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in reply to a message by Violet
I think it will be very difficult unless you move or change schools or something. I know people who started going by their middle names but they did so when they started high school/elementary school or moved. So they just introduced themselves by the new name and because most people and teachers called them that their old friends got used to it as well.
I think a small change is possible all of the time, for example I had a girl from Russia in my class named Ekaterina. She wanted to just be called Katarina because the extra syllable annoyed her so she asked people to call her that and it worked well. But that was when we graduated elementary school and even though we knew most people in junior high already there were a few new students which made things easier.
I also think it's harder to go by a nickname that derives from the last syllable of your name than by one that derives from the first syllable. I think people are a lot more willing to call a girl named Emily 'Em' or 'Emmie' than 'Lee'. I remember wanting to use the nickname Penny and considered Penelope and Aspen. People though Penelope nn Penny worked well but when I asked about Aspen they didn't even get where Penny came from even thought both names have the Pen part in it.
Dani and Elle do not sound very similar so I'm not sure whether it will work but I think you should try. Just tell your friends and family, always introduce yourself as Elle and see how it works.
I think a small change is possible all of the time, for example I had a girl from Russia in my class named Ekaterina. She wanted to just be called Katarina because the extra syllable annoyed her so she asked people to call her that and it worked well. But that was when we graduated elementary school and even though we knew most people in junior high already there were a few new students which made things easier.
I also think it's harder to go by a nickname that derives from the last syllable of your name than by one that derives from the first syllable. I think people are a lot more willing to call a girl named Emily 'Em' or 'Emmie' than 'Lee'. I remember wanting to use the nickname Penny and considered Penelope and Aspen. People though Penelope nn Penny worked well but when I asked about Aspen they didn't even get where Penny came from even thought both names have the Pen part in it.
Dani and Elle do not sound very similar so I'm not sure whether it will work but I think you should try. Just tell your friends and family, always introduce yourself as Elle and see how it works.
This message was edited 3/29/2012, 7:32 PM
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