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Help[Opinions] Re: Love the names, but not the nicknames
in reply to a message by Phebe
I like Jamie for James ... he could also be Jay. James doesn't really need a nickname, so I don't know that I'd worry a lot about it.
Andy for Andrew is unavoidable IMO - I rejected the name Andrew, for which I wanted nn Drew, for my son because of that. (I had recently worked with a really conceited professor named Andy so it annoyed the living hell out of me)
Joe, Eddie, Matt, Ben, Finn, Toby, Thad are probably unavoidable.
I know a Kendrick who is called Kendrick only.
Finley could be Finley too, but not if the guy actually preferred to be called Finn.
Penelope could very easily become Nell.
Adelaide could be Della or Dede, conceivably. I don't think Adele or Alice is very likely to work.
Abigail could be Gail.
Andy for Andrew is unavoidable IMO - I rejected the name Andrew, for which I wanted nn Drew, for my son because of that. (I had recently worked with a really conceited professor named Andy so it annoyed the living hell out of me)
Joe, Eddie, Matt, Ben, Finn, Toby, Thad are probably unavoidable.
I know a Kendrick who is called Kendrick only.
Finley could be Finley too, but not if the guy actually preferred to be called Finn.
Penelope could very easily become Nell.
Adelaide could be Della or Dede, conceivably. I don't think Adele or Alice is very likely to work.
Abigail could be Gail.
This message was edited 9/27/2012, 9:33 AM
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