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HelpRe: Thoughts? Non-traditional nickname for Francis.
in reply to a message by C. Magdalena
I at once thought of Ciska, but after reading properly I think you meant Francis for a boy?
It isn't too big a jump from Francis to Finn. I mean, if a person can be Bessie short for Elizabeth, then why not Finn for Francis? I've met someone who was called just Finn though... at least, I think he was. His brother was Mark.
You could also maybe call him Francis Finn -lastname- and then if he's asked why he gets called Finn, he can say "it's my middle name" instead of "it's short for Francis" which might make some people be like, ".... really?"
Just thoughts :)
It isn't too big a jump from Francis to Finn. I mean, if a person can be Bessie short for Elizabeth, then why not Finn for Francis? I've met someone who was called just Finn though... at least, I think he was. His brother was Mark.
You could also maybe call him Francis Finn -lastname- and then if he's asked why he gets called Finn, he can say "it's my middle name" instead of "it's short for Francis" which might make some people be like, ".... really?"
Just thoughts :)
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I was going to say ... Ciska? But just now (nearly an hour alter) realized you probably meant Ciska as something short for Franciska? I've never met anybody in real life named Finn, but have seen quite a few people either with the name or who have children named Finn.
I was looking at Finn being more of a nickname for childhood/school and he would have the choice on what he'd rather be called once he became older. I just couldn't see calling a three month old Francis all the time. I'd start feeling like a Boston Brahmin!
I was hoping others didn't see it as too far of a jump, I once met someone with the nickname Frank for Frederick. Also there's nicknames out there like Bill for William and Bob for Robert even though they have similar sounds where did the B's come from, right? Or even Dick for Richard so I don't see how Finn for Francis is too bad. I just wanted to see what others thought.
Thank you so much for your input, also Francis Finn is adorable but I'm not a big fan of alliterative and I know it might be seen even worse by people I know than the nickname situation (not that I really care, but since I'm not head over heels with it I know it probably wouldn't work.) Great suggestion though! :P
I was looking at Finn being more of a nickname for childhood/school and he would have the choice on what he'd rather be called once he became older. I just couldn't see calling a three month old Francis all the time. I'd start feeling like a Boston Brahmin!
I was hoping others didn't see it as too far of a jump, I once met someone with the nickname Frank for Frederick. Also there's nicknames out there like Bill for William and Bob for Robert even though they have similar sounds where did the B's come from, right? Or even Dick for Richard so I don't see how Finn for Francis is too bad. I just wanted to see what others thought.
Thank you so much for your input, also Francis Finn is adorable but I'm not a big fan of alliterative and I know it might be seen even worse by people I know than the nickname situation (not that I really care, but since I'm not head over heels with it I know it probably wouldn't work.) Great suggestion though! :P
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I have a friend whose 1 year old is named Francis, so I can totally picture calling a baby by that name! He's a cute one too.
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Well.. not really Franciska, just a girl Frances. When I was growing up, a lot of nicknames for girls were -ka.
Dominique -> Mika
Marianne -> Anka
Francis -> Ciska
But only for girls, so ^_^
Okay, so it's no-good for alliteration. That's okay. I don't think Finn for Frances is odd at all really, though I suspect some people might. You make good points about William -> Bill.
Of course in the end it's your choice but it's good to get an idea of what might happen :)
Dominique -> Mika
Marianne -> Anka
Francis -> Ciska
But only for girls, so ^_^
Okay, so it's no-good for alliteration. That's okay. I don't think Finn for Frances is odd at all really, though I suspect some people might. You make good points about William -> Bill.
Of course in the end it's your choice but it's good to get an idea of what might happen :)
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