To not like nicknames as full names?

I personally would never do it, but I am rather small c conservative at times.

I would always have the full name on the bc even if I planned a shortened version. Just seems proper to me!

Harriet is short for Henrietta.

Exactly. What if they don't like Lottie? What if they don't like Charlotte either?

Because people can call themselves whatever they like! Don't want to be Lottie forever, then don't be! But how bizarre to put a name you do not like on the BC just in case the DC doesn't like their given name. What if she doesn't like Charlotte?

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’s always struck me as a complete non-issue. Whatever’s written on your birth certificate, anyone can choose to be known by any name they want - just as somebody with Frederick on their birth certificate can choose to go by the nickname Freddie when they like, somebody with Freddie on their birth certificate could choose to go by the nickname Frederick when they like. There’s literally no difference, the latter is just less usual. The idea that Freddie is eternally doomed by his name in a way Frederick isn’t is bonkers.

Exactly! All this give the DC a choice! Everyone has a choice, anyway!"

Absolutely 💯% this!

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

Harry ends with an 'ie' sound too.

Exactly! All this give the DC a choice! Everyone has a choice, anyway!

Two names I've heard recently which are awful are:

Jax
Izzy

But then who cares what my opinion is 😆

Eddie George ( always known as that ) was previous Governor of Bank of England. How cute is that?!

Andy Burnham ( always known as that ) is Mayor of Greater Manchester .

And Monty Don, Bear Grylls, Bunny, Bill Gates, Plum Sykes, Mick Lynch, Bob Iger, Tulip Saddiq, Liz Truss, Dee Dee Myers, Alfie Boe, Ted Heath.

Loots of these had the formal version of their name on their BC . Never needed them.

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.

I'm not really bothered by what people call their kids, to be honest.

My son's name is on your list. If we gave him the more traditional name, it wouldn't have been 'him' at all. He very much suits his 'nickname name'. Also, I've come across many older women/men who've asked his name, asked 'is it short for X' and when we've said it isn't, they've replied that they love that! So maybe traditional names just aren't all that anymore.

Besides, if you think about it, not many people are calling their baby things like Richard and Margaret anymore, so these names will more than likely sound normal and respectable when they're older. I met an adult Teddy a short while ago and he very much suited his name. Didn't feel like he had a cutesy name at all. Official name, too.

Maybe she could just be Charlotte sometimes ....

My worse name ever is Zander.

My DS's name is a shortened name for Leonard (or Leonardo.) I like the shortened name but not the long version. Plus I wanted a short name as we have a long 3 worded surname.

Mellard
Melon
Melania
Merlin

No, just because they don't know him

Surely you mean the other way around i.e. Dave is a nickname for David.

My DS is called Charlie, and we preferred that to Charles

(Definitely wouldn't have called him Chuck, though).

OTOH, my DD is Isabella but we mostly call her Izzy. We chose a name that she could shorten in different ways if she preferred eventually: Izzy, Bella, Ella.

I guess everything is different these days though, when it comes to names.

I think William would be fine! I would put it with James, George, Henry which are all classic and don’t seem as dated as Richard and Robert! Just my opinion though :)

I don't think it matters , Tommy can go by Tommy, Tom or Thomas if he chooses , even if Thomas isn't on the bc . I don't actually know any adults that go by Thomas

I go by a misspelt diminutive of my BC name. I'm not a barrister or a surgeon granted, but I'm a professional in my industry.

It's neither here nor there.

I have an Edward that has been known as Teddy, Ted, Tedbot, Tedasaurus Rex, Toots, and probably another half dozen diminutives and nicknames.

I used Edward so there would be scope for him to choose what he felt comfortable with as he grows. He’s a teen now, and prefers Ted at the moment.

That said, I don’t judge people who just use diminutives. It’s one of the perks of parenthood, choosing the name.

I have a standard 80’s name, and my mum was always furious if she caught anybody shortening it or using a nickname. Ironically, I’m most well known by a diminutive that she herself went by as a teen - as it works for quite a few women’s names.