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I loooove Cecilia, but I can never use it, because Cece is inescapable, and I haaaate Cece. I worked at a daycare that had a Cecilia, and I found myself even using Cece myself, as everyone else did, because it was just that much simpler for quick communication. (Where is Cece's bottle, I'm changing Cece's diaper, etc)

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I think you can discourage people from using a nickname if you prefer the full name (I've known parents of a Joshua who would correct any instance of Josh) but you can never keep from hearing it entirely, much less stop it if your kid decides once their old enough to have their own opinions on their name that they'd like the nickname, actually. (In kindergarten where it's easier for all their friends to say, in high school where they think it sounds cooler...) So, if you just really hate a nickname... best not to risk it imo.

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