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Help[Opinions] Re: Trying way too hard . . .
in reply to a message by Mum
I'm just saying that in the public's concious, Nikki is already firmly cemented as a NN for Nicole. You could still use the NIK sound, I think; I'd just spell it a different way to help remove the Nicole connotation.
I knew a girl named Michaelina NN Mici (prn Mickey), so the Nici spelling was my first suggestion. Nicci would work, too.
I knew a girl named Michaelina NN Mici (prn Mickey), so the Nici spelling was my first suggestion. Nicci would work, too.
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Not to sound clumsy and desperate, but I just don't like it spelled Nici/Nicci. It doesn't look right to me. I dislike the name Nicole, I love the nn Nikki, and Monica happens to be another name with a NICK sound in it. Screw the public's concious, it's not going to make a difference if it's spelled Nicci or Nici or Nicki or Nikkey, they'll probably think of it as a nn for Nicole anyways. So I might as well spell it the way I want.
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Just name the girl Nikki then since you care more about the NN than the full name.
Edited to add this would be why my original post used the words clumsy and desperate -- when parents just have to use a NN and come up with something that makes everyone scratch their heads and go, huh? as a full name. I've heard of parents who felt Amy wasn't substantial enough on its own, so they wanted to use Amygdala just so they could call her Amy. Just use Amy or Nikki then and spare the rest of us. A NN should flow from a full name, not the other way around. (Or from an endearing trait unrelated to the name, etc., but not a full name from a NN.)
Edited to add this would be why my original post used the words clumsy and desperate -- when parents just have to use a NN and come up with something that makes everyone scratch their heads and go, huh? as a full name. I've heard of parents who felt Amy wasn't substantial enough on its own, so they wanted to use Amygdala just so they could call her Amy. Just use Amy or Nikki then and spare the rest of us. A NN should flow from a full name, not the other way around. (Or from an endearing trait unrelated to the name, etc., but not a full name from a NN.)
This message was edited 1/20/2007, 8:40 PM
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Well, I'd like her to have a real name as a backup incase she dislikes having just a nn or so she has a proffesional sounding name for when she's an adult.
I still love the name Monica and would call her by her real name once in a while too.
Thanks for your input.
Edit: Comparing Monica/Nikki to Amygdala/Amy is totally unessecary, it doesn't help you prove a point. You make it sound like having Nikki for a nn for Monica is totally crazy, which it isn't, and other people have agreed.
I still love the name Monica and would call her by her real name once in a while too.
Thanks for your input.
Edit: Comparing Monica/Nikki to Amygdala/Amy is totally unessecary, it doesn't help you prove a point. You make it sound like having Nikki for a nn for Monica is totally crazy, which it isn't, and other people have agreed.
This message was edited 1/20/2007, 8:41 PM
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Just saying that it was a case I'd heard of that employed the same reasoning -- we like this NN but need a full name for it. Sure, Monica is heaps and heaps better than Amygdala, but it was more to illustrate the reasoning than the names.
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It's more then just wanting a full name for a nn though (though that's part of it), I just really adore the name Monica, too.
This message was edited 1/20/2007, 8:45 PM
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Not to be involved in your debate but I do understand what Cora is saying. Nikki to me also is a nn for Nicole. And she makes a good point. HOWEVER, its only up to you. Your the one who has to like the name no one else. I think Monica is a beautiful name and if you want to nn her Nikki by all means your entiled to do so. Its not that horrible of a thing. Not that it is the same thing or anything but nn's can come from all different places other than the actual first name. My family calls me all kind of nn's that aren't derived from my first name. I also know alot of people who have nn's that are based on their middle names. So Nikki could work as a nn if you want it that way. Everyone is entiled to their own opinions. And everyone has different tastes in names. I don't think Monica needs a nn. But if you love the nn Nikki that much I guess it could work.
Good luck with your naming :)
Good luck with your naming :)
This message was edited 1/20/2007, 8:55 PM
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