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Help[Opinions] Sally - and some question regarding nickname names
I can't get this name out of my head right now. What do you think of Sally? Too cutesy?
Anything it could be short for? I like Sarah nn Sally which is weird because it doesn't make much sense and I generally strongly dislike nicknames that don't make sense unless they have a really long history and are well known such as Margaret nn Maggie and Katherine nn Kate.
I don't know if Sarah nn Sally is established enough to work, I think most people might not know that Sally is a nickname for Sarah whereas most people know that Maggie is a nickname for Margaret. I also don't really feel comfortable using the overused Sarah which I like but not nearly enough to ever call my daughter by it, so she'd definitely always be Sally. I do like Sarah, but I like Sally much more so Sarah would never be used. I like Sara even better but it's my cousin's name and Sarah nn Sally has some history whereas Sara nn Sally seems even more far fetched.
I always seem to have this problem with nickname names, but I guess what it comes down to is that I'd rather use a cutesy name on the birth certificate than one I don't really like and that I would never use anyway. Also there's the danger of my child going by the full name later on even though I don't really care for it all that much (I do care for Sarah, but not for Samuel or Jessice, see below).
On the other hand I wonder if it's selfish to not give a child a more serious name. Well, I guess many names in the top 100 aren't that serious. Also one of her middle names would be Elise and the other most likely Jane (both honoring) or Sinead (Irish for Jane) so she'd have something to use if she didn't like a nickname name.
I just can't seem to make up my mind on nickname names.
Others I like:
Sam - dislike Samuel and can't warm up to Samson
Jessie - dislike Jessica and can't warm up to Jessa, Jessamine or Jessamy etc
Do Sam, Jessie and Sally work as full names in your opinion? Why or why not? What about Penny and Max?
Do you have the same problem with any of your favorites? I'd like to hear your opinions on this.
Anything it could be short for? I like Sarah nn Sally which is weird because it doesn't make much sense and I generally strongly dislike nicknames that don't make sense unless they have a really long history and are well known such as Margaret nn Maggie and Katherine nn Kate.
I don't know if Sarah nn Sally is established enough to work, I think most people might not know that Sally is a nickname for Sarah whereas most people know that Maggie is a nickname for Margaret. I also don't really feel comfortable using the overused Sarah which I like but not nearly enough to ever call my daughter by it, so she'd definitely always be Sally. I do like Sarah, but I like Sally much more so Sarah would never be used. I like Sara even better but it's my cousin's name and Sarah nn Sally has some history whereas Sara nn Sally seems even more far fetched.
I always seem to have this problem with nickname names, but I guess what it comes down to is that I'd rather use a cutesy name on the birth certificate than one I don't really like and that I would never use anyway. Also there's the danger of my child going by the full name later on even though I don't really care for it all that much (I do care for Sarah, but not for Samuel or Jessice, see below).
On the other hand I wonder if it's selfish to not give a child a more serious name. Well, I guess many names in the top 100 aren't that serious. Also one of her middle names would be Elise and the other most likely Jane (both honoring) or Sinead (Irish for Jane) so she'd have something to use if she didn't like a nickname name.
I just can't seem to make up my mind on nickname names.
Others I like:
Sam - dislike Samuel and can't warm up to Samson
Jessie - dislike Jessica and can't warm up to Jessa, Jessamine or Jessamy etc
Do Sam, Jessie and Sally work as full names in your opinion? Why or why not? What about Penny and Max?
Do you have the same problem with any of your favorites? I'd like to hear your opinions on this.
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