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HelpRe: Am I the only one who likes nicknames?
in reply to a message by Ozma
I like nicknames! I just don't like them as given names. One of my favorite things about names is that they can have nicknames. A full name I like with an occasional nickname I like is about as good as it gets, name-wise. It's like bargain naming -- two for the price of one, haha. I am definitely not of the camp that thinks "If you're going to call her Kate, why not just name her Kate?" To me it's an opportunity to use two names I like -- Kate and Katherine.
I really like Theo by itself. I have yet to find a full name for it that I like as much as I like Theo. However, I wouldn't use a nickname alone, nor would I use a full name whose common nickname I didn't like (I love Matthew but hate Matt, for example).
I really like Theo by itself. I have yet to find a full name for it that I like as much as I like Theo. However, I wouldn't use a nickname alone, nor would I use a full name whose common nickname I didn't like (I love Matthew but hate Matt, for example).
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I like some names that were originally just used as nicknames, but it depends on the name. Some I still think sound just like a nickname. I think it has to do with if the name has a "serious" enough tone to be used as a full name in its own right. Some people don't care about this, but I personally like a name that (whether it's short, long, orginially a nickname, or a standard full name) sounds like a serious name. (and by serious I don't mean boring, but that you could picture it on an adult without thinking that they sounded childish, or do the "judge test" on the name.)
Some "nicknames" I like for full names are: Nell, Tess (Tessa sounds too much like a nickname to me), Leo, West, Jack, Nina (which isn't just a nickname, but can be one, so it counts), Nora (ditto), Ash, Kate, Abby/Abbey, Lia, Mia, Lily, (Lucy I don't like, but I think it works as a full name), Elle, Gray/Grey and I'm sure there are a lot that I can't think of right now!
Others that I still can't see as "full" names: Katie, Ally/Allie, probably most with an "ee" sound at the end, actually.
Some "nicknames" I like for full names are: Nell, Tess (Tessa sounds too much like a nickname to me), Leo, West, Jack, Nina (which isn't just a nickname, but can be one, so it counts), Nora (ditto), Ash, Kate, Abby/Abbey, Lia, Mia, Lily, (Lucy I don't like, but I think it works as a full name), Elle, Gray/Grey and I'm sure there are a lot that I can't think of right now!
Others that I still can't see as "full" names: Katie, Ally/Allie, probably most with an "ee" sound at the end, actually.
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ditto!
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