Benjamin and Natalie
So Nat reminds me of rodent snouts. "N" is kind of a vain letter and having a short name just emphasizes the N. That`s why I prefer Allie as a nickname, as well as the fact that I hate Allison, Alyssa etc
And Benjamin is very dignified and reminds me of the Biblical character, who for some reason I always onneted with. But Ben is one of those names that just pops up everywhere, and it`s become blase, and sometimes you don`t know what it`s short for, if anyhtthing, and it just drives me crazy.
Joshua. It`s so Old Testament, and belongs to such sweet, moral people. And then they ome along with Josh. Josh has such an awkward sound, wht with the J and the SH. And it`s "too short" in a way. Feels incomplete. Completely looses its effect when I see a billion cookie-cutter, jocky "Josh Smith"s.
Robbie is sweet and comforting, but Robert has that ugly "Bert" sound, it becomes an average "lumbering" name. And Dannys are all so charming, while Daniel has kind of a brattish sound in its last syllable. Also, my own name (Bethany) drives me insane when people say Beth instead. Bethany is a really cool, historic New Testament name that`s not too usual. Beth, however, is the name of every other fat middle-aged woman working in her garden in a tight floral pattern shirt and sun-hat, who goes to her "Mothers agianst Teenagers" meetings regularly.
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Names We Love... and the Nicknames We Hate!!  ·  khaotickharma  ·  3/2/2009, 1:53 PM
Elizabeth | Lizzy ....  ·  Immovable  ·  3/3/2009, 4:01 AM
I love Lizzie (nt)  ·  BBH  ·  3/3/2009, 9:41 AM
Geoffrey!  ·  Delphi_Blue  ·  3/3/2009, 1:43 AM
Re: Names We Love... and the Nicknames We Hate!!  ·  Chrysanthemum  ·  3/2/2009, 11:48 PM
I Agree  ·  Immovable  ·  3/3/2009, 4:10 AM
Re: Names We Love... and the Nicknames We Hate!!  ·  Marija Luminitsa  ·  3/2/2009, 7:29 PM
Benjamin and Natalie  ·  Mackadal  ·  3/2/2009, 5:50 PM
Agree about Nat and Ben! [m]  ·  Sekhmet  ·  3/2/2009, 6:22 PM
Re: Names We Love... and the Nicknames We Hate!!  ·  Sofia  ·  3/2/2009, 5:14 PM
Aww  ·  Immovable  ·  3/3/2009, 4:14 AM
Re: Names We Love... and the Nicknames We Hate!!  ·  TheDreadedSockMonkey  ·  3/2/2009, 4:38 PM
Re: Names We Love... and the Nicknames We Hate!!  ·  number1212  ·  3/2/2009, 4:34 PM
Re: Names We Love... and the Nicknames We Hate!!  ·  New_Chloe  ·  3/2/2009, 4:29 PM
Re: Names We Love... and the Nicknames We Hate!!  ·  Alcyone  ·  3/2/2009, 4:00 PM
Vincent and James.  ·  HeidiB317  ·  3/2/2009, 3:45 PM
Re: Vincent and James.  ·  Llewella  ·  3/2/2009, 4:27 PM
There's always Ella (nt)  ·  Dracotorix  ·  3/2/2009, 3:41 PM
Re: Names We Love... and the Nicknames We Hate!!  ·  Schezar  ·  3/2/2009, 3:29 PM
Re: Names We Love... and the Nicknames We Hate!!  ·  Lily8  ·  3/2/2009, 3:39 PM
