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[Opinions] Re: Pamela
Ahhh I hate Deb :P Somehow I always like the sweet nn ending in an ee sound, but not the really short one. I like Pammy, but not Pam. Debbie, not Deb. Jennifer, not Jen. But usually I just prefer the full name anyway (Elizabeth etc).Oh and I think Deb sounds really unattractive like the name of an old spinster, while Deborah sounds biblical and Debbie makes me think of a little girl. There's also young Disney star named either Debby or Debbie.
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ic... y and ie nns for MOST (not all) fuller names sound EXTREMELY childish to me and I'm not a fan of them in most cases... Thus, calling adults Katie or Susie instead of either Kathleen (or other variation) or Susanna (or other version) ore even just Kate or Sue feels strange to me (Same with Billy or Bobby on men, though Billi or Bobbi on women don't bother me so much since the shorter versions would be confusing)... like I'm talking down to them or something even though I'm not... I usually prefer full names anyway. The exceptions to the ie nn thing for me tend to be certain nns where they're cross-gender nns that could be used on either gender... like Dani, Frankie, Bobbi, Robbi, Cori, Billi, Stevie (this one partially because it's a refreshing change from Stephanie), or Toni... the ones where you can't very well shorten it to its simplest form and still sound at all feminine. I like Ricki too, but it stands as a name on its own. The only spelling I can stand for Deborah's short form is Debi... and even that I have an aversion to. Otherwise, the nicknames like Joey, Kimmy, Susie, Lenny, Chrissy, Jenny, Davy, Becky, Johnny, etc. just sound like someone's trying to hold onto their childhood still when they're 30 or 50 and it strikes me as odd. Thus, unless the name is a full name in its own right and not just people being lazy and not using a/the full name, I'd have an aversion to that.
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Oh I agree, I'd never call my 30 year old daughter Pammy. Not Pam either, just Pamela. Pammy would be a childhood nickname for the early years. Or could be an affectionate nickname used from time to time.I also have a nickname the ends in an ee sound, but it's only used every once in a while by close friends. I always introduce myself with my full name.
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