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Help[Opinions] Re: New nickname
in reply to a message by Cambria
Some of my friends have nicknames. Only about half are actually derived from their names.
Nicknames aren't supposed to be legit. So no "legitimate form of nicknaming". They don't have to be planned out. So it's completely fine, and I don't think it's outdated (my friends and I are around 14).
And a flaw in your reasoning: He can still be "Teddy B". Theodore isn't really uncommon/nonexistant, and some do go by Teddy.
Nicknames aren't supposed to be legit. So no "legitimate form of nicknaming". They don't have to be planned out. So it's completely fine, and I don't think it's outdated (my friends and I are around 14).
And a flaw in your reasoning: He can still be "Teddy B". Theodore isn't really uncommon/nonexistant, and some do go by Teddy.
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True, but
Theodore is less common than Noah, especially in my area. I wasn't paying much attention to popularity when we named our DS; we just both really liked the name and had never met anyone in RL named Noah. DH's fn is John, so we were actually trying to avoid the whole 6 kids in class with the same name scenario. In 2003, when DS was born, Noah ranked 32 in the US, while Theodore ranked 313...still popular, but not as wildly so as Noah. So statistically, the chances of there being a lot of Teddys in his class are lower than the chances of there being other Noahs.
Theodore is less common than Noah, especially in my area. I wasn't paying much attention to popularity when we named our DS; we just both really liked the name and had never met anyone in RL named Noah. DH's fn is John, so we were actually trying to avoid the whole 6 kids in class with the same name scenario. In 2003, when DS was born, Noah ranked 32 in the US, while Theodore ranked 313...still popular, but not as wildly so as Noah. So statistically, the chances of there being a lot of Teddys in his class are lower than the chances of there being other Noahs.
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Yes, that's fine. I knew that. I was just pointing it out.
And as for the popularity of Noah, it is more popular than Theodore. It's even wildly popular here, but on a girl :(. Theodore is definitely not. Yippee, I could use it if I like! Honoring the genius Theodor Seuss Geisel, of course (you'll know who he is by the name in the middle, at least I hope so. I actually met people who didn't know who he was.)
And as for the popularity of Noah, it is more popular than Theodore. It's even wildly popular here, but on a girl :(. Theodore is definitely not. Yippee, I could use it if I like! Honoring the genius Theodor Seuss Geisel, of course (you'll know who he is by the name in the middle, at least I hope so. I actually met people who didn't know who he was.)
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Oh wow, I didn't even remember that that was his real name! Another reason to use Theodore or Theodora some day. =)
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Yup.
He's a really good reason to use it. And he's got a great name.
He's a really good reason to use it. And he's got a great name.
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Oh, goodness!
With a 4 yo & a 2 1/2 yo, I'd *better* know who Dr. Seuss is! And being goy, Noah on a girl takes some getting used to, but I'm actually starting to accept it. Liking it will be the next step, lol. :o)
With a 4 yo & a 2 1/2 yo, I'd *better* know who Dr. Seuss is! And being goy, Noah on a girl takes some getting used to, but I'm actually starting to accept it. Liking it will be the next step, lol. :o)
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Yes, definitely. He's a genius. I still love his books and I'm 14. They're just so fun to read aloud (probably less so if you have to do that constantly, but I don't know if your kids are the type who like to be read to all the time). And I don't know if I'd recommend Noa on a girl to you (Noa is the common, and I think better spelling) even though it's my name - I find that it's either really common or unheard of in places where I know something about its popularity. Which is two countries, so don't quote me on that.
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