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I like Ambrose, but it seems too “formal” for a little kid so I was hoping a nickname would soften it. What do you think would be some good nicknames?
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I don't think Ambrose is too formal for a kid. One of my students this year's younger brother is named Ambrose (sibset: Gerard (10) and Ambrose (8)). I feel like it's one of those names that seems too formal, but works out just fine.
I don't know that I have any good nickname suggestions. I'd probably stay away from Rose/Rosie or Amber. Maybe Amb? Amby? Brose?
I don't know that I have any good nickname suggestions. I'd probably stay away from Rose/Rosie or Amber. Maybe Amb? Amby? Brose?
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Unlike most, I would dare say, of the people here, I once knew a man named Ambrose. He was my father's business accountant when I was a teenager.
And he was called Amby. Never Ambrose, always Amby. This seems so intuitive to me that I'm surprised nobody has mentioned it.
And he was called Amby. Never Ambrose, always Amby. This seems so intuitive to me that I'm surprised nobody has mentioned it.
This message was edited 5/14/2018, 10:32 AM
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I kind of like it.
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Bro, naturally.
Bruh!
I don't like Ambrose and this is pretty much why.
But I can totally picture an adult man Ambrose choosing to go by Rose / Rosie, or by Bro, and pulling it off coolly.
Wouldn't want to impose that on a small child, but as he gets older something like that'd probably happen.
Bruh!
I don't like Ambrose and this is pretty much why.
But I can totally picture an adult man Ambrose choosing to go by Rose / Rosie, or by Bro, and pulling it off coolly.
Wouldn't want to impose that on a small child, but as he gets older something like that'd probably happen.
This message was edited 5/14/2018, 10:16 AM
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I currently work with a child (age 4) named Ambrose. He doesn’t use any nicknames and it hasn’t ever seemed too formal. He’s not a serious kid either, makes silly faces all the time and loves to climb anything and everything. I think I may have heard his mom call him ‘Am’ once.
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I like most of these and want to preempt the criticism about them being too feminine. It’s considered perfectly acceptable for girls to have masculine nicknames— Antonia/Toni, Thomasina/Tommi, and Andrea/Andy to name a few. So with that considered, why can’t there be a man named Ambrose nn Amber or Rose or even Amy?
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w/part's of Millie's April 21 Antonia doesn't have to be Toni
...Yes - that is just it. I've never known an Ambrose--not of either gender, but who is to say what nicknames or short-names Ambrose may have been called or which he may or may not have liked at whatever points during his/her life?
Apocopation, omission of the final syllable(s) or other 'final' parts of a word, is natural to speech. It is also "normal" to soften a name into a common - or even more common form--and it is often done with intentions of affection.
I wrote last April - on Millie's "Antonia doesn't have to be Toni".
It is not a "big-deal" to shorten names, especially when this occurs during a conversation. I despise the name "Barb" - yet I don't mind at all if someone in the midst of a conversation with another person (perhaps at work or something) says "Barb already took care of that, so why don't you take care of (whatever)". I would not find any disrespect in such a scenario. No-one needs to stop a train of thought to flatter my personal preference. I am not that important - and honestly, I wouldn't want that much attention. To me, it would be a notion of peculiar vanity, or mere pettiness, to hold such an intricate detail as worthy of address. Half of the people named Barbara like to be called Barb - Samantha or Samuel, Sam; William, Will, Willy, Bill or Billy. Using other forms of a name is also normal and natural.
...Yes - that is just it. I've never known an Ambrose--not of either gender, but who is to say what nicknames or short-names Ambrose may have been called or which he may or may not have liked at whatever points during his/her life?
Apocopation, omission of the final syllable(s) or other 'final' parts of a word, is natural to speech. It is also "normal" to soften a name into a common - or even more common form--and it is often done with intentions of affection.
I wrote last April - on Millie's "Antonia doesn't have to be Toni".
It is not a "big-deal" to shorten names, especially when this occurs during a conversation. I despise the name "Barb" - yet I don't mind at all if someone in the midst of a conversation with another person (perhaps at work or something) says "Barb already took care of that, so why don't you take care of (whatever)". I would not find any disrespect in such a scenario. No-one needs to stop a train of thought to flatter my personal preference. I am not that important - and honestly, I wouldn't want that much attention. To me, it would be a notion of peculiar vanity, or mere pettiness, to hold such an intricate detail as worthy of address. Half of the people named Barbara like to be called Barb - Samantha or Samuel, Sam; William, Will, Willy, Bill or Billy. Using other forms of a name is also normal and natural.
This message was edited 5/16/2018, 1:24 AM
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I hate masculine nicknames on girls, so at least I'm consistent.
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My first association of a "masculine nickname" on a lady happened to be a catechism teacher by the nickname of Mike. She had long blond hair - she seemed to bear every connotation of a beautiful lady. I was quite young at the time so I am uncertain whether that were her formal name or not.
After that - Charlie - which I've also learned to understand for Charlene - and honestly - I love both Charlene & Charlie (Charley).
After that - Charlie - which I've also learned to understand for Charlene - and honestly - I love both Charlene & Charlie (Charley).
This message was edited 5/16/2018, 2:23 AM
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I also love Ambrose & have come across the same problem... the only nn I can think of that I would use is Rose. But honestly, I don’t think it absolutely needs a nn. People will get used to Ambrose on a kid and eventually won’t think of it as sounding too formal and will just associate it with the child. I totally get the desire for a nn, but don’t let the lack of one put you off from using the name if you really love it.
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I love Ambrose too, and I was facing the same dilemma with nickname options. Brose was the only one I could think of that I liked. It might be a stretch, but maybe Ro?
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