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HelpRe: Would you still use a name if you hated all the nicknames?
in reply to a message by coldplayer9
People do tend to always assume that Madison / Madeline will inevitably become Maddie but I can tell you from experience I have NEVER gone by a nickname (except for Mads on a few occasions but only ever by my friends in informal situations). My aunts use to call me Maddie as a sort of term of endearment but they are the ONLY ones allowed to do so. So I don't think it's necessary to rule them out entirely but some may be more of a struggle than others
Seraphina is the one I'd think you have the most trouble with... mostly because it's 4 syllables and is just asking to be shorted to Sera.
Catherine, Madeline, Caroline and Gabrielle would be fairly easy to do without a NN I think.
Samantha, Jacqueline, Genevieve, and Nicolette (have you considered Colette as a NN for this one?) may be a bit tougher but still doable with enough diligence.
I'd still do it if I REALLY loved a name but I'd still be concerned about my child WANTING to go by a nickname I disliked
Seraphina is the one I'd think you have the most trouble with... mostly because it's 4 syllables and is just asking to be shorted to Sera.
Catherine, Madeline, Caroline and Gabrielle would be fairly easy to do without a NN I think.
Samantha, Jacqueline, Genevieve, and Nicolette (have you considered Colette as a NN for this one?) may be a bit tougher but still doable with enough diligence.
I'd still do it if I REALLY loved a name but I'd still be concerned about my child WANTING to go by a nickname I disliked
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I don't like Colette as a nickname because I think it's a name in itself. It's not really a nickname, just a different name. Also, the part I love most about it is the Nic part lol. I'd be okay with her going by Nic, just not Nikki.
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