Just wondering whether you're a nickname person or not. I have friends named
Elisabeth and
Alexandra who always go by
Betty and
Alex and have never been called by their full names since they were born. Until they met me :P I always call them
Elisabeth and
Alexandra. I guess I'm not a big nickname person. They hated it at first but
Alex actually likes being called
Alexandra better now. She got used to it. I still have to convince
Elisabeth :P I also knew an
Agathe who went by
Aggie but I always called her
Agathe and a
Daniela who went by Dany but I always called her
Daniela. I also know a
Jenny. It's her full name but I call her
Jennifer when I'm angry with her.
I guess I like long names and not using a nickname for them. I plan on using
Alexandria in its full form.
There are some nicknames I like, though. I like Zippy for
Zipporah and
Ada for
Adelaida (which is because I love both names and want to use both of them). I also like
Jessie for
Jessamine and on its own.
1. Do you have a nickname? Do you use nicknames for your kids? What are they?
2. Do you like your nickname or does it annoy you when people call you
Nicky though you prefer to go by
Nicole (random example)?
3. Is it important to you that the name you give your child has a nice nickname or do you prefer no nickname names?
4. Or are you scared that people might call your kid a nickname you dislike (e.g. you love
Alexandria but are worried she'll become
Alex)?
5. What do you think of nickname names as full names, e.g.
Alfie,
Sam,
Joey,
Jake,
Jack,
Billie,
Janie,
Katie,
Kate? Does it depend on the name e.g.
Kate is ok on its own, so is
Jack but
Katie and
Joey are too cutesy?