Are there any names you love but you wouldn't use as dislike the nn?

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There are several names I think are lovely but wouldn't use them as I don't like the nicknames associated with that name. Samantha (Sammy), Nicholas (Nick) and Natalie (Nat) to name a few for me.

I am the opposite with some names though. Love Seb not so keen on Sebastian, I like Alex but only so so on Alexander and prefer has to Jasmine.

Love Bethan but dislike Beth

Nicholas-I just don't like "Nick" or "Nicky."

I like Henry but always think "Harry" is an adjective and not a name.

Love Tabitha but not Tabby - would get round it by using Kit.

oh yes Charlotte to - beautiful name, Hate Charlie or Lotte

Love Francesca, hate Fran
Like Tabitha dislike Tabby
Love Alexandra, not keen on Alex

Rebecca, absolutely love it and would have loved to use it for one of my DDs but really dislike Becky, Becs

Christina for me.
I love Christina, hate Chris, Christine and Tina. I don't mind Chrissie but don't like it either.

didnt go with amelia because i didnt like amy

Love Dominic NOT Dom
Love Philippa NOT Pippa
Love Alexander AND Love Alex

Ella, can't bear Ellie

Andrew ==> Andy
Matthew ==> Matt

I love Katharine but dislike Kat/Kate/Katie/Kathy

Alexandra but not Alex/Alexa/Lexi/Allie
Eleanor but not Ellie
Isobel but not Izzy or Belle
Louisa but not Lou
Emmeline but not Em/Emmy/Emma

Benjamin but not Ben
Daniel but not Dan/Danny
Joseph but not Joe/Joey
Jonathan but not Jon/Jonny
Oliver but not Olly/Ollie
Stephen but not Steve
William but not Will or Liam
Dominic but not Dom or Nick

Oh, I agree with Rebecca as well! Love the full name but can't stand Bec, Bex, Becca, Becky etc.

dilys4trevor I too want an Agatha so i can use Taggie of Jilly Cooper fame! Although with mine and my husband's somewhat stumpy genes, she would never have the log legs of an Irish wolfhound...

I really like Elinor but not Ellie.

Madeleine - Maddy
Victoria - Vicky
Rebecca - Becks or Becky
Olivia - Liv
Virginie - Ginny
Isobel - Izzy (however this could be combatted by 'Ibby')
Beatrix - Trixie ('Bix'?)

On the flip side..

Love Kitty but not keen on K/Catherine

Love the name felicity, but hate flick, fliss, floss etc...

Agree with pps on Charlotte.

Love the name felicity, but hate flick, fliss, floss etc...

Agree with pps on Charlotte.

Funny lots of people are saying they love Victoria but hate Vicky. We have a 10 month old Victoria and this was our one reservation with using this name. However, it would never occur to us to call her Vicky. She is absolutely Victoria or sometimes Toria (as this is what her 3 year old cousin calls her). My sister's friend is a 40 year old Victoria and she has never been called Vicky in her life. She is also Victoria.

So I am still hoping our Victoria won't get Vicky!

But anyway..I digress. Names I like but don't like nicknames - love William but don't like Bill. Like Juliet but don't like Jules.

Love Charlotte but hate Lottie or Charlie. I hate all cutesy nicknames though. Like Isabelle but can't stand Bella. It goes right through me!

Love Jennifer and Francesca but hate Jen/Jenny/Fran/Frankie

Gabrielle and Gabriella. Gorgeous names but I hate Gabby or Gabs.

Isabel but I dislike Izzy and Belle.

I would have named one of my DC Oliver a lovely strong handsome name. If it wasn't for the drippy Olly/Ollie...

Minty I know a Francesca called Chessie which is far nice IMO than Frankie etc

And for Victoria, I know a Tory, Tordy & Tic, all bettet than Vicky

Agree with Tamsin, loved it but didn't call DD2 it as didn't want it shortened to Tammy.

I also liked Miranda but couldn't get on with Mimi, Miri, or god forbid Randy as nicknames

And Melissa, y - Mel no.

Felicity. I hate the nickname 'Flick'

As a Felicity, I hate Flick too. No one ever called me it though. I'm Fliss :)

Sorry, too soon.

Fliss, or Fifi when I was younger.

Completely forgot about Tory for Victoria. Makes me more inclined to use it now.

Obviously if you hate all the nicknames it ruins a name, but it is very possible to manipulate nicknames away from one, towards an alternative, if needed. My parents did.

So don't rule a name like William out if you like Will, but hate Bill. Chances are that you can bend it your way. And by the time the child is old enough to chose a different nickname for themselves (some don't, I never did) it's not really your choice anymore what your child is referred to.