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in reply to a message by TH1031
Other than the suggestions in the responses previous to mine, a potential nickname that came to mind immediately was Ned. I think it is strong and endearing, and works well as a diminutive for many, many names.
Nat is also possible, though it isn't my personal favorite. Other ones that are a bit less direct, but perhaps usable, are Ash, Kit, Moe, Oz, Ozzie, Ray, and Vin.
- Francesca
Nat is also possible, though it isn't my personal favorite. Other ones that are a bit less direct, but perhaps usable, are Ash, Kit, Moe, Oz, Ozzie, Ray, and Vin.
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Where are you getting those NNs from? How does Ash or Vin or even Oz/Oziie work for Ronan? I guess I can see where Moe and Kit could be unrelated pet names but the others make no sense to me
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I said that they were less direct. Nicknames don't always have to make sense, in my opinion; there could be the faintest of relation to a legal name, or none at all. I looked at Ronan, and wrote down the nicknames that immediately came to mind -- even though several of them were dramatic stretches. Ash came from the second syllable of Ronan. Vin, also, from the second "-nan" syllable. Oz and Ozzie are both playful to me, and are casual enough to be included, from my perspective; or as "unrelated pet names," as you called Moe and Kit. Ray is a step from the first half of "Ro-," seen with a different stress.
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I guess I just feel like if you're going to go with a "less direct" nickname is has to come out naturally from the bestower, not from a 2nd or 3rd party. I can see how Ozzie may be casual enough to use like "Buddy" but I'm just having a really hard time seeing how Ash and Vin correlate at all- especially is they are supposedly pulled from the same part of the name, because they have absolutely no sounds in common to my ear. That said I think Rin / Ren could work beautifully.
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