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Tom or Tommy?

33 replies

Unsureonwhat · 11/06/2016 18:08

I do not want him to be Thomas, so please don't suggest that - even if you prefer it.

Should we use Tom or Tommy, on the BC? We will call him both, whichever one we put on the BC. However, I prefer Tommy.

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SuburbanRhonda · 11/06/2016 20:49

Tommy is very popular in the travelling community (we have a lot of travellers in our school).

SuburbanRhonda · 11/06/2016 20:48

Ok, so you've rejected Thomas but can I ask why? Just it might ne nice for him to have a choice if he hates having a really short name that you can't do anything with.

LadyAntonella · 11/06/2016 20:45

Tom is lovely (I prefer it to Thomas). Tommy is a lovely nn but you never know with names like that if your DS might find it babyish as he gets older. Some boys / men wouldn't mind and would pull it off but I imagine some wouldn't like it. I knew an adult Ricky and a Jamie who both loved their names though.

AStreetcarNamedBob · 11/06/2016 20:44

Tom on the BC sounds better.

Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost · 11/06/2016 20:41

Tom. They always seem to be gentlemanly and very handsome.

daisydalrymple · 11/06/2016 19:37

Tom

MitzyLeFrouf · 11/06/2016 19:36

Tom.

You can depend on a man called Tom.

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 11/06/2016 18:10

Tom

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