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in reply to a message by myth
My name is Jessica-Kate and I like that it easily lends itself to Jess, Jessie and Jessa. I introduce myself as Jess but I think of myself as Jessie, it's weird. I love the name Audrey and it's gorgeous as just Audrey, but I understand what you're saying. My sister's name is Bianca and it doesn't often get shortened, occasionally she gets called Anky by family and she used to babysit a girl who called her Ink but that's it.
As for naming my future children, I do think a lot about nicknames but some of my favourite names aren't very nicknamey, eg. August and Willow. It's a bonus if names have a nickname I like and would use but that has stopped being a major factor for me.
As for naming my future children, I do think a lot about nicknames but some of my favourite names aren't very nicknamey, eg. August and Willow. It's a bonus if names have a nickname I like and would use but that has stopped being a major factor for me.
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I really enjoy your name, offering so many possible variations: the name itself is beautiful, yet I love that hyphenation shifts the accent, yet not necessarily involve the practicalities of calling you by your full name, or that you must spell it or sign it thus. So in the real world, many folks would not even know that your name is hyphenated, unless otherwise informed. I do not think that it strange at all that you introduce yourself as Jess but think of yourself as another version. I use introduce different versions of my name depending on the social situation. Last year, when I dropped the middle "a" from the spelling of my name, I really considered hyphenating my first name to Barbra-Sue (Barbie-Sue)--and of course I'd keep my middle name, so now you've re-whet this consideration with another set of playful variations of informality.
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