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Love the name, hate the nickname!

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VegasCupcpake6 · 12/06/2014 14:05

Our girls name choice is Noelle (after my grandad Noel). I love love love the name but hate that it might be shortened to Elle/Ellie. No offence to anyone that loves these names, it's just not to my taste.
Would hating a nickname put you off the whole name completely?

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BeckaH123 · 12/06/2014 14:11

I love Noelle! I think it would be pretty difficult to police the use of a nickname though especially as she gets older...

Maybe pre-empt the Elle / Ellie problem by coming up with another NN first? My niece is called Ellie (short for Helen). When she was born I suggested Nell instead..?

lljkk · 12/06/2014 14:09

Yes, it would put me off completely. There are lots of nice names.