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I think it's very difficult to have a four syllable name and not use a nickname. Not impossible, but difficult. People just naturally do not want to say a huge mouthful every time they utter a name. They just naturally want to shorten it. I think that someone with a four syllable name who wanted no nickname would have to be constantly asking people not to use the nickname.

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I named my daughter Victoria, and I was so sure that it would be a constant, not-worth-it effort to avoid a nickname, that I opted for Torrie rather than Vicky. I don't hate Vicky, but I preferred Torrie, which I find very cute and spunky. A girl named Victoria nicknamed Torrie has both a beautiful, classic, elegant name, AND a cute, spunky, modern-sounding name. The best of both worlds.