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I think everyone would agree that it *can* work- I think the point is more that the child could always make their own choice to be known by that nickname once they're in school and then you don't have control over it and you end up with a kid going by a name that you hate. My cousin is a Patrick and only ever Patrick to the family but to all his friends from high school, he is Pat. Both of his parents hate the name Pat but they have no control over it.
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I think as long as you have another nickname lined up to give people an alternative, you have a better chance. For example, I like Alexandra but hate Lexi...if she is established early on as an Alexandra occasionally nicknamed Allie or Alex or something, I'd feel more confident in her never becoming a Lexi. If you go into it being 'She is Alexandra and that is all she will be', there is a much greater chance that it will get shortened to something you have no control over in high school (although it isn't inevitable).
I think as long as you have another nickname lined up to give people an alternative, you have a better chance. For example, I like Alexandra but hate Lexi...if she is established early on as an Alexandra occasionally nicknamed Allie or Alex or something, I'd feel more confident in her never becoming a Lexi. If you go into it being 'She is Alexandra and that is all she will be', there is a much greater chance that it will get shortened to something you have no control over in high school (although it isn't inevitable).
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