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HelpRe: Full name and nickname
in reply to a message by MissJ.
Dani for Danica/Danielle - I don't especially like Dani, as I think it's more of a boys name. It does work as a nickname for those.
Eve for Eva/Evangeline - Love Eve and Eva. I think both work as separate names and don't need a full version. I wouldn't use Eve as a nickname for Eva since Eva is so short, it doesn't really need a nickname. Eve or Eva both make nice nicknames for Evangeline.
Penny for Penelope - Love it.
Em for Emma - This is my name, and I always go by Em, but I definitely prefer to have a longer version to use for official things, at work and such.
Usually I prefer to see a full name used with a nickname, rather than just a nickname on it's own. However there are some which don't sound so nicknamey and can work alone. Your example of Tessa, for example, works alone without the full name Teresa. I usually think that very short nicknames (e.g. Em) or nicknames which end in "y" or "ie" require a full name.
The worst nickname-as-fullname which I've seen is Hel. Not short for Helen, just Hel.
Eve for Eva/Evangeline - Love Eve and Eva. I think both work as separate names and don't need a full version. I wouldn't use Eve as a nickname for Eva since Eva is so short, it doesn't really need a nickname. Eve or Eva both make nice nicknames for Evangeline.
Penny for Penelope - Love it.
Em for Emma - This is my name, and I always go by Em, but I definitely prefer to have a longer version to use for official things, at work and such.
Usually I prefer to see a full name used with a nickname, rather than just a nickname on it's own. However there are some which don't sound so nicknamey and can work alone. Your example of Tessa, for example, works alone without the full name Teresa. I usually think that very short nicknames (e.g. Em) or nicknames which end in "y" or "ie" require a full name.
The worst nickname-as-fullname which I've seen is Hel. Not short for Helen, just Hel.
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