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I personally like nicknames... In fact when choosing our kids' names we keep in mind the nickname possibilities. It is going to be natural for kids at school to nickname your kid so why not keep that in mind while choosing the name? My Jason is called Jay, Nathan is Nate and Braden is Brady they go by both forms. We are currently in the hunt for our 4th child's name and cool nickname is a consideration when picking. You don't want a kid to have a name that ends up having a vulgar nickname like I knew an Aspen in school the kids made fun of her bad and called her "blank." It was awful. It also depends on siblings too I notice, if a sibling cannot pronounce a particular name, what ever comes out instead sometimes sticks. Like my name is Christie, my sister could not pronounce it correctly so I have been Kissy my entire life. Nicknames I guess are a choice I suppose; my best friend hates them... It is funny though her name is Marie and ever since my first baby started speaking he has called her Aunt Ree Ree now all my children call her that...lol She doesn't seem to mind one bit..lol