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Help[Opinions] Re: Nickname Survey (girls)
in reply to a message by Crista
I dislike them as full names (nicknames that is, short forms like Kate and Eliza are nice. Just nothing cutesy) but otherwise they're fine. I really like some and really dislike others. I love the nickname Ari for a girl (full name would be Arielle or Ariella). I also like it for a boy (full name, I guess).
Elizabeth - no nickname. I love it in its full form. Prefer Elizabeth over Elisabeth. I know an Elisabeth who goes by Betty all of the time. Most of the others I know (they all spell it Elizabeth) go by Lizzie or Liz. If I absolutely had to use a nickname for it, I'd go with Liza (prefer it as a full name, though, as I see it more as a short form and not a real nickname). I also like Lily and Eliza but I prefer them on their own and I think Lily as a nn for Elizabeth is quite a stretch and I hate illogical nicknames.
Catherine - I'd mostly call her Catherine but she'd be Cathy occasionally.
Alexandra - ugh I hate that name. I hate the full name as much as all of its nicknames (I love Alexandria, though, and like most other Alex-names). Hmm I guess to avoid that ugly -andra sound at the end I'd call her Ali, pr. AH-lee most of the time.
Annabelle - Belle. But I'd call her by her full name and her nickname.
Margaret - Maggie. I have terrible associations with the name Margaret. Of course when I had a daughter named Margaret I'd think of her so I might be able to use it but right now I could only call her Maggie.
Ella - Ariella (but I'd rather nickname her Ari)
Bella - Annabella
Lily - Lilia
Emmy - Emmeline (EM-meh-line)
Allie - Alexandria
Josie - Josefina
Lexie - Alexandria...hate that nn though
Elizabeth - no nickname. I love it in its full form. Prefer Elizabeth over Elisabeth. I know an Elisabeth who goes by Betty all of the time. Most of the others I know (they all spell it Elizabeth) go by Lizzie or Liz. If I absolutely had to use a nickname for it, I'd go with Liza (prefer it as a full name, though, as I see it more as a short form and not a real nickname). I also like Lily and Eliza but I prefer them on their own and I think Lily as a nn for Elizabeth is quite a stretch and I hate illogical nicknames.
Catherine - I'd mostly call her Catherine but she'd be Cathy occasionally.
Alexandra - ugh I hate that name. I hate the full name as much as all of its nicknames (I love Alexandria, though, and like most other Alex-names). Hmm I guess to avoid that ugly -andra sound at the end I'd call her Ali, pr. AH-lee most of the time.
Annabelle - Belle. But I'd call her by her full name and her nickname.
Margaret - Maggie. I have terrible associations with the name Margaret. Of course when I had a daughter named Margaret I'd think of her so I might be able to use it but right now I could only call her Maggie.
Ella - Ariella (but I'd rather nickname her Ari)
Bella - Annabella
Lily - Lilia
Emmy - Emmeline (EM-meh-line)
Allie - Alexandria
Josie - Josefina
Lexie - Alexandria...hate that nn though
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