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Victoria's Secret is a store.
How many people named Victoria go by Victoria ALL the time?
How many people named Victoria go by Victoria ALL the time?
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My daughter is named Victoria and one of the reasons I gave her Torrie as a nickname at birth was because I felt that people just don't want to say the full name Victoria all the time, and I thought that they would just shorten it to Vicky, and I preferred Torrie.
I've known two other Victorias in my life and both went by Vicky.
I understand from Sofia's post that nicknames are not necessarily inevitable in other cultures, but I do think that in American culture, certain names almost make a nickname inevitable, and Victoria is one of them. Apparently Bernadette does not go by one, but I think that's the exception to the rule. I don't know that I would call it laziness, it's just part of our culture.
I feel that a Persephone in American culture would almost invariably get a nickname.
I've known two other Victorias in my life and both went by Vicky.
I understand from Sofia's post that nicknames are not necessarily inevitable in other cultures, but I do think that in American culture, certain names almost make a nickname inevitable, and Victoria is one of them. Apparently Bernadette does not go by one, but I think that's the exception to the rule. I don't know that I would call it laziness, it's just part of our culture.
I feel that a Persephone in American culture would almost invariably get a nickname.
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Every one I've ever met
But, then I'm not a native English speaker (and I agree with 1066, they do tend to be 'lazy' with longer names) and as in many other languages/cultures, it's not a problem to say Victoria, Magdalena, Leonarda, Nikolina, etc. (or Marisol, Guadalupe, Juan Carlos, etc. in Spanish), to just name a few. I've met many people with these names and they were called by their full names (except in one case, where the girl hated Nikolina and went by Nika).
But then we'd never take a grown up called Dickie or Ricky seriously (When our current president was elected he switched from his nn Stipe to his full name Stjepan, and that's how he's addressed by the people who meet him. That's why I find it funny, that American president was Bill, when he had a much more dignified name William).
So, yes, there are actually people out there who go by their given names and people don't just randomly choose nn for them just because their name is too long (try studying German and trust me after some of their nouns, all these names will seem short,lol).
But, then I'm not a native English speaker (and I agree with 1066, they do tend to be 'lazy' with longer names) and as in many other languages/cultures, it's not a problem to say Victoria, Magdalena, Leonarda, Nikolina, etc. (or Marisol, Guadalupe, Juan Carlos, etc. in Spanish), to just name a few. I've met many people with these names and they were called by their full names (except in one case, where the girl hated Nikolina and went by Nika).
But then we'd never take a grown up called Dickie or Ricky seriously (When our current president was elected he switched from his nn Stipe to his full name Stjepan, and that's how he's addressed by the people who meet him. That's why I find it funny, that American president was Bill, when he had a much more dignified name William).
So, yes, there are actually people out there who go by their given names and people don't just randomly choose nn for them just because their name is too long (try studying German and trust me after some of their nouns, all these names will seem short,lol).
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But why give the respect of saying a full name to a store and not a person?
Like I said, I do not mind nicknames. They can be cute and a way of showing endearment. However, it bothers me so much when people claim a name is "too long" or "a real mouthful." I just find it really hard to believe that a name that takes less than a second to say is just toooooo long. Like I said, it's like claiming y-o-u is too much effort.
Like I said, I do not mind nicknames. They can be cute and a way of showing endearment. However, it bothers me so much when people claim a name is "too long" or "a real mouthful." I just find it really hard to believe that a name that takes less than a second to say is just toooooo long. Like I said, it's like claiming y-o-u is too much effort.
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She does. :/
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