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in reply to a message by Ciarda85
I think it's fine for the parents to plan the nns the like, but obviously their schoolfriends (and the child himself) are going to have more say when it comes to nns.
Basically, I never plan nns rigidly (Sasha for Alexander / Alexandria is the only one of my 500+ favourites that comes with a nn built-in).
I often use my dad as an example. His parents named him David, and never called him anything but David; his sisters called him Dave but other than that it was just David. Then, at age about 12, he went on a school trip to Spain. For fun, he and his friends gave a mock-Spanish twist to their names, and he changed his to Divianos (div-YAN-oss). This was shortened to Ianos (YAN-oss), and it stuck. He literally forgets his name is David, and virtually no one ever uses it in official documents. What kind of a link to David and Ianos have?! His parents could never have predicted that!!
Anyway, I've gone off on a tangent. I like Joss, Bren and Nica :-)
Basically, I never plan nns rigidly (Sasha for Alexander / Alexandria is the only one of my 500+ favourites that comes with a nn built-in).
I often use my dad as an example. His parents named him David, and never called him anything but David; his sisters called him Dave but other than that it was just David. Then, at age about 12, he went on a school trip to Spain. For fun, he and his friends gave a mock-Spanish twist to their names, and he changed his to Divianos (div-YAN-oss). This was shortened to Ianos (YAN-oss), and it stuck. He literally forgets his name is David, and virtually no one ever uses it in official documents. What kind of a link to David and Ianos have?! His parents could never have predicted that!!
Anyway, I've gone off on a tangent. I like Joss, Bren and Nica :-)
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