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HelpRe: Quick question for all concerning nicknames
in reply to a message by Jewel
I live in the Netherlands
A nickname is not decided at birth, it's something that grows when a child get older if the full name is too long or too difficult, people will use an easier variant of it. The people that will start with nichnames can be parents, siblings, child itself and very often children the child plays with.
It's usual to not not have a nickname here, most people are called by their full names, that may be because Dutch names tend to be short and already petforms of other names.
A nickname is not decided at birth, it's something that grows when a child get older if the full name is too long or too difficult, people will use an easier variant of it. The people that will start with nichnames can be parents, siblings, child itself and very often children the child plays with.
It's usual to not not have a nickname here, most people are called by their full names, that may be because Dutch names tend to be short and already petforms of other names.
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