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[Opinions] Re: Nicknames for Oliver
by Mireio (Anna21)
9/10/2020, 10:33 AM
in reply to a message by Martha
Most Olivers I know shorten it to Oli / Olly / Ollie, but a friend of a friend goes by Ov. There’s also Noll.
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- Martha (CarolineCarolina)   +4
9/10/2020, 11:22 AM
Ov is kind of cute. My sister is annoying me insisting that my baby will have a nickname because we're nicknamey people. I'd like to just call him Oliver, but she has made me think about other nickname possibilities. Ollie is cute, but I'm using Oliver because I love it DESPITE its popularity and the thought of him being called Ollie when he could be called something else that's less popular that I love makes me squirmy. I said something about Olliewin or Ollied as a combination of his first and middle name (Edwin) to my sister but she thought they both sounded stupid.
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- a.red.red.rose
9/10/2020, 5:04 PM
I can see Olliwen. It's cute. Before M was born I referred to her as Merry Mae. I thought that would be her family nickname - my family always has absurd/siily nicknames. Instead she ended up Miss Mae. Merry Mae is sweet and jolly, Miss Mae is sassy. And my kid is sassy.
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- Perrine (Destry)
9/10/2020, 2:03 PM
Ahhh so it's about a family nickname? Sorry, I think I misunderstood. I think Ollie is avoidable. Oliver is not that long and it rolls off the tongue nicely. Olwyn? Isn't that a Welsh name? It might be feminine but I think Olwyn is cute and could work.
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- RoxStar   +1
9/10/2020, 1:10 PM
no ...Those are too contrived.
You could, I guess, make Owin or Owen out of Oliver Edwin, but if you were going to do that, why not just name him Owen and be done with it?
Personally I like Eddie as a nn much better than Ollie or Oliver or Edwin. I like Ted too.
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- Janan (guest)
9/10/2020, 1:19 PM
I know of a couple of young boys (under 3) who are called Ted/ Teddy affectionately. I don't think either was planned, but they're cute like teddy bears so people go for it.I think their names are Alex / Alexander and Cooper? But they're Teddy online.
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