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Help[Opinions] In response to nickname in the post below...Toni vs Nia
For names like Antonia, Elisabeth, etc. Basically any name that can have multiple nicknames I don't think you should get "stuck" with the nickname you don't want just because thats what other people say first. If your name was Margaret and someone called you Cheryl, of course you'd correct them. So if someone called you Toni, and you prefer Nia then I think it would make perfect sense to correct them on it.
My brothers are Michael and Stephen, NEVER Mike & Steve. Plenty of people have tried to call them Mike and Steve, but they politely (sometimes! haha) just correct them.
The biggest problem is, as a parent, when you pick out that PERFECT name for your child, and then when the child gets older they pick out their own nickname that you may not like. As I said my brothers go by their fullnames, it was something my mother insisted on and it stuck because my brothers prefer it that way. I'm the baby, 3rd child, only girl. My mother's "no nickname" plan was broken with me however. She insisted on me always being called Jocelyn, but my brothers started calling me Joey and I was such a tomboy that it has stuck with me to this day. And I wouldn't have it any other way.The irony, of course is that Jocelyn was originally a boys' name. So its not exactly a "Girly" name to begin with.
Wow, this was a long post, but basically my point is you can't really predict what your child is going to end up doing with the name you give them. But thats what gives us our own identities I suppose.
My brothers are Michael and Stephen, NEVER Mike & Steve. Plenty of people have tried to call them Mike and Steve, but they politely (sometimes! haha) just correct them.
The biggest problem is, as a parent, when you pick out that PERFECT name for your child, and then when the child gets older they pick out their own nickname that you may not like. As I said my brothers go by their fullnames, it was something my mother insisted on and it stuck because my brothers prefer it that way. I'm the baby, 3rd child, only girl. My mother's "no nickname" plan was broken with me however. She insisted on me always being called Jocelyn, but my brothers started calling me Joey and I was such a tomboy that it has stuck with me to this day. And I wouldn't have it any other way.The irony, of course is that Jocelyn was originally a boys' name. So its not exactly a "Girly" name to begin with.
Wow, this was a long post, but basically my point is you can't really predict what your child is going to end up doing with the name you give them. But thats what gives us our own identities I suppose.
This message was edited 6/21/2006, 2:25 PM
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Which is why I'd probably avoid a name that had a nn I really didn't like. For example I like the name Victoria, but I really dislike both Vicky and Tori. Because a nn would be likely to happen anyway, by Victoria's own choosing even, I'd rather just start with a different name.
My parents named me Jennifer and I'm sure never dreamed I would end up going by Jo. (J.O. are my initials). But nns happen, and it's often the ones you don't think of that turn out to be the best ones.
My parents named me Jennifer and I'm sure never dreamed I would end up going by Jo. (J.O. are my initials). But nns happen, and it's often the ones you don't think of that turn out to be the best ones.
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I like 'Joey' as a nickname (for a boy or a girl). Very nice!
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Thank you. Out of all the nicknames my older brothers gave me, its definitly the nicest!
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This message was edited 6/21/2006, 2:23 PM
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