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Help[Opinions] I'm a Chris, thankyou . . .
in reply to a message by lady murasaki
Why, may I ask, should a nickname that is simply a chopped-off shortening of the real name, be only legitimate for a male, not for a female?
Alex | andra and Chris | tine are JUST as legitimate as Alex | ander and Chris | topher etc. Nowhere does it say that those shortenings have to be male. That's YOUR perception. And are you not aware that some 'girly' nicknames are masculine? Christy is a common nickname for Christopher in some places, not to mention Mickey for Michael, Nicky for Nicholas and Vinnie for Vincent.
Most nicknames are legitimately unisex, and most people realise that they have to be a little careful with unisex names until they've worked out the gender of the person involved. It's got nothing to do with sexuality or to do with hiding your gender. It's just the way our English-language naming system works.
Alex | andra and Chris | tine are JUST as legitimate as Alex | ander and Chris | topher etc. Nowhere does it say that those shortenings have to be male. That's YOUR perception. And are you not aware that some 'girly' nicknames are masculine? Christy is a common nickname for Christopher in some places, not to mention Mickey for Michael, Nicky for Nicholas and Vinnie for Vincent.
Most nicknames are legitimately unisex, and most people realise that they have to be a little careful with unisex names until they've worked out the gender of the person involved. It's got nothing to do with sexuality or to do with hiding your gender. It's just the way our English-language naming system works.
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