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HelpRe: What is wrong with nicknames?
in reply to a message by Ozma
I agree with you. I don't see anything wrong with nicknames. I come from a nicknamey family. My mom didn't have one (hard to come up with one for Zoe, nor is it at all necessary), but my dad was called by a nickname totally unrelated to his actual name. His given name was Joseph but he was called Bud.
My brother had a nickname, but it was longer than his actual name. His name was John but we called him Johnny. My sister Linda didn't have one, and I've never had one. (You *can* get Jan from Janice, but don't dare call me Jan! Nobody ever has.) My younger sisters both have one, Pamela is always called Pam and Patricia is always called Patty.
I planned on nicknames for both of my children. I used Victoria but always planned to call her Torrie, because I personally feel that Victoria is too much of a mouthful to say all of the time. William is always called Will. In his case, I chose Will because I don't like Billy or Bill, so to prevent people from assuming that was his nickname, I chose another.
There are some names that I like, but they have nicknames that I don't like, certainly. Like I mentioned below, I love Veronica but hate Ronnie. In that case, I would forgo the name altogether.
But I think that some names, such as Elizabeth, Victoria, Alexander, Patricia, are just cumbersome to say all of the time, and practically scream for nicknames, and I don't see anything wrong with that, provided the parents like the nickname. If they don't, best to avoid the name.
My brother had a nickname, but it was longer than his actual name. His name was John but we called him Johnny. My sister Linda didn't have one, and I've never had one. (You *can* get Jan from Janice, but don't dare call me Jan! Nobody ever has.) My younger sisters both have one, Pamela is always called Pam and Patricia is always called Patty.
I planned on nicknames for both of my children. I used Victoria but always planned to call her Torrie, because I personally feel that Victoria is too much of a mouthful to say all of the time. William is always called Will. In his case, I chose Will because I don't like Billy or Bill, so to prevent people from assuming that was his nickname, I chose another.
There are some names that I like, but they have nicknames that I don't like, certainly. Like I mentioned below, I love Veronica but hate Ronnie. In that case, I would forgo the name altogether.
But I think that some names, such as Elizabeth, Victoria, Alexander, Patricia, are just cumbersome to say all of the time, and practically scream for nicknames, and I don't see anything wrong with that, provided the parents like the nickname. If they don't, best to avoid the name.
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