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What are your kid's names shortened to?

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Twinkie1 · 10/04/2008 11:14

Just thinking after reading - is Peter a boring name thread - how I would hate the DCs to have names that sounded awful shortened - Dave, Phil, Pete etc.

What are your kids names shortened to and do any of you get pissed that they are shortened at all - DS has a really weird long name that is shortened - as we call him the shortened version - not his Sunday name- DD's is never really shortened - some call her Hetty (which she hates) or H but never anything which I find really horrid!

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Neney1 · 10/04/2008 22:02

Oliver - Olivani(?) Think it was an attempt at a dodgy italian accent which stuck.

But for the most part, plain old Ollie.

jingleyjen · 10/04/2008 21:51

DS's names are not currently shortened but am totally aware that by the time they are at the cricket/rugby club they will be.

Eddas · 10/04/2008 21:48

that was a lengthy answer

Eddas · 10/04/2008 21:48

Dd's gets shortened to George, she's Georgia. Ds' is called Harry, and gets called Has or H (although i don't like haitch)

My dh gets called by his surname or skin to do with an op he had boys eh? weirdos

My name can be shortened, Nicola, i'm not keen on Nicky, but nic's fine. Nicky for other people is greta but i'm not a nicky DH calls me Eddas or Cheddas though hence my mn name That came from my maiden name. eanh mention the teachers shortening names(we went to school together) and that same teacher kept calling my nicky and my friend sitting next to me Kathy(Katherine) we were not impressed

Boys are very strange in calling each other by surnames

Shortenings are fine but I don't like people assuming they may shorten names. DH's family called me nicky from day one and i had to ask dh to tell them not too

Califrau · 10/04/2008 21:36

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DontCallMeBaby · 10/04/2008 21:35

I'm resigned to DD's name being shortened, her friend's mum really doesn't like HER DD's name being shortened. So I'm the one giggling and she's the one frowning when they greet each other: "Nat!!" "Soph!!" I blame nursery.

iwouldgoouttonight · 10/04/2008 21:34

My DS's name only has one syllable so everyone adds 'ie' on the end which used to annoy me but now he calls it himself and I think it suits him.

minster · 10/04/2008 21:26

Mine don't get shortened.

Few of my DD's friends - including Michaels, Christophers, Peters, & a Matthew - are shortened.

4kids · 10/04/2008 12:07

My son Jaeden we call Jae but actually that is his real name He wanted his name changed to jaeden so we did by deed poll. I still call him Jae. the only other with a short version is Baylee we sometimes call her B. Paris & Ebony you cant really shorten.

cat64 · 10/04/2008 12:01

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ranting · 10/04/2008 12:00

My own name can be shortened twice, so my family just refer to me as the short, short version, which is male anyway.

MrsRecycle · 10/04/2008 11:59

We deliberately chose names that couldn't be shortened and, guess what, they get lengthened - so you can't win eh?

Alishanty · 10/04/2008 11:55

Ds is called Solomon but it is often shortened to Solly or Sol. Don't mind as we planned to have that option and let him choose when he's old enough. Sd is called Amber and that sometimes gets shortened to Ambs.

hannahsaunt · 10/04/2008 11:52

We endeavoured to choose names that couldn't be shortened and managed with ds1 but failed with ds2 & 3. However, their names have shortenings which would be (just about) acceptable. We use their proper names all the time and gently discourage others from shortening (although ds2 is doing that job himself now and much more fiercely than we've ever done).

Anna8888 · 10/04/2008 11:41

Alexandre - Alex
Guillaume - Gui
Flora - nothing, I had to be very fierce about "Florinette" and other - worse - fraternal endearments

PinkTulips · 10/04/2008 11:36

dd calls ds 'coogi' coz she can't pronounce caleb and it's sorta rubbing off on the rest of us

Beauregard · 10/04/2008 11:36

Hi Honor

ranting · 10/04/2008 11:32

Well ds does call himself by the shortened version of his name but, as it's his name he can call himself what he likes (as long as it's not crap bag). Dd has a four letter name so most people don't bother trying to shorten it, although she does have a friend who keeps calling her Annie and she hates it. We just (bizarrely enough) call her lou.

HonorMatopoeia · 10/04/2008 11:32

hi Pelvic , no it wouldn't work with yours would it

Solitaire · 10/04/2008 11:31

DS2 has 3 Toms in his class so even at home he addresses himself as Tom D cos that what he is at school.
My mum called me Rebecca so it wouldn't be shortened! I don't know, some sort of post natal mad thinking

Beauregard · 10/04/2008 11:29

My dd's names cannot be shortened .

eandh · 10/04/2008 11:29

Mamazon - its so annoying isnt it! I was one of 3 Michelle's in my class at school and teacher kept trying to use different variations of it for each of us, unfortunately none of us wanted our names shortened

numptysmummy · 10/04/2008 11:28

My kids names all seem to get lengthened - we end up using their middle names as well. Thank god we haven't got any weird family second names we had to use!

Solitaire · 10/04/2008 11:27

I must admit that my pet names for my DSs are Jimbo and Tomtom. They don't mind yet but older DS did correct a school mate who started calling him Jimmy and told him he did't like it. Fair play. I personally don't mind if they shorten their names as I shorten my name, (much to my Mums disgust)

themoon66 · 10/04/2008 11:27

SEA.. yes, I've noticed that teenagers tend to go by surnames too. Weird lot.