Madeleine - I don't like
Maddie at all. (In fact, I really don't like that it begins with "Mad," either.) Since
Maddie and
Mattie sound pretty much the same in my accent,
Mathilda is out, too.
Samuel,
Samantha, and
Samara - I really dislike "
Sam /
Sammy."
Victoria - I can't stand
Vicky. It's like Icky, but with a V in front of it.
Daniel /
Danielle - Don't like
Danny /
Dani.
Gabriella - I think it's a beautiful name, but I hate "
Gabby" with a passion. It's an epithet. That's why I'm actually partial to Briella, though I think I'm the only person on these boards who is.
Patricia /
Patrick - Don't like "
Pat."
ETA: I can't believe I forgot
Pamela. By itself it's okay, but
Pam... all I can think of is cooking spray! (And
Pam Anderson. In fact, she pretty much ruins
Pamela altogether.)
This message was edited 1/12/2013, 1:44 PM