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HelpRe: Names you like but hate the nicknames?
in reply to a message by Evie.
My most glaring one is Frederick. The full form is sooooo haaaandsome, but all the nicknames I can come up with are really dull and not nearly as charming as Frederick. Fred? Freddie? Rick? Bleh. I guess it's for the better, though, because I know a guy whose middle name is Frederick, and he's the most unpleasant person I've ever had the privilege of knowing, to the point where when I'm writing I always seem to end up comparing him to Mephistopheles.
I have a similar issue with Friedrich - the full form is so lovely, but Fritz just has an annoying sound. It sounds like electrical sparks, and if something's on the fritz it means it's not working. Also, I can easily picture Friedrich as a human, but I have a harder time with Fritz. To me, Fritz = Schnauzer.
Natalia is another one. Natasha and Talia just strike me as annoying.
Heinrich - all the diminutives sound like hiney, like your rear end, and Harro is just weird.
Ulrike - love this name, but I think Ulli is ugly. Sometimes I toy with the idea of Ute or Uta as a NN, but their lack of relation to each other puts me off.
I have a similar issue with Friedrich - the full form is so lovely, but Fritz just has an annoying sound. It sounds like electrical sparks, and if something's on the fritz it means it's not working. Also, I can easily picture Friedrich as a human, but I have a harder time with Fritz. To me, Fritz = Schnauzer.
Natalia is another one. Natasha and Talia just strike me as annoying.
Heinrich - all the diminutives sound like hiney, like your rear end, and Harro is just weird.
Ulrike - love this name, but I think Ulli is ugly. Sometimes I toy with the idea of Ute or Uta as a NN, but their lack of relation to each other puts me off.
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