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Help[Opinions] Tord as a nickname.
What do you think of using the name Tord as a nickname for or shorthand form of masculine names starting with “tor-,” such as Torbjørn, Torkel, or Torleif?
To clarify, the context is most likely using Tord as a nickname in a country like Norway, Sweden, or Denmark, where the name is already (relatively) known about and used, not a majority English-speaking country.
(Other “tor-” names: https://www.behindthename.com/names/gender/masculine/usage/norwegian/start/tor)
…og en god dag til deg, fra niko.
To clarify, the context is most likely using Tord as a nickname in a country like Norway, Sweden, or Denmark, where the name is already (relatively) known about and used, not a majority English-speaking country.
(Other “tor-” names: https://www.behindthename.com/names/gender/masculine/usage/norwegian/start/tor)
…og en god dag til deg, fra niko.
This message was edited 7/20/2023, 1:26 PM
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I prefer it on it’s own, but that’s also the only way I’ve heard it. Tord isn’t used as a nickname here in Sweden. So to me it would basically be like using any given name as a nickname.
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Ah, alright! So it really would depend on the preferences of the person, then? Perhaps comparable to someone who has a name beginning with a certain few letters, but prefers a shorter name that, while not exactly a nickname, is similar enough for them.
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This is a name of a cartoon character from a webseries that gets memed the fuck out of so no.
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I don't know whether it'd be strange or not.
Maybe a little forced or artificial, at worst erroneous - since the D seems to come from the other name.
I think there are some users here who would have a better-informed opinion. Just gotta wait and see if they post.
In (my) English it would sound like the word "toward." Not a negative thing - I'm just commenting.
Maybe a little forced or artificial, at worst erroneous - since the D seems to come from the other name.
I think there are some users here who would have a better-informed opinion. Just gotta wait and see if they post.
In (my) English it would sound like the word "toward." Not a negative thing - I'm just commenting.
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I guess it really depends on the person and their preferences. I just was on another thread where someone was considering Jess as a nickname for Jonas, and I’ve also met people who prefer nicknames that don’t sound anything like their actual name, just as I’ve met people who have a nickname that derives from their name, or simply prefer no nicknames at all!
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very, very bad idea in English-speaking places ...
The similarity to turd and tard is far too strong.
The similarity to turd and tard is far too strong.
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Perhaps it could work in Denmark, Norway, or Sweden? I should have specified I meant in a general sense, and it doesn’t have to be confined to just countries that speak a majority English. More in reference to Norway, since it’s a Norwegian name.
But I’ll agree, a lot of names are pretty bad in English, despite being perfectly fine in their original languages.
But I’ll agree, a lot of names are pretty bad in English, despite being perfectly fine in their original languages.
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Don't like it at all
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