I have three children who've all had nicknames since birth or shortly thereafter (one has had 4 since she was about 18 months). It had never struck me as odd until just now that it may be fairly unusual for a child to be better known by a nickname than their first name (to the extent that the children's cousin did not know what his cousin's real name was when they were both 9!), and for it to be widely used by friends and family alike. I think my children would kill me if I revealed their nicknames on here, but was just wondering if anybody else's had them...
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Is your child more known by their nickname than their proper name?
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duchesse · 18/03/2009 18:09
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