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Help[Opinions] Re: Sally - and some question regarding nickname names
in reply to a message by Lily
I've been thinking about it, and I've actually never known a Sally who wasn't "just Sally." Same with Penny, although that surprises me less since Penny spent decades being more popular than Penelope.
I think Sam, Jessie, Sally, Penny, and Max all work on their own. I no longer buy into the idea that there's anything wrong with a nickname name, as long as the name meets my criteria. For a nickname name to work for me, it has to have a long, well-established history of use on its own (like Annie, Sally, Penny, Jessie, Max, Molly) and/or not be babyish (like Sam, Bram, Drew, Mira, Cole, Elle, Della, Anya).
I simply will not put a name I don't love on a birth certificate, so this is an unproblematic naming issue for me. If there's a longer form I love, like Jessamine or Jessica for Jessie, I'll use it. If there isn't, I'll go with the nickname name. Any Sam of mine, for example, would just be Sam.
I think Sam, Jessie, Sally, Penny, and Max all work on their own. I no longer buy into the idea that there's anything wrong with a nickname name, as long as the name meets my criteria. For a nickname name to work for me, it has to have a long, well-established history of use on its own (like Annie, Sally, Penny, Jessie, Max, Molly) and/or not be babyish (like Sam, Bram, Drew, Mira, Cole, Elle, Della, Anya).
I simply will not put a name I don't love on a birth certificate, so this is an unproblematic naming issue for me. If there's a longer form I love, like Jessamine or Jessica for Jessie, I'll use it. If there isn't, I'll go with the nickname name. Any Sam of mine, for example, would just be Sam.
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