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Original poster

Paul....is it too simple?

31 replies

YoyoMama · 03/07/2012 13:46

Are there any nice nicknames for Paul?

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mayanna123 · 03/07/2012 13:59

Why would you even want to shorten Paul Grin - it's short enough, no?

I like it.

AblativeAbsolute · 03/07/2012 13:59

Hooray! I've waited five years for someone else on MN to consider the name Paul. My nearly five year old is a Paul, and we love it. It's true that it's not a very 'baby' name (when DS1 was little, loads of people commented that it felt odd calling a baby 'Paul'). Now that he's a bit older, though, it really, really suits him. I see it as quite a serious, quiet, sensible name, and he's quite a serious, quiet, sensible boy. And it's nice and uncommon in this age group. When we told the MW the name, she said 'Oh, how unusual!', which struck us as bizarre at the time, but which we now understand (I've only met one other little boy called Paul in the last five years). But no, there are no nicknames, really (which is a blessing as well...). When he was little we found ourselves lengthening it to make it more babyish (Pauly, Paulster etc), but not now he's bigger.

Lottapianos · 03/07/2012 13:58

It's my DP's name so obviously I love it Smile He was named after Macca, his mum was a big Beatles fan

None of his nicknames have anything to do with his real name. His dad calls him Will Hmm Smile

Mollydoggerson · 03/07/2012 13:56

Paulie.

I have to say I really like Paul, lovely simple name. Very few baby Paul's around these days. I suggested it but was shot down as it was the name of the black sheep of dh's family.

I personally prefer it to Saul.

I also love Peter.

squoosh · 03/07/2012 13:54

There are no nicknames for Paul.

It seems as though every other guy in his late 20' - late 30's is called Paul. The parents probbaly didn't even say 'Oh I quite like the name Paul', it was just assumed that baby boys born between 1975 - 1985 would automatically be called Paul.

MrsTrellisOfSouthWales · 03/07/2012 13:51

Not that I can think of. Does it have to be Paul- would Peter or Saul do?