To not like nicknames as full names?

newuser9632794 · 2024-05-18T00:17:07+00:00

Some (secondary school aged) children in my family have nicknames as full names and as they grow older I feel the names suiting them less and less. Some of the names, Melly Stevie Bobby Ali Ricky AIBU to think that naming children nicknames doesn't age well and that full names on the birth certificates are more fitting?

RandomID · 20/05/2024 21:38

KarmenPQZ · 19/05/2024 12:08

But if you put Ted on the birth certificate he could have still used ‘Teddy, Ted, Tedbot, Tedasaurus Rex, Toots, and probably another half dozen diminutives and nicknames.’

’serious’ names vs ‘nicknames’ is putting your own prejudices and preconceived notions on a person. Why can’t a Barbie become prime minister.

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If I’d put Ted, I would have prevented him from the possibility of exploring Ed, Eddie, Edwardo and any number of other monikers.

I used the expanded variant so there were more options for him, not because I was being snotty. He has a reasonably flexible middle name for similar reasons. Solid in its own right, but plenty of scope for shortening and altering if he ever chooses to.

My eldest is named for a random Greek goddess who most people have never heard of; if I wanted to avoid people judging my naming choices I would have called her Olivia or Amelia. :) She’s probably never going to be prime minister, but mostly because she suspects there are rules about being rude to fellow politicians. :o

Randomlygeneratedname · 20/05/2024 19:55

Tukmgru · 18/05/2024 06:46

I know it’s not on there but there are 500 kids called Teddy in every play group I go to and I wince every time I hear it. I can only imagine that many a Teddy will go by Ed when they’re older to escape the cutesiness and be taken seriously.

Some of them may not just be Teddy, my son is called that by everyone but it isn't his actual name.

IsadoraQuagmire · 20/05/2024 19:52

BarcardiWithGadaffia · 20/05/2024 19:48

What rarified circles you must move in, are you equally taken aback by people who aren't even Christened? 😁

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Yes, I am.

BarcardiWithGadaffia · 20/05/2024 19:48

IsadoraQuagmire · 19/05/2024 19:15

Yes, when it's short for Katharine, Kathleen, Kathryn or similar. I'd never met anyone who'd been christened with a diminutive before.

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What rarified circles you must move in, are you equally taken aback by people who aren't even Christened? 😁

Reugny · 20/05/2024 15:48

x2boys · 19/05/2024 21:26

I have a 17 year old Alexander known as Alex ,it's just my preference but i agree Alex is a name in its own right interestingly he was diagnosed with Diabetes. Last year and whenever I pick his prescription up they ask if it's for Alexandra.

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Some people are unaware what the male and female versions of a name are, or that some names are unisex.

SwingTheMonkey · 20/05/2024 15:37

LadeOde · 19/05/2024 19:31

Harry's actual name is 'Henry'.

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I know! That’s why I said it.

x2boys · 19/05/2024 21:26

Newname71 · 19/05/2024 19:24

I have a 24 year old Alex. When he was younger I was asked quite often if his full name was Alexander. It doesn’t really happen any more as I think Alex is more accepted as a name in its own right.

I have a 17 year old Alexander known as Alex ,it's just my preference but i agree Alex is a name in its own right interestingly he was diagnosed with Diabetes. Last year and whenever I pick his prescription up they ask if it's for Alexandra.

sunglassesonthetable · 19/05/2024 21:09

Are people on here living in the 1950s?

You'd think so, wouldn't you.

TheKeatingFive · 19/05/2024 21:07

HcbSS · 19/05/2024 17:24

Literally loath this. Teddy is a dog’s name, or a toy bear.
Edward is a great, noble name.
Same applies to Freddie, Tilly, Tommy, etc. Gives me the major ick. Remember those kids will one day have to apply for jobs and be taken seriously.

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There's no issue eitb any of these names being taken seriously for a job.

Are people on here living in the 1950s?

