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I was thinking about nicknames for Ferdinand...
I don't like Ferdy. It sounds too much like Furby.
Fern sounds like a more natural shortening of Ferdinand to me than Fred does.
So, do you think Fern's too weird/ugly/dated/feminine, or do you think it could work?
I don't like Ferdy. It sounds too much like Furby.
Fern sounds like a more natural shortening of Ferdinand to me than Fred does.
So, do you think Fern's too weird/ugly/dated/feminine, or do you think it could work?
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Perfect - wonderful, yet subtle n/n
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Ferdinand "Fern"?! That is brill, I love it.
I guess you could also do Andy / Nandy / Nando / Dinny / Dino or something. But FERN, omg. I wouldn't change that. I mean, girls get to have boyish sounding nicknames all the time (Charlie, Alex, Sam, etc.), I think it'd be cool to see a boy's nickname with a slightly feminine bend. It's not like it's an extremely girly-sounding name to begin with, though. I think it could be pulled off pretty easily.
I guess you could also do Andy / Nandy / Nando / Dinny / Dino or something. But FERN, omg. I wouldn't change that. I mean, girls get to have boyish sounding nicknames all the time (Charlie, Alex, Sam, etc.), I think it'd be cool to see a boy's nickname with a slightly feminine bend. It's not like it's an extremely girly-sounding name to begin with, though. I think it could be pulled off pretty easily.
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I absolutely think it could work as a nickname for Ferdinand. Actually, I think it'd be rather handsome.
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Love it //
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agree .
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Fern for Ferdinand is a bit gutsy, but I think it works. After all, if Fern turns 4 or 5 and doesn't like it, he can just say so and change his nickname.
Other options;
Finn
Findy
Feddy
Andy
Other options;
Finn
Findy
Feddy
Andy
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No, it doesn't work. Ferdinand doesn't work all that well either, these days it's likely to only call to mind the image of a timid bull from a picture book.
Fred makes better sense as a nn for Ferdinand, or even Andy.
Fred makes better sense as a nn for Ferdinand, or even Andy.
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I know some men nick-named Fern;they are actually named Fernand. It's an accepted nick-name where I live, so, it works here!
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