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For boys I like Sam, Alex, Ben and Will but am not crazy about Samuel, Alexander, Benjamin or William. I also like Geordie but not George or Jordan

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For girls I LOVE Gwen but dislike the longer versions, or at least find them too frilly. I prefer Sylvie to Sylvia, Neely to Cornelia, Codie to Cordelia and Missy to Melissa too.

I don't as a rule like nicknames that much. Almost always, I'll like a long name first then like the nicknames for it (or not). I have some short names that I would use alone, and that I like a long version for too, but I can't decide if I like the short or long version more. Mostly, though, I think I tend towards the short version.

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Stella / Estella
Vera / Verena
Mira / Mirabel
Greta / Margaret

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I haven't found a long version of Vida or Leo that I like yet.

I like Charlie, but I'm not too keen on Charles. It has grown on me some lately though.

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I also don't mind Matt, but I'm not a fan of Matthew. I can't say that I love the name Matt though.

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I don't mind Robby either, but I don't care for the sound of Robert.

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Others:
Jack but not John
Kit but not Christopher
Jake but not Jacob
Rick but not Richard

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And for girls:
Annie but not Anna or Ann / Anne
Katie, Kate, and Kay but not Katherine
Maggie, Meg, Megan, and May but not Margaret

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Edited to add girl names.

This message was edited 11/18/2010, 9:12 PM

I kind of like Benji. I really hate Benjamin though.
Tully!
I like Bren / Brenny, but I'm not a big fan of Brendan.
I like Sol and Solly, but not Solomon at all.
Kip, yes. Kipling or Christopher, no.

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I like Essie. I do not like Esther.
Gracie is adorable, but I don't like Grace.

There are a few Spanish names for which I prefer the nicknames rather than the full names.
Rafa
Gonza
Sebas (I do like Sebastián anyway, but I like Sebas better)
Gabi
Enzo (I like Lorenzo quite a bit but... I don't know)
I've grown to like the full names just because I like the nicknames so much, but I still prefer the nicknames.

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Bette for a girl but I don't like Elis/zabeth, Bernadette, Babette, Bethany or anything else that would seemingly work as a full name

I love the NN Maggie, but I hate Margaret, Magdelene, and Magnolia with a burning passion. Ugly, ugly names, but Maggie is cute and spunky.

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I also like Ginny but hate Virginia. All I hear is "virgin."

Hmmm....I LOVE Charlie but hate Charles and I adore Tommy but cant stand Thomas

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I guess for a girl um I hate Penelope but I LOVE Penny. Also I adore Bobbie but hate Roberta! yuck

It's mostly the other way around for me - I like the full names but no nicknames.

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The only one I can think of is Jem - I don't really like Jeremy or James. Jem is a name in its own right, but I don't know if it's substantial enough.

Polly is one that I've been agonizing over for weeks now. I love the vintage feel of Polly, but I can't bring myself to really love Mary. I've finally decided that Polly would make a fine nickname for Olympia, so, I'm happy.

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I also quite like Nancy, but I can't work up enough love for Anne.

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I'm sure that these have been suggested, but have you thought about Benedict or Davis for your Benny and Davy troubles? Also, I'm quite fond of Benny as a nickname for Benjamina...

Some of mine :

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Charlie - don't like Charles
Billy - don't like William
Sam - don't like Samuel

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Mia - don't like Amelia
Tess - don't like Theresa

Finn, but I wanted a long name for it, but couldn't find one I liked. If I had heard of Finnbjorn back then I'd maybe have used it.

I love Heidi, but do't much like Heida, Heidrun, or any other name it could be a nn for. Adelheid is kind of cool but not really usable.

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I also love Bridie but hate Bridget and, though Bride is beautiful, it's an awkward fn.

Charlie. I'm not really into Charles at all. If I had used it for a son (didn't because our last name is B.), I would have bitten the bullet and used Charles as his full name. I don't have a problem with giving nicknames as full names, but I probably would not do it myself.

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Same deal with Rick and Nick - I'd have used Richard or Nicholas, although I don't like those full names as much.

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I like Edith okay, but if I couldn't call her Edie I probably wouldn't use it.

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I don't care for Benny much myself, but if I did like it, I'd make the full name Benedict. The meaning of Benedict is cool, and you'd never have to call him anything but Benny. I think the pope is a bigger problem than the eggs =)

Sunny. Definitely, it just seems to flimsy to ever be a real name. I've considered Susannah and Sunniva, but as much as I like both I don't love either. Since it is a word I guess it could be used for anything, but I'd feel weird naming my daughter something like Cecilia and calling her Sunny.
I also love Gabe and Nate, but don't like Gabriel, Nathan or Nathaniel. But I feel like those two are ok on their own.

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How do you feel about Benedict or Bentley. Reuben could actually work too. Personally I feel that Ben could stand on it's own, since most Benjamins end up just Ben anyway. That way he has something less childish to fall back on.

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As for Davy, Davis maybe?

Ben is one for me. Also Bran-- I like Brandon well enough, but I don't love it, and I like Branimir a lot but non enough to use. Maybe Brannon... And also Ara for a girl. Arabella is too frilly, and there aren't many others.

I like Bess, Liza, and Eliza but not Elizabeth
I like Tess and Tressie but not Theresa (though I'm warming up to Therese)
I like Bram but not Abraham
I like Babs and Babette but not Barbara
I like Archie but not Archibald or Archer
I like Dolly and Dottie but not Dolores or Dorothy
I like Hattie but not Harriet
I like Kit but not Christopher
I like Ollie but not Oliver or Olivia (but Olive's ok)
I like Polly but not Mary/Margaret
I like Wally but not Walter (but Wallace is ok)
I like Cy but not Cyrus
I like Edie but not Edith
I like Mamie but not Mary/Margaret
I like Kathe but not Katharine (Katharina is ok but so long)
I like Thom but not Thomas

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I would definitely use any othe short names without a full name. It's still a name!

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What about Davis or Davison, nn Davy? Although I find just-Davy to be really hipster-hip. And Reuben nn Benny?

This message was edited 11/18/2010, 8:23 AM

It is more there are nicknames I like better on their own.
Lily - don't like Lillian
Maggie - I like Marguerite but don't know that I would use it and Margaret is ok so dowdy.
Ella - I don't dislike the names this can be short for; I just like Ella better by itself.
Allie-Allison, Alexandra, etc are nice enough names but not favorites
Lucy-don't like Lucille or Lucinda and Lucia is pretty but I don't think I could pull off
Trudy-hate Gertrude

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Charlie-Charles is just ehh
Leo-don't like Leonard & can't pull off leonardo

I like Mio. It is used as a full name here, mainly for boys, but I would prefer it as a nn but I can't find a full name for it. Well, except from Damion, which i kinda lika though.

What about Benaiah?

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Just wanted to say that. I can't think of any nicknames I like where I don't like a full name for it.

What about Benedict or Benoit?

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Personally, I love Moe but really cannot stand Maurice/Morris etc.