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HelpRe: nicknames as given names?
in reply to a message by Vulcan-rebel
What bothers me is when they sound like very familiar forms to me, that refer to the full name but sound diminutive. Then they sound childish.
Eliza isn't really a familiar form. It doesn't sound like Elizabeth. It has a separate personality; it's a form, not a nickname. So that's ok.
Brielle isn't really that familiar seeming either. It's an abbreviation, but it seems kind of artificial because the natural shortening would be Gabi... so to me this is flimsy, but it's alright as a full name. Gabi wouldn't be.
Benji is a childish familiar form IMO. But, he can go by Ben, so meh. I just don't see what's the reason for not naming him Benjamin and calling him Benji... it's just sort of yucky to me. Benji's that sloppy looking little dog from the 1970s movie, to me. Kenji is much cooler.
Nicks that I think are okay as full names
Sally, Eliza, Tessa, Robin, Drew, Max, Jill, Jay, Sherry, Shelly, Terry, Kirsty, Christa, Jack, Bella, Nora, Molly, Elise, Mark, Margot, Gretchen, Nina, Gina, Carly, Leo, Luke, Alexa, Mila, Dee, Lena, Lana, Ada, Heidi, Klaus
On the fence about these used as full names:
Josie, Carrie, Eli, Ray, Penny, Tom, Brad, Jake, Kate, Lou, Nico, Frank, Callie, Beth, Val, Rita, Kit, Gail, Lola, Nola, Dante, Sandra, Sasha, Hank
Not in favor of names such as these as full names - they just seem too casual and lightweight on their own, like you can't address the person in a really formal way if you need to:
Ellie, Allie, Matt, Andy, Jim, Ollie, Alfie (UGH), Rick, Nick, Liam, Bill, Charlie, Dave, Doug, Izzy, Iggy, Chris, Vicki, Tori, Ginny, Theo, Maggie, Katie, Bree, Tammy, Cindy, Mike, Becky, Sue, Nell, Liz, Lexie, Gabe, Maddy, Tim, Edie, Pete, Josh, Joe, Ben, Link, Xander, Annie, Al, Albie, Milly, Rod, Bo
- mirfak
Eliza isn't really a familiar form. It doesn't sound like Elizabeth. It has a separate personality; it's a form, not a nickname. So that's ok.
Brielle isn't really that familiar seeming either. It's an abbreviation, but it seems kind of artificial because the natural shortening would be Gabi... so to me this is flimsy, but it's alright as a full name. Gabi wouldn't be.
Benji is a childish familiar form IMO. But, he can go by Ben, so meh. I just don't see what's the reason for not naming him Benjamin and calling him Benji... it's just sort of yucky to me. Benji's that sloppy looking little dog from the 1970s movie, to me. Kenji is much cooler.
Nicks that I think are okay as full names
Sally, Eliza, Tessa, Robin, Drew, Max, Jill, Jay, Sherry, Shelly, Terry, Kirsty, Christa, Jack, Bella, Nora, Molly, Elise, Mark, Margot, Gretchen, Nina, Gina, Carly, Leo, Luke, Alexa, Mila, Dee, Lena, Lana, Ada, Heidi, Klaus
On the fence about these used as full names:
Josie, Carrie, Eli, Ray, Penny, Tom, Brad, Jake, Kate, Lou, Nico, Frank, Callie, Beth, Val, Rita, Kit, Gail, Lola, Nola, Dante, Sandra, Sasha, Hank
Not in favor of names such as these as full names - they just seem too casual and lightweight on their own, like you can't address the person in a really formal way if you need to:
Ellie, Allie, Matt, Andy, Jim, Ollie, Alfie (UGH), Rick, Nick, Liam, Bill, Charlie, Dave, Doug, Izzy, Iggy, Chris, Vicki, Tori, Ginny, Theo, Maggie, Katie, Bree, Tammy, Cindy, Mike, Becky, Sue, Nell, Liz, Lexie, Gabe, Maddy, Tim, Edie, Pete, Josh, Joe, Ben, Link, Xander, Annie, Al, Albie, Milly, Rod, Bo
- mirfak
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