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Caroline ‘Caggie’ - thoughts?

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Confusgurl · 03/01/2024 14:39

im expecting my first child a little girl and wondered what people thought to the name Caroline with the nickname ‘caggie’?

Middle name would be Mia, so Caroline ‘Caggie’ Mia. Or Caroline Mia. NOT double barrel can I add.

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minipie · 03/01/2024 15:00

I suspect Caggie is a nickname that happened by accident eg sibling couldn’t say Caroline properly and it stuck.

It’s not a natural nn for Caroline or a traditional one (like Daisy is a traditional nn for Margaret). Would sound a bit contrived IMO.

Redwineandcake · 03/01/2024 14:59

Caroline is lovely.
Caggie is awful.

Girliefriendlikespuppies · 03/01/2024 14:59

Caroline is a lovely name.

Caggie is awful though, it's even horrible to say and reminds me of the word cak.

LangMayYerLumReek2024 · 03/01/2024 14:59

Caroline is nice.

Caggie is truly awful

EverDecreasingStandards · 03/01/2024 14:58

Caggie is the ultimate posh girl nickname

Really? I was thinking it sounds the opposite.
Its really coarse and ugly.

MariaVT65 · 03/01/2024 14:58

Caroline is a lovely name but I also have never heard of Caggie and don’t think it sounds nice.

To me it sounds like something a toddler is trying to pronounce incorrectly.

Bearpawk · 03/01/2024 14:57

Sorry op I think caggie is a very ugly sounding name.

DappledThings · 03/01/2024 14:57

Confusgurl · 03/01/2024 14:53

Some good points!
just to say it wouldn’t be ‘Caggie’ on the birth certificate!
It was just an alternative whilst she was younger for Caroline and can stop using it as she wishes!

There's no point planning nicknames though. If you like Caroline go for Caroline. After she's here you might find yourself calling her Caggie or Caz or Carrie or Monkey or Pickle or anything related or not related to her actual name.

And others will naturally find their own nicknames too. If you find yourself calling her Caggie that's fine too and once you're people will be fine with. But planning a nickname is trying to plan something you don't know how you'll feel about ahead of time.

Mochudubh · 03/01/2024 14:56

Caroline is lovely but Caggie sounds like a cat bringing up a fur ball🙁.

Sorry, but you did ask.

Edited to agree with everything @DappledThings says below.

Dottiespotty · 03/01/2024 14:56

Carrie or cassie both nicer .

Dottiespotty · 03/01/2024 14:55

I like Caroline , but none of the associated nicknames .

ganglion · 03/01/2024 14:55

Caroline is a beautiful name, Caggie not so much. It sounds like "claggy" and doesn't roll off the tongue.

Dottiespotty · 03/01/2024 14:55

I rarely comment on here , but Caggie is a hard no from me !!!

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Confusgurl · 03/01/2024 14:54

See I really don’t like Caro haha! Back to the drawing board I think!

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CynthiaKnicksOn · 03/01/2024 14:53

I also thought claggy! The poshest Caroline I know is a Caro/Carro

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Confusgurl · 03/01/2024 14:53

Some good points!
just to say it wouldn’t be ‘Caggie’ on the birth certificate!
It was just an alternative whilst she was younger for Caroline and can stop using it as she wishes!

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Shadowsindarkplaces · 03/01/2024 14:53

Spirallingdownwards · 03/01/2024 14:41

Caggie was the nickname used for a Caroline in the first Made in Chelsea series.

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That explains that then...never watched it..🤣

Berlinlover · 03/01/2024 14:53

Absolutely awful.

doggiedude · 03/01/2024 14:52

I would go with Carrie . Caggie is awful,could end up being teased and called Gaggie !

Notalldogs23 · 03/01/2024 14:51

Caggie sounds too much like Claggie to me - and my phone autocorrected it to 'ciggies'. Kids may well call her Claggie or ciggies in secondary school based on this - you can't control nicknames.

Also doesn't seem like a nickname for Caroline - I would think Caro as the short version for Caroline, which I really like.

SoupDragon · 03/01/2024 14:51

Caroline is lovely. Caggie is just dreadful - I immediate hear "claggy"

msbevvy · 03/01/2024 14:51

In some regions caggy handed is used as an alternative for kack handed.
As kack handed is derived from a word for shit I would be reluctant to saddle a little girl with the name.

Jessforless · 03/01/2024 14:51

Are you quite posh OP? If she will be in school with similarly named people, you’re golden.

but if she’s going to the local comprehensive I’m not sure Caggie should be a thing.

TokyoSushi · 03/01/2024 14:51

I suppose if you are vair posh OP then it could work.

Otherwise Caroline, lovely, Caggie, absolutely no!

LuckyVoila · 03/01/2024 14:50

Caroline is just very dated full stop IMO

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