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HelpRe: Do you like using nicknames?
in reply to a message by Lily8
1. Do you have a nickname? Do you use nicknames for your kids? What are they?
I have a lot of nicknames. More people call me Dot than Dorothy, which I like because it's nice to have a lighter nickname for a heavier name. (Of course I love both or I wouldn't've chosen Dorothy…) My friends who call me Vivian (long story) call me Viv more frequently. Of course, for my birth name, Sarah, there are no generally used nicknames and no one ever called me Sadie or Sally. I don't have any kids.
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)?
I like all things people call me (Dorothy, Dot, Vivian, Viv, Vivi, Moony, my surname) other than Sarah. I like Dot best of all, so yeah, I like my nickname.
3. Is it important to you that the name you give your child has a nice nickname or do you prefer no nickname names?
I prefer names that either are short enough not to need a nickname or where I like the nickname, because I know I would nickname him/her. I wasn't willing to use Constance or Constanza because I hated Connie, until someone suggested Tansy instead, and I find them usable now.
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)?
I don't fret too much over it, but I do worry that Alice would be Allie or Constance would be Connie (or Prudence would be Prudy– I can't think of anything nice for Prudence! Denny maybe? Nancy in a pinch?).
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?
Don't like them, especially diminutives, because I'd rather give the kid options. Diminutives just sound quite childish (who wants to be Joey for their whole life?). (I'm a hypocrite, though, and there are a few foreign nicknames that sound OK to my ear as full names because they're often used that way, like Sasha.)
I have a lot of nicknames. More people call me Dot than Dorothy, which I like because it's nice to have a lighter nickname for a heavier name. (Of course I love both or I wouldn't've chosen Dorothy…) My friends who call me Vivian (long story) call me Viv more frequently. Of course, for my birth name, Sarah, there are no generally used nicknames and no one ever called me Sadie or Sally. I don't have any kids.
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)?
I like all things people call me (Dorothy, Dot, Vivian, Viv, Vivi, Moony, my surname) other than Sarah. I like Dot best of all, so yeah, I like my nickname.
3. Is it important to you that the name you give your child has a nice nickname or do you prefer no nickname names?
I prefer names that either are short enough not to need a nickname or where I like the nickname, because I know I would nickname him/her. I wasn't willing to use Constance or Constanza because I hated Connie, until someone suggested Tansy instead, and I find them usable now.
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)?
I don't fret too much over it, but I do worry that Alice would be Allie or Constance would be Connie (or Prudence would be Prudy– I can't think of anything nice for Prudence! Denny maybe? Nancy in a pinch?).
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?
Don't like them, especially diminutives, because I'd rather give the kid options. Diminutives just sound quite childish (who wants to be Joey for their whole life?). (I'm a hypocrite, though, and there are a few foreign nicknames that sound OK to my ear as full names because they're often used that way, like Sasha.)
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