LadeOde · 19/05/2024 19:31

SwingTheMonkey · 18/05/2024 06:57

Or Harry…

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Harry's actual name is 'Henry'.

Newname71 · 19/05/2024 19:24

I have a 24 year old Alex. When he was younger I was asked quite often if his full name was Alexander. It doesn’t really happen any more as I think Alex is more accepted as a name in its own right.

YankSplaining · 19/05/2024 19:16

Riversideandrelax · 19/05/2024 18:00

They may as well have been??

Where do you think 'Teddy' Bear comes from?

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Theodore Roosevelt hated being called Teddy.

IsadoraQuagmire · 19/05/2024 19:15

Riversideandrelax · 19/05/2024 17:16

Astonished? Kate or Katie is such a common name, though.

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Yes, when it's short for Katharine, Kathleen, Kathryn or similar. I'd never met anyone who'd been christened with a diminutive before.

YankSplaining · 19/05/2024 19:14

Riversideandrelax · 19/05/2024 17:15

Harry ends with an 'ie' sound too.

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It’s not the sound, it’s the letters.

Riversideandrelax · 19/05/2024 18:21

I think the funny thing about people insisting on 'traditional' names is these all go through fashions too. There are lots of names that people think are modern but actually were popular 100 years ago. My DD has one of those names.

sunglassesonthetable · 19/05/2024 18:07

Everybody has their own preferences and tastes in names granted. That's obvious.

But I get irritated by the whole " Oh but it's not suitable for work... " nonsense.

God help these posters if they ever move out of their bubbles at work and people aren't all called William, Katherine, Timothy and Charlotte.

TheFunHasGone · 19/05/2024 18:05

HcbSS · 19/05/2024 17:24

Literally loath this. Teddy is a dog’s name, or a toy bear.
Edward is a great, noble name.
Same applies to Freddie, Tilly, Tommy, etc. Gives me the major ick. Remember those kids will one day have to apply for jobs and be taken seriously.

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It never did his grandad any harm it won't do my son any harm either.

Riversideandrelax · 19/05/2024 18:00

HcbSS · 19/05/2024 17:56

No but they may as well have been.
and not everyone will grow up famous enough that they get away with a silly name.

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They may as well have been??

Where do you think 'Teddy' Bear comes from?

sunglassesonthetable · 19/05/2024 17:59

Wil.

Awful? 😂😂😂

Hiker50 · 19/05/2024 17:59

I know a Will. Not William but Will. Awful

sunglassesonthetable · 19/05/2024 17:57

Remember those kids will one day have to apply for jobs and be taken seriously.

Newsflash. They already are. @HcbSS

HcbSS · 19/05/2024 17:56

Riversideandrelax · 19/05/2024 17:54

Was Teddy Roosevelt a dog? Teddy Sherringham a toy bear?

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No but they may as well have been.
and not everyone will grow up famous enough that they get away with a silly name.

Riversideandrelax · 19/05/2024 17:54

HcbSS · 19/05/2024 17:24

Literally loath this. Teddy is a dog’s name, or a toy bear.
Edward is a great, noble name.
Same applies to Freddie, Tilly, Tommy, etc. Gives me the major ick. Remember those kids will one day have to apply for jobs and be taken seriously.

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Was Teddy Roosevelt a dog? Teddy Sherringham a toy bear?

Riversideandrelax · 19/05/2024 17:53

bakewellbride · 18/05/2024 20:58

@tigger1001 your question is my entire point though. My dd is actually a Charlotte but could be Lottie or Charlie if she wishes one day. So if she 'didn't want to be Charlotte forever' then there's your answer. I just can't understand removing the option.

What if she doesn't like Lottie or Charlie? Then she can do what anyone can and choose a different name. No option is removed by choosing to put the name you want to call your DC on their BC!

Allthehorsesintheworld · 19/05/2024 17:50

I feel sorry for Melly. That wouldn’t have been treated kindly at my secondary school.