Re: Nicknames As First Names?
in reply to a message by EsmeLily
I like Betsy, Jenny, Penny and Polly off the top of my head, but I'd always use Elizabeth, Jennifer, Penelope and, I suppose, Mary or Paula. If you have a full name, then that with a nn gives you two options - in the case of Elizabeth and Penelope, many more than two. But with a nn as your fn, you can't go around saying 'My name is Jenny; please call me Jennifer'.