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I'm mad for Barnaby, so Barnabas gets to ride on his coattails into my heart. Barnabas has a quirky charm but still demands respect. That's a tough balancing act but he does it well.
Barney is certainly the obvious nn. If you truly hate it then I would reluctantly advise you to find another name. You can't control what your little Barnabas wants to be called when he's older.
But if you don't mind Barney that much and are willing to take a gamble, then I can see you using Barnabas and using a more creative nn like Barnaby, Arnie or, um, Bear, say. ;-)
Barney is certainly the obvious nn. If you truly hate it then I would reluctantly advise you to find another name. You can't control what your little Barnabas wants to be called when he's older.
But if you don't mind Barney that much and are willing to take a gamble, then I can see you using Barnabas and using a more creative nn like Barnaby, Arnie or, um, Bear, say. ;-)
This message was edited 11/15/2011, 1:43 PM
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I like Barnaby better, but Barnabas is nice as well. I do think Barney would be hard to avoid with both names. Other nickname options: Bas and Barnes, which I see have been mentioned, B or Abby, which I would use but probably make more sense for Barnaby.
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I fell in love with it at some point last year. It's so huggable and nice, but has a smart little edge to it. I'm sure I have some good combos, but of course I'm away from home and my computer! I'm sure a Barnabas would get Barney attempts, but they're not hard to squelch if you don't want it to be used (and I wouldn't).
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Does Bas rhyme with ass or ace?
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Hmm...when you put it like that, Bas doesn't seem like such a great nickname. I guess it would rhyme with ass. Unless you pronounce the A like the A in apple or America. I would probably go with that pronunciation, actually. Just to avoid the whole Bas-ass thing.
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Isn't the a in apple/America the same as in ass? Now I'm really confused. :) And, by the way, I wasn't saying is wasn't a good nickname...
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I think I'm confusing myself too. I just remembered an old discussion we had about Astrid and how Astrid wasn't pronounced like Ass-trid. Instead the A was pronounced like the A in apple/America. They do sound different in my head but when I say it out loud it's almost the same.
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Nn could be Abe, but it's a bit of a stretch.
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I love Barnaby, but for some inexplicable reason Barnabas just doesn't do it for me the way that Barnaby does. It makes absolutely no sense, but there it is. Barnabas isn't bad, though, and I would be happy to see a young Barnabas.
I think it would be very hard to avoid having it shortened to Barney (same with Barnaby), and I agree that I'm not especially fond of Barney. I'll be watching this thread to see if anyone can think of a good alternative nickname that could stave off Barney, because I've been trying and I haven't come up with one yet.
EDIT: What about Baz, like is sometimes used for Basil or Sebastian?
I think it would be very hard to avoid having it shortened to Barney (same with Barnaby), and I agree that I'm not especially fond of Barney. I'll be watching this thread to see if anyone can think of a good alternative nickname that could stave off Barney, because I've been trying and I haven't come up with one yet.
EDIT: What about Baz, like is sometimes used for Basil or Sebastian?
This message was edited 11/15/2011, 11:59 AM
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Hmmm
I'm on the fence. I do think Barnabas is fantastic!! But I find Barney repulsive. And it seems a little unavoidable, somehow. Unless you just use Barn or Barns, but those aren't that great either. I want to be convinced, so I'll be checking other responses to see if anyone else has a good solution. :)
I'm on the fence. I do think Barnabas is fantastic!! But I find Barney repulsive. And it seems a little unavoidable, somehow. Unless you just use Barn or Barns, but those aren't that great either. I want to be convinced, so I'll be checking other responses to see if anyone else has a good solution. :)
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