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HelpRe: Would you still use a name if you hated all the nicknames?
in reply to a message by beethoven
I really dislike when parents (or even the people themselves) mandate that other people MUST call them a full name and never a shortened version
Why? If I've named my child Nicholas I've named him Nicholas and not Nick. Why is it okey to rename someone just because you can't say a three syllable name instead of a one syllable name? I've never been called by any nickname (outside of home) and it confuses me when people call me by a nickname because that's not me/my name. I would never automatically shorten a name because, yes it is disrespectful.
Anyway, I do my best to never call anyone by a nickname so I guess I'm no better than you. :)
Why? If I've named my child Nicholas I've named him Nicholas and not Nick. Why is it okey to rename someone just because you can't say a three syllable name instead of a one syllable name? I've never been called by any nickname (outside of home) and it confuses me when people call me by a nickname because that's not me/my name. I would never automatically shorten a name because, yes it is disrespectful.
Anyway, I do my best to never call anyone by a nickname so I guess I'm no better than you. :)
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I guess I just think the autonomy of the individual is highly overvalued. To me nicknames are a valuable form of social surrender. I'd totally call your kid Nick. Unless I really liked him and he cried when I called him that.
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If the child is too young to decide for himself, I'd call him Nicolas because that's what his parents call him. However, if he is old enough to introduce himself as Nick, not Nicolas, I'd call him Nick.
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