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Gail - I really don't like the overused Abby / Abbie / Abbey / Abbi / Abbe / Abbeigh / ad nauseum. It sounds so childish to me
Annie - Belle if it's Annabelle
Celia
Elle - Unless she's a tomboy
Libby
Maisie
Susie
Cathy - Caty, Catie, Catey, etc are all overused, childish-sounding, and insipid imo
Amy
Charlie
Lotty - Prefer Lottie
Shelley - Prefer Shelly. Micky's OK if she's a tomboy
Becca
Liam
Theo
Ned
Nick - Especially prefer none, as both Nick and Cole are unpleasant to me (nicking = cutting oneself, cole = coal, which is dirty and icky). I prefer Colin or Colas, if you must have a nn
Zach
Nate - Dislike both
Jon
Danny - Or Dan, for a less childish-sounding nn
Jamie - Or Jemmy / Jemmie
Jay - Also like Jem
Ben
Vin - Dislike both
Dom - Dislike both (see Nick above; "dom" reminds me of a dom/domme in an S&M relationship, something that's perfectly fine to be but also something I don't care to nn my kid after!)

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Btw, I prefer all these names without nns. And I think some nns there are somewhat ridiculous stretches (Amy / Mia, Niel, Than, Carly).

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Miranda

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EDIT: Ridiculous nn: Than

This message was edited 9/28/2004, 1:57 PM