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Will Natalie be shortened to Nat?

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nike0828 · 06/07/2021 01:10

If you met a baby or girl named Natalie, would you call her by her full name or Nat? I don’t hate people occasionally calling her Nat but prefer the whole name or a nickname “Allie” from the last 4 letters if she needs something shorter.

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Nat6999 · 06/07/2021 03:00

I'm Natalie, most people use my full name, the only person who called me Nat was my late dp.

Suzi888 · 06/07/2021 02:54

Nat.

SupermanInk · 06/07/2021 02:52

I know a couple of Natalies, both called Nat. I know a little girl called Natalia and that is shortened to Talia.

elp30 · 06/07/2021 02:51

I know three Natalie's, including my niece who is 33, and they all go by Natalie.
When my niece was young, under five, I may have called her "Nats" but she's always called herself by her full name.

QueSeraSarah · 06/07/2021 02:47

The baby Natalie I know is 'fat Nat in a pink hat' . Not exactly shortened!

Finfintytint · 06/07/2021 02:46

I know a couple of Natalies. They are known as Nats. Allie is nowhere near a nickname.

CobraChicken · 06/07/2021 02:08

Only one I know irl is known as Natty.

Allie seems unlikely to naturally evolve from Natalie as a nn.

Spartak · 06/07/2021 01:57

I've know two Natalies - one was known as Nally, the other who had a surname starting with F was shortened to Naf.

PattyPan · 06/07/2021 01:40

I have met two who both went by their full name but if I was close to them I suppose I might call them Nat or Natty. Definitely not Allie though because it doesn’t even sound the same, the stress is wrong.

Maggiesfarm · 06/07/2021 01:33

People will call her
Nat or Nal. Natalie is a lovely name.

allthegoodusernameshavegone · 06/07/2021 01:27

Yep, all the Natalies I know (3) are called Nat.

MrsTerryPratchett · 06/07/2021 01:16

Maybe. The Brits are weird for creating odd nicknames. Tally is possible. It depends who does it when, what she likes and how it develops.

TenShortStories · 06/07/2021 01:13

All the Natalies that I've know have been full Natalie or Natty - would Natty be better than Nat?