What is it about nicknames?

[MardyBra]

Why does nearly every bloody poster on the names section agonise over a nickname for their kid?

Just give the child the name you like. If it has a nickname you like too, then use it. If not, don't.

I mean, the other day, somebody was worrying that Julia would be shortened to Julie. It won't! Unless you want it too.

yes nicknames are acquired honey. i dont like dd2's name and i tried to give her a nickname and it didnt work. ahh well

dd1 on the other hand, whose name i chose and love gets called anything but her real name by me

Chaos. I don't do three bottles for a tenner...

no she does 3 litres for a tenner

Don't think me a mad stalker Shiney, but your DD has the name DS1 would have had, if he was a girl.

My brother was determined I had made the name up.

I have a very short name and always wanted a longer name so I could have a nn. To spare my children the same childhood trauma I'll always try and pick a name that also has a shortening I like. If it turns out we don't use it then fine, but just in case. I also find some people always shorten everyones name so you end up with 'Nat' 'Saaahhh' or 'Rhi' instead of Natasha, Sarah or Rhiannon as you intended.

No its the 1st bit I mean

I love the name Leonie.

I noted it, a while back when I saw you mention it.

I only know of one other person that has used it.

DS1 will be 15 this year, so it was quite a while ago I wanted to use it.

Children should get a say in their nickname. There's little enough they have control over. I have a long name and absolutely wouldn't tolerate any shortening of it when I was growing up.

I really cannot understand the people who get so stressed about nicknames before the baby is born, then get really angry that the child's grandparent/teacher/whatever calls the child by their proper name or a different nickname/shortened version.

I always thought nicknames were something that was acquired. And even then nicknames don't HAVE to be a shortened version of the name.

Don't think I know you Shiney, the person I know whose daughter has that name, has 2 girls.

I agree.

We chose a name we liked & never thought about nns/shortenings as we didn´t intend to shorten the name or give a nn.

Daughter was called PoppyLou for a while-absolutely nothing to do with her name but somehow Poppet evolved to PoppyLou

My favourite with regard to nicknames is 'DS is called Thomas but never Tom because I don't like it and I DON'T ALLOW IT.'

Good luck with that when he's fifteen.