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HelpRe: Terrible nickname?
in reply to a message by Bex
If it's planned as a name that will definitely used to replace Daphne, then it's terrible IMO.
As an affectionate nick that just sticks to a person, and the person does not mind, it could work.
But in my culture at least, I think it's unfortunate when such nicknames stick SO well, that people end up using them professionally or with strangers. People who aren't familiar, just don't get it - they can't. It's sort of like being named Darling ... any endearment, whether it's teasingly derisive or whether it's sweetly affectionate, just doesn't work well for strangers to use. If I went to the doctor and the assistant introduced herself as Daffy, I wouldn't think: Aw, she is loved. I'd think: wha... you poor thing, that sounds so incompetent (even though I know it's a nick that probably was bestowed affectionately and became habitual).
- mirfak
As an affectionate nick that just sticks to a person, and the person does not mind, it could work.
But in my culture at least, I think it's unfortunate when such nicknames stick SO well, that people end up using them professionally or with strangers. People who aren't familiar, just don't get it - they can't. It's sort of like being named Darling ... any endearment, whether it's teasingly derisive or whether it's sweetly affectionate, just doesn't work well for strangers to use. If I went to the doctor and the assistant introduced herself as Daffy, I wouldn't think: Aw, she is loved. I'd think: wha... you poor thing, that sounds so incompetent (even though I know it's a nick that probably was bestowed affectionately and became habitual).
- mirfak
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