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Help[Opinions] Re: Nicknames for Oliver
in reply to a message by Martha
Liv? Livvy? But those are very common for girls named Olivia. Honestly, all possible nicknames except for Ollie, Liv and Livvy seem contrived and unnatural to me and the last two sound feminine. I guess you could go for Ols, Olz or Ol but I wouldn't even consider them as they are so unattractive compared to the full name.
If this is about its popularity, instead of going with a very far fetched nickname I'd rather change the name completely should the full form or Ollie seem too popular to me.
Oliver is a lovely name despite its popularity, I'd stick to the full form or a nickname that is easily connected with it like Ollie. If I didn't feel comfortable with these I'd rather change the name than go with something that feels forced.
If this is just about a family nickname then anything goes, I'd say. But if it is something you want him to go by on a daily basis and in public then I think Ollie is pretty much the only choice :/
If this is about its popularity, instead of going with a very far fetched nickname I'd rather change the name completely should the full form or Ollie seem too popular to me.
Oliver is a lovely name despite its popularity, I'd stick to the full form or a nickname that is easily connected with it like Ollie. If I didn't feel comfortable with these I'd rather change the name than go with something that feels forced.
If this is just about a family nickname then anything goes, I'd say. But if it is something you want him to go by on a daily basis and in public then I think Ollie is pretty much the only choice :/
This message was edited 9/10/2020, 2:01 PM
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