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Help[Opinions] Re: nicknames
in reply to a message by emilylauren
I'm the same way with Elizabeth and Gabrielle, love the names and hate the nicknames.
I can say that you will most likely get a lot of people who call her Jo or Josie. Kids tend to make up nicknames, even if at home she goes by Josephine. I know a Gabrielle who's mom was reluctant to naming her such because she was afraid people would call her Gabby which was the last thing she wanted. Low and behold, everyone at school began calling her Gabby and some Gab. She's now known to family as Gabrielle, sometimes Gab, and most others Gabby.]
I think if you're willing to put up with it then go for it! Plus, I think that Josephine isn't as popular as Elizabeth or Gabrielle, so you shouldn't really have those problems. Some may shorten the name because they know others with that nickname. So bottom line, I think you can pull off naming her Josephine and people knowing her as Josephine, not Jo or Joey or Josie. My sister is Mikaela, one of the first ever in my opinion. She's not Mik or Miki, my mom will hang whoever calls her that by their underwear, not even kidding. My brother is Spencer though that gets shortened to Spence. I think if you prevent it as my mom did with my sister you shouldn't have a problem! Plus like I said it's not very common, either. Beautiful name.
I can say that you will most likely get a lot of people who call her Jo or Josie. Kids tend to make up nicknames, even if at home she goes by Josephine. I know a Gabrielle who's mom was reluctant to naming her such because she was afraid people would call her Gabby which was the last thing she wanted. Low and behold, everyone at school began calling her Gabby and some Gab. She's now known to family as Gabrielle, sometimes Gab, and most others Gabby.]
I think if you're willing to put up with it then go for it! Plus, I think that Josephine isn't as popular as Elizabeth or Gabrielle, so you shouldn't really have those problems. Some may shorten the name because they know others with that nickname. So bottom line, I think you can pull off naming her Josephine and people knowing her as Josephine, not Jo or Joey or Josie. My sister is Mikaela, one of the first ever in my opinion. She's not Mik or Miki, my mom will hang whoever calls her that by their underwear, not even kidding. My brother is Spencer though that gets shortened to Spence. I think if you prevent it as my mom did with my sister you shouldn't have a problem! Plus like I said it's not very common, either. Beautiful name.
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