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Tommy (not Thomas)

92 replies

AnnabelleZippy · 08/10/2016 20:02

Opinions? Smile

It's in the top 100 (I believe) so I don't agree with the comments of it not suiting adults, etc. as there will be quite a lot of Tommys who will become adults!

So, general thoughts?

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Lilaclavenders · 19/03/2022 11:13

Alfie, Teddie, Tommy, Benny, Timmy are so cutesy and fine as a family nickname for a toddler.

organicoatmilk · 19/03/2022 11:11

I love Tommy and dislike Tom / Thomas!

inheritancetrack · 19/03/2022 10:21

"This is the new CEO of our company...Tommy Smith" (just no)

He wil grow up eventually.

Zillamop · 19/03/2022 10:20

A British soldier or a tomato

RaraRachael · 19/03/2022 10:19

Call me old fashioned but I really don't like children being called names like Tommy, Danny, Alfie etc. They're shortened versions or NN as MN is so fond of

Piggy666 · 19/03/2022 10:18

I know 2 Tommys, one is 18 months and one is 40, not abbreviated, they were named Tommy
I love the name

Lilaclavenders · 19/03/2022 10:14

I find Tommy awful too. Cutesy, infantile and not elegant.

speckledeggshell · 19/03/2022 10:13

Very on trend with the cutesy boy names atm (Freddie, Alfie, Albie, Theo, Milo etc). I like Tom best. I would personally use Thomas on the BC but if you intend to use the diminutive form then you'll do so and it should be totally fine. I imagine Tommy will increase in popularity due to Peaky Blinders. There is a mum at the school who has given her child the name Gigi after Gigi (Jelena) Hadid...

Lolamoon123 · 18/03/2022 23:23

Please explain how it’s ‘awful’ @RuthW

Why has it got to be a ‘formal’ name on the birth certificate.

I’ve seen comments like this about the name Rosie and other cute names. My manager is a Rosie, she’s a ward manager on delivery suite and is a highly exceptional midwife. Does having a cute name make her any less of a professional? No! Has it ever affected her job? No!

RuthW · 18/03/2022 20:54

Awful.

Thomas nn Tommy, is nice.

SoyaChai · 18/03/2022 19:58

This thread is 6 years old hmm

So it is. Just came up on active.

QuantumHypothesis · 18/03/2022 19:55

Baby Tommy will be 5 or 6 years old this year. Zombie thread.

ISmellBurnings · 18/03/2022 19:54

This thread is 6 years old Hmm

SoyaChai · 18/03/2022 19:48

Why Lucy and not Lucille or Lucinda... give them more options?

I don't understand the proper name argument. Lucy sounds like a nickname but it's used as a proper name, so why not Archie instead of Archibald.

SoyaChai · 18/03/2022 19:44

Same with other diminutive names.

But then you could say, why don't you give Fred the option of being Frederick by using that on the BC. Why name someone Alex and not Alexander or Alexandra. Why Joe and not Joseph.

Diminutive names can absolutely be names in their own right.

My name is a diminutive "technically" but i don't see it that way, it's just my name.

If it bothers someone so bad they can change it.

GirlsTalk250 · 18/03/2022 18:25

Cute for baby/toddler. Potentially embarrassing for a teen and too informal for adult.

Thomas is lovely and keeps all options open.

feellikeanalien · 18/03/2022 18:19

My grandpa was always known as Tommy although he was Thomas on his birth certificate.

Lilaclavenders · 18/03/2022 18:04

Thomas is nice.

Tommy is cutesy and reminds me of Tommie Tippee...

Please give your child the option of a proper name.

GroggyLegs · 18/03/2022 17:48

Why wouldn't you give your child the option if Thomas? You're naming someone for life, not just a beautiful, chubby toddler.

I just don't understand the reasoning of 'we'll never call him Thomas' - it's not your name.

Same with other diminutive names.

kickupafuss · 18/03/2022 17:40

My nephew is 20 and called Tommy. It really suits him and he’s glad he doesn’t have Thomas on his birth certificate. I really like the name.

SoyaChai · 18/03/2022 17:37

Plus I don't think they age well .. I can't see a prime minister Tommy but I can a Thomas. It's like putting 'Dave' on a BC or something.

But he could just be Prime Minster Tom if he really wanted. Or use a middle.

Boris isn't even our current PMs actual first name.

SoyaChai · 18/03/2022 17:34

Tommy is fine.

He can go by Tom if he wants.

But then, I'm not one who cares about "giving a nickname as a full name", e.g. Rosie and Abbie are perfectly fine for girls, don't need to be Abigail and Rose/Rosalind on the BC.

Lolamoon123 · 18/03/2022 17:31

These ‘nickname’ names are all in atm.
There will be a whole generation of Tommy’s, Rosie’s, Poppy’s, Millie, Gracies, Freddie, Teddy, Tilly etc.

Tommy can also go by Tom if he wants?

I’d say go for it but this post is 5 plus years old lol. What did you go for x

MrsMarigold · 12/10/2016 13:01

All I can think is: "How's the peeping, Tommy?" God I loved Philip Seymour Hoffman.

MERLYPUSSEDOFF · 12/10/2016 10:17

I don't like it.

I am a cub leader. We had 2 Thomases at the same time so one did become Tommy for ease but I do prefer Tom.

For some reason I think shortened GIRLS names - Abby, Chrissy etc, work better than shortened boys names when you are 20+. Just me.