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[Opinions] Re: hmmm
I know that Violet isn't a nn for Viola. Did I say anything like that ? I think not.The only thing I was saying is that it's weird (in my opinion) to call someone named Violet Viola. Violet and Viola are both full names so I just think it doesn't make sense. If you want to call her Viola name her Viola if you want to call her Violet name her Violet.
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I'm kind of unsure......we understand the same thing under the term "nickname". If I undrestand correctly, to you it is something a person is getting called all the time. I find it more... well, something you don't call a person constantly. I agree it would be disgusting (though I have seen similar situations in real life) to call Violet all the time Viola, but I can easily imagine someone calling Violet Viola from time to time. Those names have completely different auras, and in romantic-shakespearian mood I'd propably use Viola instead of Violet.
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Hmm I don't care if it is used sometimes or all the time I still think that you should decide what you want to call your child and name her that if the nickname is a full name in its own right (not something cutesy or incomplete like Steph or Lulu). But I guess you could call a Violet Viola if you wanted to. It's just my opinion and I wouldn't use Viola as a nickname. Maybe that's because I'm not a big nickname person anyway...
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