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HelpNicknames as full names?
What do you all think of giving your kids nicknames as full names? For example, I am in love with the name Charlie for a boy, but people might think it's short for Charles, which I don't like at all. And I'm not talking about nicknames that are already commonly used as first names, like Jack or Kate.
My favorites are:
Boys
Alec
Cal
Cam
Charlie
Frankie
Geordie
Gil
Kit
Girls
Allie
Emmy
Evie
My favorites are:
Boys
Alec
Cal
Cam
Charlie
Frankie
Geordie
Gil
Kit
Girls
Allie
Emmy
Evie
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I have nothing against nick namey names but when it comes to naming my own children I prefer to use names you can't shorted or names that aren't nick namey, my name is Cassie but its not short for anything and I am constantly correcting people coz they call me Cassandra!? I like Evie from your list (short for Evelyn or Genevieve) but I would prefer to use the full name coz then people would always ask "is that short for something?" and believe me, it gets annoying.
Cassie Anne (not Cassandra!)
Fiance to Grant Stephen
Mum to Hayley Anne :)
D.O.B: 8th October, 2004
Cassie Anne (not Cassandra!)
Fiance to Grant Stephen
Mum to Hayley Anne :)
D.O.B: 8th October, 2004
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I hate nicknames as full names. They're cutesy and childish and won't suit someone over five. Can you imagine a Doctor Emmy or Judge Frankie?
Even if you never, ever use the full name, it's better to put it on the birth certificate in case the kid wants to have a serious sounding name when he grows up.
Even if you never, ever use the full name, it's better to put it on the birth certificate in case the kid wants to have a serious sounding name when he grows up.
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Ditto!
My cousin has a little girl, Abbie. The name on her birth certificate is Abigail, but I've only ever heard her called that maybe three times since she was born (she's 3 now). It's just so that she has the choice when she grows up, and isn't forced to use a 'cutesy' nickname for her entire life.
As for Charlie, though, I think this is now becoming one of those names that is quite acceptable as a stand-alone name, like Jack or Kate, in the UK at least. I think most people would be more surprised to meet 'Charlie- it's short for Charles' than they would to meet 'Charlie- it's short for Charlie-George.'
My cousin has a little girl, Abbie. The name on her birth certificate is Abigail, but I've only ever heard her called that maybe three times since she was born (she's 3 now). It's just so that she has the choice when she grows up, and isn't forced to use a 'cutesy' nickname for her entire life.
As for Charlie, though, I think this is now becoming one of those names that is quite acceptable as a stand-alone name, like Jack or Kate, in the UK at least. I think most people would be more surprised to meet 'Charlie- it's short for Charles' than they would to meet 'Charlie- it's short for Charlie-George.'
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It's not something that I would do, personally. I would prefer to give them a more formal name that they can fall back on when they get older, if they grow out of their nickname or just don't like it anymore. But, I guess my logic is a little flawed, as children can end up disliking their name no matter how long or formal it is!
Still, I personally prefer full names to nicknames, as formal names.
Still, I personally prefer full names to nicknames, as formal names.
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I have mixed emotions on this one.
I guess it's okay to do, but people will definately do that with popular nn. My friend's bf is named Ted. I still wonder why his parents didn't name him Edward or Theodore.
But then again, if you're only going to call the person by their nn, why not use the nn as the name? Of course, when kids grow up, they don't always continue with their nn's because they seem childish and unprofessional (although I guess nn's are acceptable to most people in the work place - myself included). Little Evie may wish one day she could go by Evelyn and may do it anyway.
My favorite is Midge, but I'd definately use it as a nn for Margaret - my nana's name. I also like Frank or Frankie for a girl rather than Francis/Frances!
*laurel*
I guess it's okay to do, but people will definately do that with popular nn. My friend's bf is named Ted. I still wonder why his parents didn't name him Edward or Theodore.
But then again, if you're only going to call the person by their nn, why not use the nn as the name? Of course, when kids grow up, they don't always continue with their nn's because they seem childish and unprofessional (although I guess nn's are acceptable to most people in the work place - myself included). Little Evie may wish one day she could go by Evelyn and may do it anyway.
My favorite is Midge, but I'd definately use it as a nn for Margaret - my nana's name. I also like Frank or Frankie for a girl rather than Francis/Frances!
*laurel*
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