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Shortened/NN's on birth certificate?

33 replies

LadyCLC · 16/03/2011 11:28

If your choice of name is a shortened name/NN e.g.

Jamie (James)
Tommy (Thomas)
Will (William)
Ollie (Oliver) etc

& the shortened version is the name you wish everyone to call the child should you put that on the birth cert or put the long version for official documents? thoughts please?

Thanks

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JiltedJohnsJulie · 16/03/2011 16:42

MN is usually very pro the the full name, if you asked the same question on Bounty they could probably give you some dead clever way to shorten the name further or even give you some u-neeqee spellinz Grin

Underachieving · 16/03/2011 15:44

I know a young man called Sam, just Sam, no middle name either. He is forever reminding people that he is not called Samuel.

nocake · 16/03/2011 15:05

Definately put the proper version of the name on the BC. It gives your child the option to use the full or short name as they prefer. Everyone uses the shortened version of my name and I only use the full version for official purposes, which I like.

flopsy1974 · 16/03/2011 14:48

I'd definately go for the longer version on the birth certificate.

humanfraggle · 16/03/2011 14:03

If you want them to be called the shortened name, give them the shortened name on the BC.

If they don't like their name when they're older, they can change it!

I never go by my full name, I don't like it, and hate having to use it on official documents, I cringe whenI'm at the doctors, for example and it is shouted.

Just give them the name you like

PepsiPopcorn · 16/03/2011 12:13

I'd definitely go for the longer name on the birth certificate.

NotAnotherNewNappy · 16/03/2011 11:59

Long name on BC. For all of your examples, the nn is lovely for a baby/child but the long nane would look far better on a job application. Why not give them the choice?

Mercedes519 · 16/03/2011 11:31

Personally I went for the long name and then used the NN from birth and everyone uses it now. I think it gives the child more options when they are older and may want to be more formal.

Plus it gives you a really long name to shout when you're cross Grin