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Help[Opinions] Re: Could you use a 4/5 syllable name without a nickname?
in reply to a message by Lily8
I think it is possible but at the end of the day it will become her decision. So when you choose the name you need to accept that there will always be the possibility of the nns being used so you need to weigh that possibility against your love for the name.
I know Elizabeths who just go by Elizabeth, I know a Victoria who always goes by Victoria and I know an Alexandra who always goes by Alexandra. So it is definitely possible but as they got older they decided they liked the full versions of their names better than the nicknames. I also know lots of people whose parents chose a full name and insisted no nicknames were used and then those kids decided to be known by a nickname as they got older. My cousin Katherine is a good example- she has just turned 15 and has always always ALWAYS been only Katherine and as soon as she got to high school she chose to go by Kat. My Aunt hates it but she has had to learn to deal with it. She says that if she had known her daughter would become a Kat, she would have never named her Katherine.
Also, I think you will have more problems keeping Augustina as Augustina than the rest. The other names are easily recognizable and come off the tongue easily. Augustina is different so people perceive it to be more of a mouthful IMO even if it is essentially no harder to say than Alexandria.
ETA: My general thinking behind all of this is that I would never pick a name with a common potential nn I hated. I love the name Alexandra, but I would probably choose for her to go by Alex or Xan around my house (even though I prefer the name in its full form). But I don't actually hate Lexie or Allie or Sasha etc. I wouldn't out and out choose to use them and I don't love them but I could totally deal with my kid going by one of them. On the other hand, I adore Isobel but not such a big fan of any nicknames of it- so it is relegated to mn
I know Elizabeths who just go by Elizabeth, I know a Victoria who always goes by Victoria and I know an Alexandra who always goes by Alexandra. So it is definitely possible but as they got older they decided they liked the full versions of their names better than the nicknames. I also know lots of people whose parents chose a full name and insisted no nicknames were used and then those kids decided to be known by a nickname as they got older. My cousin Katherine is a good example- she has just turned 15 and has always always ALWAYS been only Katherine and as soon as she got to high school she chose to go by Kat. My Aunt hates it but she has had to learn to deal with it. She says that if she had known her daughter would become a Kat, she would have never named her Katherine.
Also, I think you will have more problems keeping Augustina as Augustina than the rest. The other names are easily recognizable and come off the tongue easily. Augustina is different so people perceive it to be more of a mouthful IMO even if it is essentially no harder to say than Alexandria.
ETA: My general thinking behind all of this is that I would never pick a name with a common potential nn I hated. I love the name Alexandra, but I would probably choose for her to go by Alex or Xan around my house (even though I prefer the name in its full form). But I don't actually hate Lexie or Allie or Sasha etc. I wouldn't out and out choose to use them and I don't love them but I could totally deal with my kid going by one of them. On the other hand, I adore Isobel but not such a big fan of any nicknames of it- so it is relegated to mn
This message was edited 6/14/2009, 3:14 PM
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