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in reply to a message by Barbra
It's always fascinating to me how names can evolve into other forms of the names or even nns.
Your friend named Bobbie reminds me of my dh's aunt. She died three years into our marriage. I called her Bobbie because everyone else did. It wasn't until her funeral that I realized her name was Barbara and I was the only in-law who called her Bobbie.
As for me, I had some rather silly nns growing up that were terms of endearment so I tolerated them for what they were. Those kinds of nns can be as special as yours apparently were. Still, I would have hated for anyone outside my family to call me those, lol.
Speaking of family nns, my dh (James) had very blond hair as a young toddler/pre-schooler so he was called Casper (after Casper the Friendly Ghost). He couldn't pronounce Casper. It came out like Gassy so he was then called Gassy which is pretty horrible, isn't it? Even at family reunions, he's still called Gassy!
I agree with you that nns smack more of being a preference/term of endearment and less of being pretentious.
"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." -- Martin Luther King, Jr.
Your friend named Bobbie reminds me of my dh's aunt. She died three years into our marriage. I called her Bobbie because everyone else did. It wasn't until her funeral that I realized her name was Barbara and I was the only in-law who called her Bobbie.
As for me, I had some rather silly nns growing up that were terms of endearment so I tolerated them for what they were. Those kinds of nns can be as special as yours apparently were. Still, I would have hated for anyone outside my family to call me those, lol.
Speaking of family nns, my dh (James) had very blond hair as a young toddler/pre-schooler so he was called Casper (after Casper the Friendly Ghost). He couldn't pronounce Casper. It came out like Gassy so he was then called Gassy which is pretty horrible, isn't it? Even at family reunions, he's still called Gassy!
I agree with you that nns smack more of being a preference/term of endearment and less of being pretentious.
"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." -- Martin Luther King, Jr.
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