Re: Names and nicknames
in reply to a message by misabi
Adelaide - I agree, this one is really ruined by Addie.
Audrey - doesn't need a nickname, so not a problem! I've never encountered Audreys going by nicknames.
Balthazar - hm, I think that anyone who likes Balthazar would be open to various short forms. None of them would be too conventional or baggagey. ?
Charlotte - no need for a nickname!
Efraim - no need for a nickname
Esther - no need for a nickname
Felicity - ew. yeah.
Florence - yeah, I agree this is ruined
Frances - agree. I feel even more so about Francis (m).
Helen - no need for a nick.
Helena - yeah, I guess if you say it heh-LEN-a and don't like Lena.
Louisa - I'm no fan of Lou either
Sebastian - Bastian's really not that bad. I can't see anyone using anything else in real life. The Sebastians I've known go by Sebastian. It's not longer or more difficult than Adrian, which pretty much never gets nicknamed either.
Mine:
Conrad, Constance - I really don't like Connie.
Demetria - I like Deitra and Metra but nobody does that, they say Demmy / Demi, ugh.
Marcella
Priscilla
Woodrow
Francis
Victoria (I like Vicky but not Tori)
Edward
Callista
Names I only like the nicknames for, not the full names:
Marc
Penny
Peggy
Max
Charlie
Tom
Carrie / Cari etc
Carly
Gwen - Gwenyth and Gwendolen are okay, but not that great.
Jay
Jackie f
- mirfak
Audrey - doesn't need a nickname, so not a problem! I've never encountered Audreys going by nicknames.
Balthazar - hm, I think that anyone who likes Balthazar would be open to various short forms. None of them would be too conventional or baggagey. ?
Charlotte - no need for a nickname!
Efraim - no need for a nickname
Esther - no need for a nickname
Felicity - ew. yeah.
Florence - yeah, I agree this is ruined
Frances - agree. I feel even more so about Francis (m).
Helen - no need for a nick.
Helena - yeah, I guess if you say it heh-LEN-a and don't like Lena.
Louisa - I'm no fan of Lou either
Sebastian - Bastian's really not that bad. I can't see anyone using anything else in real life. The Sebastians I've known go by Sebastian. It's not longer or more difficult than Adrian, which pretty much never gets nicknamed either.
Mine:
Conrad, Constance - I really don't like Connie.
Demetria - I like Deitra and Metra but nobody does that, they say Demmy / Demi, ugh.
Marcella
Priscilla
Woodrow
Francis
Victoria (I like Vicky but not Tori)
Edward
Callista
Names I only like the nicknames for, not the full names:
Marc
Penny
Peggy
Max
Charlie
Tom
Carrie / Cari etc
Carly
Gwen - Gwenyth and Gwendolen are okay, but not that great.
Jay
Jackie f
- mirfak
This message was edited 12/6/2016, 1:23 AM
Replies
Conrad, Constance - agree. Con, Connie. Nope.
Demetria - Demi is bad, I agree.
Marcella - Marcy! YeAH, nope.
Priscilla - PRISSY! Definitely ruined. But I DO like Priscilla.
Woodrow - Woody. Any name that suggests a boner is ruined. It's a shame because Woodrow is quite nice.
Edward - Ned? Or he could just go by Edward.
Callista - I like Callista! But you're right, the nns ruin it.
Demetria - Demi is bad, I agree.
Marcella - Marcy! YeAH, nope.
Priscilla - PRISSY! Definitely ruined. But I DO like Priscilla.
Woodrow - Woody. Any name that suggests a boner is ruined. It's a shame because Woodrow is quite nice.
Edward - Ned? Or he could just go by Edward.
Callista - I like Callista! But you're right, the nns ruin it.