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Does anyone have any names that they love but they're ruined because people would call them a nickname that you hate?
For me, the main one is Minerva. I absolutely love it but I just know people would call her Minnie whether I liked it or not. Minerva is a beautiful, dignified name. Minnie is a cartoon mouse. So I've demoted it to middle name status. Another is Joshua. The full name is handsome and meaningful, but Josh just sounds like an airheaded jock who probably would have put gum on my locker if we went to school together.
Does anyone here have this struggle? Is there any way to insist that people not use a nickname for your child, or is it out of your hands?
For me, the main one is Minerva. I absolutely love it but I just know people would call her Minnie whether I liked it or not. Minerva is a beautiful, dignified name. Minnie is a cartoon mouse. So I've demoted it to middle name status. Another is Joshua. The full name is handsome and meaningful, but Josh just sounds like an airheaded jock who probably would have put gum on my locker if we went to school together.
Does anyone here have this struggle? Is there any way to insist that people not use a nickname for your child, or is it out of your hands?
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