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Calling children by their initials

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SunnyFun · 07/08/2026 19:25

I don't know how common it is, but I know a few children (all boys) that are almost exclusively called by their first and middle initial (JC, JP, JJ, AJ, KD, etc.). I've always thought it was cute and said I'd do that if I ever had a boy. Our daughter's initials are going to be DJ, and I'm now thinking that I'd like to call her that mostly. Just wondering what others think of this idea. Does it work for a girl?

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Matildatoldsuchdreadfullies · 07/08/2026 19:27

DJ was Arthur the Aardvark’s little sister.

It’s fine. Not my taste, but most people would consider my children have the most boring names in the universe, so…