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Help[Opinions] Re: Do you like using nicknames?
in reply to a message by Lily8
1. Do you have a nickname? Do you use nicknames for your kids? What are they? I don't have a nickname because there isn't one for my name (Shannon). But my son's name is Benjamin, and we call him Ben. And my husband, Nicholas, goes by Nick.
2. Do you like your nickname or does it annoy you when people call you Nicky though you prefer to go by Nicole (random example)? NA :P
3. Is it important to you that the name you give your child has a nice nickname or do you prefer no nickname names? I prefer nicknames because I was always a bit jealous of the kids who had nicknames for their names since I never did.
4. Or are you scared that people might call your kid a nickname you dislike (e.g. you love Alexandria but are worried she'll become Alex)? No, it doesn't matter to me. My family is always like, "Do you call him Ben? Can I call him Ben?" Even if we didn't call him Ben, I wouldn't really care. Sometimes my family calls him Benji too.
5. What do you think of nickname names as full names, e.g. Alfie, Sam, Joey, Jake, Jack, Billie, Janie, Katie, Kate? Does it depend on the name e.g. Kate is ok on its own, so is Jack but Katie and Joey are too cutesy? I think nicknames that have been established as full names are generally okay (such as Molly, Jack, Sally, Colin, Alison), but otherwise I dislike them (like Sam, Bobby, Tom, Maggie, Ellie).
2. Do you like your nickname or does it annoy you when people call you Nicky though you prefer to go by Nicole (random example)? NA :P
3. Is it important to you that the name you give your child has a nice nickname or do you prefer no nickname names? I prefer nicknames because I was always a bit jealous of the kids who had nicknames for their names since I never did.
4. Or are you scared that people might call your kid a nickname you dislike (e.g. you love Alexandria but are worried she'll become Alex)? No, it doesn't matter to me. My family is always like, "Do you call him Ben? Can I call him Ben?" Even if we didn't call him Ben, I wouldn't really care. Sometimes my family calls him Benji too.
5. What do you think of nickname names as full names, e.g. Alfie, Sam, Joey, Jake, Jack, Billie, Janie, Katie, Kate? Does it depend on the name e.g. Kate is ok on its own, so is Jack but Katie and Joey are too cutesy? I think nicknames that have been established as full names are generally okay (such as Molly, Jack, Sally, Colin, Alison), but otherwise I dislike them (like Sam, Bobby, Tom, Maggie, Ellie).
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