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I really hate them. I really, really, really hate nicknames as given names. And I really hate the way that some public figures, such as Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, and Joe Biden, essentially abandon their true names and use their nicknames professionally. Hate. Nicknames came about to differentiate between individuals, back when there was a much smaller pool of names. And later, are often used because the full name is too cumbersome to say frequently. They are not true names. They don't have a full etymology. They shouldn't be on a birth certificate. Every child deserves a full name.