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names you like but wouldn't use because you dont like the nickame

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darleneconnor · 30/01/2011 11:18

Charlotte for me because i think it's pretty but charlie and lottie make me shudder

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Drmelons · 03/06/2011 19:44

how about bessie as a short version of rebecca?

JentlyDoesIt · 03/06/2011 19:56

With DS we specifically chose Ivan because we didn't want a shorten-able name and we wanted to use family names.

With DD we chose - Elizabeth - one of the most shorten-able names going Wink We call her Libby which we both love. Again, Elizabeth is a family name.

petaluma · 03/06/2011 20:13

We toyed with Lawrence/Laurence for ds1 but hated Larry or Loz/Lozza/Lol so didn't use it.

We did like the nn Donnie (influenced by two films we really like - Brasco and Darko) but Donald - absolutely not!

dementedma · 03/06/2011 20:25

haven't read all of this but after a couple of pages was wondering why people allow the nicknames if they don't like them!
Our eldest is Rosanna but known as Rosie because we like it
Second is Ellen, but known as Ellie for same reason
BUT
3rd child is Joseph. Not Joe. not Joey. Joseph. We have always wanted the full name and everyone accepts it. All his friends call him Joseph and that's that. If you don't like a nickname don't accept it.
my elder brother is Richard, and always has been - no Rick, Ricky, Dick or anything else.

lazarusb · 03/06/2011 20:54

Dh is called David but only by his and myself, everyone else calls him Dave which I dislike. A lot.
I have a ds named Andrew who has always been an Andrew and nothing else Smile
But dd is Amy which we thought was interference free but my friend calls her Aims which we all hate. Yes, we have old my friend we don't like it but she thinks it's 'cute' apparently Hmm

lazarusb · 03/06/2011 20:55

his dad Blush

lazarusb · 03/06/2011 20:55

told my friend - sorry!

herhonesty · 03/06/2011 21:18

i deep down like virginia.... but know for all the obvious reasons its wrong...

love douglas but hate doug.

Capiche · 03/06/2011 21:46

As a Miranda of 43 years I have rarely had it shortened

NEVER been called Randy

Some close friends call me Mimi

Jojay · 03/06/2011 22:15

Love David but hate Dave.

Love Dylan but I just think Dildo Blush

IWouldNotCouldNotWithAGoat · 03/06/2011 22:31

Rebecca
Natasha

Haystack · 03/06/2011 22:32

I have an Eleanor, dh's choice which I agreed to solely on the grounds she was never, ever to be called Ellie, we are winning the battle at the moment but know what is coming! Our eldest dd, now in secondary school, has a name with many possible, attractive shortenings but is called Jezza! Not in my house though obviously.

PiaFedora · 03/06/2011 22:34

Rebecca, I hate Bex, Becci, Becky etc etc

Lottiegal · 03/06/2011 23:06

Just wanted to explain before I post that my name is Josephine not Charlotte, my nickname is derived from my allotment!

I like Michael, but Mike isn't so good, it's my husband's name and he likes to be called Mike

InWithTheITCrowd · 03/06/2011 23:13

My sister's name is Rebecca and she gets called Bex (which she doesn't much like) Becky, Bec, Becca by various different people - none of whom have actually asked her if she minds her name being shortened to those diminutives.

We (family) call her Reb, which she really likes, but can't really use in day-to-day life, but she thinks Rebecca is too formal, so she just answers to whatever nickname she's issued with!
I don't know why people "hate" Becky though - it's quite nice, and it suits her. I think it's nice to have options with a name

mathanxiety · 03/06/2011 23:41

I agree with everything here except Patrick and Daniel. However I only like Liv as a nn for Olivia.

I dislike Maddy for Madeleine, and Bess and Beth for Elizabeth.

PiaFedora · 03/06/2011 23:49

My neice is Rebecca and I heard her getting called Becksy the other day - she's not even 2 yet Sad

WillowFae · 03/06/2011 23:49

DD is called Beth but we wanted to give her a more formal 'official' name. We went for Bethany which I like and DH is 'okay' with.

The other option was Elizabeth but both of us really did not like Liz/Lizzy so wanted to avoid all of that.

TeenieLeek · 04/06/2011 07:23

Sandy is a lovely diminutive for Alexander, much nicer than Alex, or Alec.

My boss of 18 months has taken to calling me by the diminutive of my name, which is never ever used by my family and which I only tolerate from my very closest friends. Am considering asking him not to but I think he will see the objection as a bit precious.

My Dad was David and never ever answered to "Dave". My Mum is Dorothy and her own mum called her "Dot" but my Dad was emphatically against it and I have never heard herself introduce herself as such.

They called me all sorts of other nonsense such as Jessie, which has no connection to my name, and Teenie Leek hence the username.

mayanna123 · 04/06/2011 11:02

I know too many Sandras whose nicknames are Sandy that to me it is a girls name.

To answer the op, Florence is nice but I hate Flo, Florry, Flossy..

pinkx4 · 04/06/2011 15:59

I have 4 girls (including twins) and - probably - another one the way in 4 weeks time.

We used Elizabeth and Isabella for our identical twins and shortened them quite quickly to Betsie and Bella (both of these suit them to a tee!) to avoid Izzy and Lizzy (especially as Bella is a real fairy and would have ended up as Dizzy Izzy!). Betsie was most uncommon about 8 years ago but not so much now. Still, they sound really cute together.

Then we had Anastasia Rose and Betsie insisted on using 'Rosie' so she's ended up as 'Anna-Rosie' - hopefully she'll use something like 'Asia-Rose' or just 'Asia' as she gets older as it's more sophisticated.

Then, in memory of my Nan, we had Margarita and she gets called Meggy/Meg as my Nan was Peggy (for reasons even she didn't know!)

We haven't a clue about this one but are toying with Vivienna, shortened to Vivi. We like Julienna but hate Jules, love Francesca but hate Frankie, love Angelia but hate Angie. I like Aurelia but what the hell can that be shortened to?

We've half-considered boys names as we're not convinced it's a boy: William (but hate Will), Edward (but not Ed/Eddie). I think it will be Jonas (my husband is John but won't have Jonathan) but I'd hate it to be shortened to Jo.

Just too many kids!!!!

WE NEED nicknames in our house: just try shouting their full names at tea time! I'd need 5 minutes just yelling!

ceeceeanne · 04/06/2011 19:32

Like Harold and Maximus but Harry and Max too popular

TabithaTwitchet · 04/06/2011 19:42

I don't particularly like the nickname of my DD's name. So I don't use it, and nor do any of my friends and family. I love her full name, and so the nickname never put me off, I'm not a big one for nicknames anyway.

I know she will probably get called by the shortened form of her name when she goes to school - although she may not; my name has never been shortened by anyone, and nor has my sister's, and we both have longish, 3 syllable names.
If DD wants to shorten it later on then it is up to her, it is HER name after all. Of course I hope she won't! Wink

ClodiaMetella · 04/06/2011 19:45

My dd is Marina Siobhan, neither of which we thought you could shorten. She's usually Marina but sometimes friends call her M!!!

CheerfulYank · 04/06/2011 20:06

I know a Constance who never gets Connie at the insistance of her parents. Though she is called Capi (rhymes with happy) almost exclusively. :)

I knew a Caleb once who was called Cabs or Cabbie, which I thought was silly. But he was such a lovely guy that it grew on me.

Pink I love Aurelia too. I'm heard it shortened to Aurie. Like Aar-eee.

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