Re: Names We Love... and the Nicknames We Hate!!  ·  Aine  ·  3/2/2009, 3:20 PM
Re: Names We Love... and the Nicknames We Hate!!  ·  Circus Lullaby  ·  3/2/2009, 4:25 PM
Re: Names We Love... and the Nicknames We Hate!!  ·  Aine  ·  3/2/2009, 4:48 PM
Re: Names We Love... and the Nicknames We Hate!!  ·  Lily8  ·  3/2/2009, 3:28 PM
Hahah wow-  ·  khaotickharma  ·  3/2/2009, 6:32 PM
Re: Names We Love... and the Nicknames We Hate!!  ·  Aine  ·  3/2/2009, 4:46 PM
Re: Names We Love... and the Nicknames We Hate!!  ·  Lily8  ·  3/2/2009, 5:31 PM
It's funny how different the pronunciations can be  ·  Aine  ·  3/2/2009, 7:31 PM
Agree with you about Lillian  ·  elsie  ·  3/2/2009, 3:23 PM
Gabriel and Judith [eta Gregory, Juliet, Lorelei, Raphael]  ·  Schezar  ·  3/2/2009, 3:06 PM
When I hear Raphael...  ·  khaotickharma  ·  3/3/2009, 7:56 AM
Gregory  ·  Llewella  ·  3/2/2009, 4:28 PM
Re: Gabriel and Judith [eta Gregory, Juliet, Lorelei, Raphael]  ·  Dracotorix  ·  3/2/2009, 3:47 PM
Haha, funny! nt  ·  Schezar  ·  3/2/2009, 3:58 PM
Re: Gabriel and Judith  ·  Lily8  ·  3/2/2009, 3:11 PM
*nods*  ·  Schezar  ·  3/2/2009, 3:16 PM
Love Gabriel and Judith! (nt)  ·  elsie  ·  3/2/2009, 3:10 PM
Re: Names We Love... and the Nicknames We Hate!!  ·  Lily8  ·  3/2/2009, 2:41 PM
Samantha and Gillian  ·  Megan  ·  3/2/2009, 2:33 PM
Sam vs Samantha  ·  Chelsea  ·  3/2/2009, 3:28 PM
Re: Names We Love... and the Nicknames We Hate!!  ·  Circus Lullaby  ·  3/2/2009, 2:24 PM
Re: Names We Love... and the Nicknames We Hate!!  ·  Llewella  ·  3/2/2009, 2:23 PM
Agree with you about Catherine, Theodore and Edward  ·  elsie  ·  3/2/2009, 3:28 PM
Re: Agree with you about Catherine, Theodore and Edward  ·  Circus Lullaby  ·  3/2/2009, 4:13 PM
Re: Agree with you about Catherine, Theodore and Edward  ·  Llewella  ·  3/2/2009, 4:31 PM
Re: Names We Love... and the Nicknames We Hate!!  ·  Joan-Ay  ·  3/2/2009, 2:19 PM
Re: Names We Love... and the Nicknames We Hate!!  ·  CN  ·  3/2/2009, 2:14 PM
Ditto.  ·  Schezar  ·  3/2/2009, 3:10 PM
Re: Names We Love... and the Nicknames We Hate!!  ·  elsie  ·  3/2/2009, 2:19 PM
Re: Names We Love... and the Nicknames We Hate!!  ·  khaotickharma  ·  3/2/2009, 2:18 PM
Re: Names We Love... and the Nicknames We Hate!!  ·  Llewella  ·  3/2/2009, 2:18 PM
Alexandra..  ·  Andromache  ·  3/2/2009, 2:02 PM
Re: Names We Love... and the Nicknames We Hate!!  ·  Andromache  ·  3/2/2009, 2:04 PM
Constance!!  ·  fishl_x  ·  3/2/2009, 2:00 PM
Re: Constance!!  ·  RegalAmethyst  ·  3/2/2009, 2:42 PM
Re: Constance!!  ·  Megan  ·  3/2/2009, 2:31 PM
Re: Constance!!  ·  Llewella  ·  3/2/2009, 2:16 PM
Re: Names We Love... and the Nicknames We Hate!!  ·  khaotickharma  ·  3/2/2009, 2:03 PM
Re: Names We Love... and the Nicknames We Hate!!  ·  fishl_x  ·  3/2/2009, 2:05 PM
Crispin  ·  Phoenix_Rising  ·  3/2/2009, 1:58 PM
Re: Crispin  ·  Lily8  ·  3/2/2009, 2:47 PM