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HelpRe: Nickname "Tex", real name...?
in reply to a message by Natla
I think that Rainbow Dash and Dorchadas' suggestions are both good. Honestly, I don't know if you even need the X in the real name to get Tex as a nickname - I could see a Tennyson called Tex, or something along those lines. I think I have a bit of a tendency toward unintuitive nicknames, though, so I might be the only one who thinks that that could work.
I think that putting Texas or Tex in the middle spot and then just calling him by that would work as well.
Interestingly, there were apparently 8 boys named Texas in the U.S. in 2010 and 9 named Tex.
Also, Tennessee Thomas from The Like was born in England with the first name of Tennessee, so there's some precedent for U.S. state names used as first names in the U.K.
I think that putting Texas or Tex in the middle spot and then just calling him by that would work as well.
Interestingly, there were apparently 8 boys named Texas in the U.S. in 2010 and 9 named Tex.
Also, Tennessee Thomas from The Like was born in England with the first name of Tennessee, so there's some precedent for U.S. state names used as first names in the U.K.
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I agree, Tex wouldn't sound out of place with a Te- name.
Glad to see there's a precedent for the state name thing. In fact, I think state names may even work better in the UK than it may in the US, in that over here people may just think "place name" rather than "particular state that child / parents must come from".
Now if I could just get my husband to got for Texas...(yeah, right!).
Glad to see there's a precedent for the state name thing. In fact, I think state names may even work better in the UK than it may in the US, in that over here people may just think "place name" rather than "particular state that child / parents must come from".
Now if I could just get my husband to got for Texas...(yeah, right!).
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