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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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Mamazon · 10/04/2008 11:26

Im a michelle too.
Im not MEEshell. im certainly not a "meesh"

i dont mind chelle so much but i really will not answer to MEESh. grrr

Mamazon · 10/04/2008 11:25

DS is George so doesn't get shortened at all.

DD is Eleanor and people do call her ellie which irritates me. her name isn;t ellie (nothing wrong with the name, i quite like it) her name is Eleanor, not Ellie. had i wanted her to be called Ellie i would have used that.

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eandh · 10/04/2008 11:23

DD1 is Ellie only me and DH who shorten it and we call her Ells

DD2 is Hattie and tends to be called Hats or Toots (not sure where that came from???)

My name is Michelle I refuse to answer people who shorten it as hate Chelle, shelly etc

Dh is Christopher but everyone calls him Chris or Parksy

HonorMatopoeia · 10/04/2008 11:22

Mine get shortened to Elle and Roo (!) but it's quite cute at their ages (3 and 6mnths) and they have their Posh names to use later in life.

ranting · 10/04/2008 11:21

Oh yes, you wait, you've got emoslut and the likes to contend with, you'll be begging for Hetty then!

southeastastra · 10/04/2008 11:20

lol moon! my ds(14)'s friends call him by his surname.

themoon66 · 10/04/2008 11:19

Mine get shortened all the time and it doesn't bother me a jot. Wait until yours are teenagers and they all call each other 'wanker' or some such name.

Not worth worrying about. Their names, up to them what they do with 'em.

Lionstar · 10/04/2008 11:19

My DD gets shortened to Lea (and the shortening has become habitual by all and sundry now). Now I NEVER thought I'd name a girl Lee, Leigh etc, but spelling it Lea doesn't seem so bad. Does that make any sense?

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Twinkie1 · 10/04/2008 11:17

Yep different strokes and all that!

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ranting · 10/04/2008 11:16

Well I'm sorry you find the name I gave ds 'awful' but there you go. Different strokes and all that.