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HelpRe: Can I use first and middle name? Nick name help!
in reply to a message by Woods
I think it's fine for her to be called both names but I would maybe start by calling her "Sophie Juliet" often enough that she learns that's her full name?
Honestly by the time she's old enough to understand that she has a first name and a middle name and that she could be called by either, she'll probably have her own preference already. You can prefer Juliet all you want but if she prefers Sophie that's what she'll be called. And if she prefers Juliet/Jules then the people who have been calling her Sophie will have to switch.
"Sophie Jules" or "Sophie Jule" sounds really cute as something you could call her for fun even if she usually just goes by one name.
Although if her full first name is Sofia and not Sophia, I think the short form should be Sofie and not Sophie...
ETA: Don't worry about the sister-in-law's baby. Lot of people have the same or similar names and they adapt. Maybe she'll be Jules most of the time but Juliet, Sophie, or Sophie-Jules when Jewel is around. Or maybe they'll be Big Jules and Little Jewel. Maybe she'll do it like in school and be "Jules [last initial]" . Maybe she'll get some other nickname like Juju, S.J., or Soph. Lots of people have names or nicknames that they only use when someone else in the situation has the same name.
Honestly by the time she's old enough to understand that she has a first name and a middle name and that she could be called by either, she'll probably have her own preference already. You can prefer Juliet all you want but if she prefers Sophie that's what she'll be called. And if she prefers Juliet/Jules then the people who have been calling her Sophie will have to switch.
"Sophie Jules" or "Sophie Jule" sounds really cute as something you could call her for fun even if she usually just goes by one name.
Although if her full first name is Sofia and not Sophia, I think the short form should be Sofie and not Sophie...
ETA: Don't worry about the sister-in-law's baby. Lot of people have the same or similar names and they adapt. Maybe she'll be Jules most of the time but Juliet, Sophie, or Sophie-Jules when Jewel is around. Or maybe they'll be Big Jules and Little Jewel. Maybe she'll do it like in school and be "Jules [last initial]" . Maybe she'll get some other nickname like Juju, S.J., or Soph. Lots of people have names or nicknames that they only use when someone else in the situation has the same name.
This message was edited 4/5/2024, 10:51 AM
