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HelpNames that feel incomplete to you
Are there any names that just feel incomplete to you, despite being used as a full name? When I hear these it’s almost like my brain wonders what the name is short for, despite not being short for anything at times.
I think of:
Avi
Ava
Sid
Alanna
Sky
Cam
Bea/Bee
Dee
Essie
Fia / Gia / Nia / Pia
May
Coy
Kent
Lane
Any more that give this impression to you?
I think of:
Avi
Ava
Sid
Alanna
Sky
Cam
Bea/Bee
Dee
Essie
Fia / Gia / Nia / Pia
May
Coy
Kent
Lane
Any more that give this impression to you?
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Agreed. Lu and Mani I have always been surprised to see as a standalone name.
Yeah, lots of names that end in i feel truncated to me. Lori, Mari, Cori, Kai, even classics like Levi, Eli, and Naomi. Short names that end in vowels can sometimes feel too brief as well - Nora, Luca, Sara, Nova, Niko. Even Eva feels interrupted to me.
Also names that sound like (or are) diminutives, but bestowed as full names - Su, Randy, Jamie, etc.
Very short sounds seem incomplete or bereft somehow: Vee, Finn, Jett, Dee, Kay, Jay, Bay, Mae, Ian, stuff like that.
I also can't get used to the more straightforward Spanish spellings of names - Camila, Ana, Violeta, Cloe, Isabela, Tomas ... They all feel half-finished to me!
Also names that sound like (or are) diminutives, but bestowed as full names - Su, Randy, Jamie, etc.
Very short sounds seem incomplete or bereft somehow: Vee, Finn, Jett, Dee, Kay, Jay, Bay, Mae, Ian, stuff like that.
I also can't get used to the more straightforward Spanish spellings of names - Camila, Ana, Violeta, Cloe, Isabela, Tomas ... They all feel half-finished to me!
Those very short names are making a comeback and it almost drives me crazy. I have a cousin with a son named Finn and I want to call him Finnegan or Findlay.
Kylie is one that I hadn’t thought about but it does read like a nickname. I also don’t think it ages well. A middle aged woman named Kylie just seems funny.
Elle, Ella, Leo
Evi is the common form of the name where I live but I always feel like I'm missing the E at the end.
It's odd really bc don't have that feeling with Levi (and they rhyme in my language).
I also once met a man named Bé (BAY, literally the sound of the letter B.). I assumed it was a nickname when I heard it, but it wasn't.
I don't have a problem per se with nicknamey names, I honestly think it's weirder to name your child "Christopher" if you have no intention to ever call him that and only ever use "Chris".
Ann also feels incomplete to me. The double N at the end makes me sort of wait for the ending E that isn't there.
It's odd really bc don't have that feeling with Levi (and they rhyme in my language).
I also once met a man named Bé (BAY, literally the sound of the letter B.). I assumed it was a nickname when I heard it, but it wasn't.
I don't have a problem per se with nicknamey names, I honestly think it's weirder to name your child "Christopher" if you have no intention to ever call him that and only ever use "Chris".
Ann also feels incomplete to me. The double N at the end makes me sort of wait for the ending E that isn't there.
This message was edited 3/4/2025, 6:52 AM
My brother has the same opinion about naming a child something and then ONLY using a nickname. His wife is expecting and they plan to name their child Luke, not Lucas, because of this little rule he has.
Ella, Ellie
Theo, Thea
Etta
Ina, Inna
Kate, Katie
Freddie
Jake
Ray, Rae
Ria
Kobe
Kia
Leni
Alex is a name that's currently more popular in my country than Alexandr and Alexander. It does feel trendy and incomplete to me. I always wish Alex was a nickname, but it's usually the full name nowadays.
I also prefer Max as a nickname for something longer.
Theo, Thea
Etta
Ina, Inna
Kate, Katie
Freddie
Jake
Ray, Rae
Ria
Kobe
Kia
Leni
Alex is a name that's currently more popular in my country than Alexandr and Alexander. It does feel trendy and incomplete to me. I always wish Alex was a nickname, but it's usually the full name nowadays.
I also prefer Max as a nickname for something longer.
This message was edited 3/4/2025, 6:25 AM