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Help[Opinions] Re: Nicknames as first names
in reply to a message by sambchop
I think you're confusing nicknames and variants. Margot is not a nickname, neither are Ada, Annika etc
I think they all work on their own except for: Kit, Annie, Angie, Lulu, Maggie.
I think they all work on their own except for: Kit, Annie, Angie, Lulu, Maggie.
This message was edited 9/13/2011, 2:35 PM
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Hmmm no, to me a short form isn't a nickname. A nickname is something like Abby for Abigail or Maddie for Madeline but nothing that isn't used as a nickname anymore and has a long history of a name on its own. It simply derived from that name.
I used to live in a country in which Annika was one of the most common names around. No one there ever used it as a short form of Anne or Anna. It may have derived from those names but always stood on its own. I would never say that Annika was a nickname.
I used to live in a country in which Annika was one of the most common names around. No one there ever used it as a short form of Anne or Anna. It may have derived from those names but always stood on its own. I would never say that Annika was a nickname.
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In that case it's a really fine line.
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