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HelpRe: My name is Patricia, it was my grandmother's name as well (m)
in reply to a message by Piccadilly
I don't like Patty, my sister's nickname, but I do like Trish and Tricia. My sister, in fact, tried in elementary school to change her nickname to Trish, but it just didn't take.
Funny how some nicknames just naturally get shortened in adulthood and some don't. My sister has never gone by Pat. My other sister's name is Pamela, and she was called Pammy in childhood. They were Patty and Pammy. As they reached puberty, Pammy just naturally was shortened to Pam, which is what everyone calls her now, but Patty stayed Patty. Both seem natural to me---Patty is a name which is fine for an adult woman, but Pammy isn't--but I'm not sure why!
Funny how some nicknames just naturally get shortened in adulthood and some don't. My sister has never gone by Pat. My other sister's name is Pamela, and she was called Pammy in childhood. They were Patty and Pammy. As they reached puberty, Pammy just naturally was shortened to Pam, which is what everyone calls her now, but Patty stayed Patty. Both seem natural to me---Patty is a name which is fine for an adult woman, but Pammy isn't--but I'm not sure why!
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