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So for the most part I really like nicknames and often call people by either nicknames or other names that they don't always go by. For a Jenny (Jennifer), I call her Jay, but for an Abby (Abigail) I often call her Abigail. It goes on and on at different names like I prefer Jacob over Jake but Donnie rather than Donald.

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1. I don't introduce myself by any nicknames but I friends like to call me different things occasionally. But mostly i just go by my full first name.

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2. I always wanted a nickname but when you grow up using just your first name and everyone knows you as such- its hard to change. Though some I do really dislike.

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3. I would like to have a nickname for the name but also intend to call them by their full names too. Ie: I would love a son named Damian (which I will use mainly) but also call him D.

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4. That is a possibility that I don't like but if he or she prefers that name, I would just stick to calling him or her by what I always have or by their full name. One example is that I love the name Matthew and the nickname Matty but I'm not fond of Matt because it is so common- but it seems inevitable that if I named a son this he would be referred to as Matt.

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5. With the ones you gave I would only be okay with naming a child Jack or Billie (only a girl) as full first names. I like the longer and/or more traditional names for first names and they can have a nickname on top of that. In the long run, the child would much prefer the more "adult-like" names to the kiddie names in the professional world when they grow up.