I've known two other Victorias in my life and both went by Vicky.
I understand from Sofia's post that nicknames are not necessarily inevitable in other cultures, but I do think that in American culture, certain names almost make a nickname inevitable, and Victoria is one of them. Apparently Bernadette does not go by one, but I think that's the exception to the rule. I don't know that I would call it laziness, it's just part of our culture.
I feel that a Persephone in American culture would almost invariably get a nickname.
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