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in reply to a message by elsie
It depends on the nn. Some of them just don't seem substantial on their own so I think they need the full formal name to back them up. Imo, some examples of this are: Katie, Jenny, Annie, Minnie, Allie, etc.
Some nns I think have been used so much over the years that they don't really need the formal name anymore to back them up. Imo, some examples of this are: Jack, Kate, Lucy, Nora, Ella, etc.
Some of my favorite names that I'd use a nn for are:
Amarantha "Ama"
Lucy - but I would probably name her Lucienne "Lucie" or Lucia in which case I don't even think I'd call her Lucy but maybe Luce
Nadezhda "Nadya"
Andromeda "Andy"
Rosalind "Lindy" - I honestly don't know why, I just think a nice, endearing nn to be used really only by family members. Other nns I'd consider for Rosalind would be Rosa (my great-grandmother's given name) or Rosie.
Wilhelmina "Minnie" or "Willa" - this one is randomly starting to grow on me a lot lately
Some nns I think have been used so much over the years that they don't really need the formal name anymore to back them up. Imo, some examples of this are: Jack, Kate, Lucy, Nora, Ella, etc.
Some of my favorite names that I'd use a nn for are:
Amarantha "Ama"
Lucy - but I would probably name her Lucienne "Lucie" or Lucia in which case I don't even think I'd call her Lucy but maybe Luce
Nadezhda "Nadya"
Andromeda "Andy"
Rosalind "Lindy" - I honestly don't know why, I just think a nice, endearing nn to be used really only by family members. Other nns I'd consider for Rosalind would be Rosa (my great-grandmother's given name) or Rosie.
Wilhelmina "Minnie" or "Willa" - this one is randomly starting to grow on me a lot lately
This message was edited 2/20/2010, 10:51 PM
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