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I am all for nicknames. I think they are great for just cutesy purposes, say, if you used Nell for Penelope. I call my daughter Nat for short of Natalie. I agree with you on the names-as-nns point, I dislike when a guy named John goes by Jack. Makes no sense to me. Also, I have had friends whose nicknames have, in ways, morphed over time to things that are a little strange, for instance, my friend Margaret now goes by Mango. All in all, I like nicknames.