My husband and I agree on a lot of things but not this. He, poor chap, was christened Norman and has suffered for it all his life (boys' school and then the military- teasing inevitable) so he claims that all names should be easy to shorten so they don't get cursed with appalling nicknames at school. I on the other hand want to give our son a name I like that other people will actually use rather than just using a nickname all the time.
Names like Reuben and Felix aren't uncool and people would actually use the name rather than shortening it; whereas if we called him Frederick, he would forever be a Freddie to everyone but me.
What do you think? Do nicknames bother you?
This is our short-list: Felix, Theo, Reuben, Oscar, Frederick, Edward. Felix is my favourite, Edward his. I'd love to know what you think.
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whizzyrocket · 02/09/2011 15:32
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