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Robert is a classic name that I just don't like. I don't like the "bert" ending. I do like the nickname Rob, but not the full name.
Every Robert I've ever known was called Bob. I've not known one that went by the full name. I don't think you'd have a problem avoiding Bob, though. I think that the full name, Robert, is perfectly doable.
But I do believe that a name should be avoided if you have an absolute loathing for and would have a big objection to any of its nicknames, because you can't always control what nickname a child will end up with when s\he is older, either because s\he wants that nickname or other people start using it and s\he doesn't object. My husband's parents decided he was going to be a Jamie and later on in life he became a Jim. My sister named her son Jaime (JAY-mee) rather than James because she didn't want him to ever be called Jim, and, much as I dislike Jamie as a full name and really don't get the Jaime spelling for it, I can see her reasoning.
Every Robert I've ever known was called Bob. I've not known one that went by the full name. I don't think you'd have a problem avoiding Bob, though. I think that the full name, Robert, is perfectly doable.
But I do believe that a name should be avoided if you have an absolute loathing for and would have a big objection to any of its nicknames, because you can't always control what nickname a child will end up with when s\he is older, either because s\he wants that nickname or other people start using it and s\he doesn't object. My husband's parents decided he was going to be a Jamie and later on in life he became a Jim. My sister named her son Jaime (JAY-mee) rather than James because she didn't want him to ever be called Jim, and, much as I dislike Jamie as a full name and really don't get the Jaime spelling for it, I can see her reasoning.
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I agree, but I think nicknames can never be avoided. Even Jaime could be called Jim by some. Or he could end up as 'Big Guy' or 'Buddy' or whatever other goofy nicknames are out there. I know an Ava who gets called Vava (really silly, I know) and I guess her parents didn't think that could happen. I also know a girl who is just Laney (no full name) and her friends started calling her Elaine because they thought it was funny (giving her an old lady's name).
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