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I can understand letting go of a name you love if you absolutely loathe the nickname. For example, I love the name Gabriella, but I have a profound and rather irrational hatred for the nickname Gabby. If I named my daughter Gabriella and it got shortened to Gabby, I don't think I could call her that without cringing. Yes, I could be a stickler and vehemently insist that everyone call her by her full name, but once she was old enough to express a preference, and especially when she started going to school and making friends, then it wouldn't be fair to try to dictate what other people were allowed to call her.

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I also have to disagree with the "If you like (insert nickname here) then just name them that." If you absolutely hate the full version, then sure, name them the nickname. But if the full name is something that you can stand, I think it's only fair to give the child that option.

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Sometimes I just feel like smacking people with the dictionary, just to see if they absorb any intelligence through osmosis.
-My friend Emma