Re: Love the name, not the nickname...
in reply to a message by Ophelia
I like:
Leticia, but not Tish (Miley Cyrus' mom Leticia go by this dumb NN)
William, but not Bill, Billy, or Liam (Will and Willy are fine)
Leonard, but not Leo (Leo is fine as a stand-alone name)
Amanda, but not Mandy
Jessica, but not Jess (Jessie is okay)
Caroline, but not Carrie
Richard, but I hate all the nicknames
Margaret, but not Peggy (Maggie is nice, and I can tolerate Meg)
Teresa, but I hate all the nicknames
Frances, but not Frankie (or worse, Franki, or still worse, Fanny), though I like Fran and Francie
Victoria, but not Tori (Vicky and Vickie are okay, but not Vicki or Vikki)
Veronica, but not Ronnie (or worse, Rikki)
Alexandra, but not Lexi (though I like Allie and Sandy)
Henry, but I hate all the nicknames
Thomas, but not Tommy or Thom (Tom is fine)
Susan, but not Sue (Susie is fine)
Josephine, but not Josie (though I do like Jo)
Leticia, but not Tish (Miley Cyrus' mom Leticia go by this dumb NN)
William, but not Bill, Billy, or Liam (Will and Willy are fine)
Leonard, but not Leo (Leo is fine as a stand-alone name)
Amanda, but not Mandy
Jessica, but not Jess (Jessie is okay)
Caroline, but not Carrie
Richard, but I hate all the nicknames
Margaret, but not Peggy (Maggie is nice, and I can tolerate Meg)
Teresa, but I hate all the nicknames
Frances, but not Frankie (or worse, Franki, or still worse, Fanny), though I like Fran and Francie
Victoria, but not Tori (Vicky and Vickie are okay, but not Vicki or Vikki)
Veronica, but not Ronnie (or worse, Rikki)
Alexandra, but not Lexi (though I like Allie and Sandy)
Henry, but I hate all the nicknames
Thomas, but not Tommy or Thom (Tom is fine)
Susan, but not Sue (Susie is fine)
Josephine, but not Josie (though I do like Jo)
This message was edited 9/29/2013, 2:30 PM