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I agree, many of them seem to be trying way too hard. The literary-ish ones in particular. It just seems artificial, if you can figure that there exist nicknames that would be more familiar to the parents - so they must have read them somewhere and decided, consciously, to be different, even while choosing a safe "standard" full name.

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I had a Kit in my elementary school, and I'm pretty sure that was his full name. I always thought it was sort of "country" because of Kit Carson. But I can see how it could be hipster, on a rich little New England boy, haha.

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Some that would induce a groan in me if I saw them on little kids:

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Bess
Chaz
Dot
Patsy
Pip
Posy
Flick
Noll
Wally
Ike
Jep
Flossie

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This reminds me, I was checked out at the store today by a man whose nametag said "Augie." I wanted to ask if he was Augusto or what. But I didn't.