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I think it's so fun how nicknames for your family members evolve. My favorite from your list is Lulubelle. It's totally cutesy, and I can see how your mother (I'm guessing) derived it from your middle name.

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My name is Shannon, so not much you can do with that. My mom calls me Shanny sometimes, which I've never been a huge fan of. I have some friends online who "call" me Shan, which I don't mind.

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My son's name is Benjamin (he's almost 3), and for the most part he's called Ben. But at some point awhile ago for a few months he always called himself Benji, and so that stuck for a bit. Some family members still mostly call him Benji. There was also a point when he was a baby that I ended up calling him BenBen a lot, but that seems too babyish for him now. He was also called Turnip before he was born and on occasion for the first year or so afterwards.

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Like I said, it's neat how nicknames come up. This is why I don't place too much emphasis and figuring out which nn I'd like to use if we ever have a daughter, who we plan to name Margaret. I figure something will just click.

This message was edited 4/29/2011, 11:51 AM