To not like nicknames as full names?

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Some (secondary school aged) children in my family have nicknames as full names and as they grow older I feel the names suiting them less and less.

Some of the names,

Melly
Stevie
Bobby
Ali
Ricky

AIBU to think that naming children nicknames doesn't age well and that full names on the birth certificates are more fitting?

DD1 has a name that can be shortened in many ways. She hates the one we used when she was small and either goes by the full version or an alternative shortened version. Had we put the shortened version we used when she was small on her BC, she would have been stuck with it. She also has a middle name that can be used in multiple ways. DD2's name doesn't shorten but again she has a middle name that can be used in multiple ways. When we were choosing their names DH wanted them to have options in case the next Fred West shared their name.

Tbh you can go by any name you want actually. You are not stuck with anything. You can change your name. 🤷‍♀️

My gran stopped answering to her given name aged 8 or so and changed her name when she got older to the new one.

When

My husband wanted Isobel for our daughter, but he was only going to call her Izzy. I had visions of her being Izzy to everyone except me. I couldn't bring myself to put Izzy as her full name on the birth certificate, so we didn't call her that, it's her middle name.

I expect they'll always read out your original BC name in court if you get sent to prison. So maybe it's worth having a full formal version of a name for that .
( even if the barrister is called Archie Whatshisname or something )

Same here.
My mother liked Alex, so naturally named me Alexandra. Only one family member called my by my full name and all official people, unless I specifically ask for the short version to be used.

A few of my friends have DC called Charlie, Bobby, Lottie but on their birth certificates, they are Charles, Robert and Charlotte.

Done this in just in case the DC decide to go into fields where the formal name feels more suitable

Totally agree with this. Children need a name for when they grow up.

My boys are both called by the shortening of a longer name, including on birth certificate.
Joe. Not Joseph, because I don’t love the name Joseph.
Tom. Not Thomas. Again, we like the name Tom.
Have a long surname, they both have longer middle names. And I am absolutely convinced that they will not be disadvantaged in terms of future career opportunities as a consequence of not being Thomas or Joseph.

In my class, there was a lad called Chris. He's Chris on his birth certificate but the school insisted to record Christopher on the records etc. This annoyed the parents as schools and other organisations cannot presume that people have the full name.

I see this a lot on here. I think it's so common now, that these names will be perfectly normal later in life.

Throw in Alfie, Albie, Freddie, Eddie. I also find names like Leo suit babies and children but less so adults, so the cute nicknames are here to stay.

Many years ago, I was at another supermarket where I work and heard a mother scream "Summer Breeze, get over hear now". Just happen to be by the fabric conditioners and saw a FC - Summer Breeze.

Parents should not use laundry products to name their kids. Nor celebs as when the DC is at school age, that celeb may not be in the celeb world or done a Savile.

Curious to know if William would be in this category? Was in two minds about called next DS that.

If you’re the barrister why would you give a shit? Also pretty sure Roberts and Johns still get convicted of crimes.

@MiddleParking Bulger killers case in point

Yanbu I once met a kid who used is lottie - even on her birth certificate. Just put Charlotte on the birth certificate or choose another name altogether! She may well not want to be Lottie forever.

I also know an Ollie when it should be Oliver. I just don't get it.

They are not nicknames they are shortened names Nicknames are entirely different.

A friend of a friend named their child AJ... Full name. AJ..

I worked in a children's hospital, and we had a patient called T.J...

Times have changed. 🤷‍♀️

This is probably really snobby of me, but when I hear children called Bobby or Reggie, I imagine them growing up to be a medical professional, Engineer or Vet....

What is there to get? They liked the name. People like different things to you. These sort of names are quite standard now so they will be associated with their generation. They might not necessarily sound middle class but that doesn't matter to a lot of people (in the real world, away from mumsnet).

People don't understand the power of names.

There is a presumption on here that the child is going to only live and work in the UK, plus their name will always be fashionable and understood even in the UK.

How would you know whether she'll want to be known as Lottie when she's older?

Sorry, just reread post and you said 'May not', which qualifies it.

However more broadly, that's true of any name at all.

Is that because he's being naughty or they want his attention?

If someone knows you or likes you including very quickly they try to find out what your diminutive is.

Btw my DD first name doesn't have a diminutive. Her middle names do.

My DD and my stepson both have nicknames as their proper name, so I of course disagree. Some names that suit kids don't suit adults, and often I see someone called Billy as a child reverts to William as an adult (though of course that is their actual name, they don't have 'Billy' on their birth certificate).