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names you like but wouldn't use because you dont like the nickame

192 replies

darleneconnor · 30/01/2011 11:18

Charlotte for me because i think it's pretty but charlie and lottie make me shudder

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PiaFedora · 03/06/2011 23:49

My neice is Rebecca and I heard her getting called Becksy the other day - she's not even 2 yet Sad

mathanxiety · 03/06/2011 23:41

I agree with everything here except Patrick and Daniel. However I only like Liv as a nn for Olivia.

I dislike Maddy for Madeleine, and Bess and Beth for Elizabeth.

InWithTheITCrowd · 03/06/2011 23:13

My sister's name is Rebecca and she gets called Bex (which she doesn't much like) Becky, Bec, Becca by various different people - none of whom have actually asked her if she minds her name being shortened to those diminutives.

We (family) call her Reb, which she really likes, but can't really use in day-to-day life, but she thinks Rebecca is too formal, so she just answers to whatever nickname she's issued with!
I don't know why people "hate" Becky though - it's quite nice, and it suits her. I think it's nice to have options with a name

Lottiegal · 03/06/2011 23:06

Just wanted to explain before I post that my name is Josephine not Charlotte, my nickname is derived from my allotment!

I like Michael, but Mike isn't so good, it's my husband's name and he likes to be called Mike

PiaFedora · 03/06/2011 22:34

Rebecca, I hate Bex, Becci, Becky etc etc

Haystack · 03/06/2011 22:32

I have an Eleanor, dh's choice which I agreed to solely on the grounds she was never, ever to be called Ellie, we are winning the battle at the moment but know what is coming! Our eldest dd, now in secondary school, has a name with many possible, attractive shortenings but is called Jezza! Not in my house though obviously.

IWouldNotCouldNotWithAGoat · 03/06/2011 22:31

Rebecca
Natasha

Jojay · 03/06/2011 22:15

Love David but hate Dave.

Love Dylan but I just think Dildo Blush

Capiche · 03/06/2011 21:46

As a Miranda of 43 years I have rarely had it shortened

NEVER been called Randy

Some close friends call me Mimi

herhonesty · 03/06/2011 21:18

i deep down like virginia.... but know for all the obvious reasons its wrong...

love douglas but hate doug.

lazarusb · 03/06/2011 20:55

told my friend - sorry!

lazarusb · 03/06/2011 20:55

his dad Blush

lazarusb · 03/06/2011 20:54

Dh is called David but only by his and myself, everyone else calls him Dave which I dislike. A lot.
I have a ds named Andrew who has always been an Andrew and nothing else Smile
But dd is Amy which we thought was interference free but my friend calls her Aims which we all hate. Yes, we have old my friend we don't like it but she thinks it's 'cute' apparently Hmm

dementedma · 03/06/2011 20:25

haven't read all of this but after a couple of pages was wondering why people allow the nicknames if they don't like them!
Our eldest is Rosanna but known as Rosie because we like it
Second is Ellen, but known as Ellie for same reason
BUT
3rd child is Joseph. Not Joe. not Joey. Joseph. We have always wanted the full name and everyone accepts it. All his friends call him Joseph and that's that. If you don't like a nickname don't accept it.
my elder brother is Richard, and always has been - no Rick, Ricky, Dick or anything else.

petaluma · 03/06/2011 20:13

We toyed with Lawrence/Laurence for ds1 but hated Larry or Loz/Lozza/Lol so didn't use it.

We did like the nn Donnie (influenced by two films we really like - Brasco and Darko) but Donald - absolutely not!

JentlyDoesIt · 03/06/2011 19:56

With DS we specifically chose Ivan because we didn't want a shorten-able name and we wanted to use family names.

With DD we chose - Elizabeth - one of the most shorten-able names going Wink We call her Libby which we both love. Again, Elizabeth is a family name.

Drmelons · 03/06/2011 19:44

how about bessie as a short version of rebecca?

itsohsoquiet · 03/06/2011 19:18

I love Joseph, Jessica, Charlotte, Alexis and Elizabeth but can't stand any of the nicknames so would never use any of them.

ScatterChasse · 03/06/2011 18:40

We had three Rebeccas, but they all shortened it differently. We had a Bex, Becky and Becca. But my sisters year had four, all called Rebecca.

And we had an Imogen we called Genie (but she didn't like being called Imogen at all)

minipie · 03/06/2011 17:44

Frances/Franscesca - dislike Fran
Elizabeth - dislike Liz and Lizzie (lots of other good nns though)
Natalie/Natasha - dislike Nat

With boys' names it tends to be the other way round, like the short form but not the long.

venusandmars · 03/06/2011 17:40

Ah but wait till they go to school - you'll have no control over them anyway -

In dd's year Karen became Kaz, Emma became Emz, Morag became Mogie (sounded like moag-ee) and one person became Feldy (because they used to live in Aberfeldy).

ooma · 03/06/2011 16:55

Lucy - referred to as Loose!!!!!

pranma · 03/06/2011 15:55

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pranma · 03/06/2011 15:55

I like Jim as a nn for James and I love Finn -is it that common?I only know one and have met another-Finlay seems much mote commom.

shreddinghippo · 03/06/2011 15:52

Matthew. I love the full name, but Matt, yuck. There were about 5 in my school year, all shortened to Matt.