Tommy (not Thomas)

[AnnabelleZippy]

Opinions?

It's in the top 100 (I believe) so I don't agree with the comments of it not suiting adults, etc. as there will be quite a lot of Tommys who will become adults!

So, general thoughts?

My grandpa was always known as Tommy although he was Thomas on his birth certificate.

Cute for baby/toddler. Potentially embarrassing for a teen and too informal for adult.

Thomas is lovely and keeps all options open.

Same with other diminutive names.

But then you could say, why don't you give Fred the option of being Frederick by using that on the BC. Why name someone Alex and not Alexander or Alexandra. Why Joe and not Joseph.

Diminutive names can absolutely be names in their own right.

My name is a diminutive "technically" but i don't see it that way, it's just my name.

If it bothers someone so bad they can change it.

Why Lucy and not Lucille or Lucinda... give them more options?

I don't understand the proper name argument. Lucy sounds like a nickname but it's used as a proper name, so why not Archie instead of Archibald.

This thread is 6 years old

Baby Tommy will be 5 or 6 years old this year. Zombie thread.

This thread is 6 years old hmm

So it is. Just came up on active.

Awful.

Thomas nn Tommy, is nice.

Please explain how it’s ‘awful’ @RuthW

Why has it got to be a ‘formal’ name on the birth certificate.

I’ve seen comments like this about the name Rosie and other cute names. My manager is a Rosie, she’s a ward manager on delivery suite and is a highly exceptional midwife. Does having a cute name make her any less of a professional? No! Has it ever affected her job? No!

Very on trend with the cutesy boy names atm (Freddie, Alfie, Albie, Theo, Milo etc). I like Tom best. I would personally use Thomas on the BC but if you intend to use the diminutive form then you'll do so and it should be totally fine. I imagine Tommy will increase in popularity due to Peaky Blinders. There is a mum at the school who has given her child the name Gigi after Gigi (Jelena) Hadid...

I find Tommy awful too. Cutesy, infantile and not elegant.

I know 2 Tommys, one is 18 months and one is 40, not abbreviated, they were named Tommy
I love the name

Call me old fashioned but I really don't like children being called names like Tommy, Danny, Alfie etc. They're shortened versions or NN as MN is so fond of

A British soldier or a tomato

"This is the new CEO of our company...Tommy Smith" (just no)

He wil grow up eventually.

I love Tommy and dislike Tom / Thomas!

Alfie, Teddie, Tommy, Benny, Timmy are so cutesy and fine as a family nickname for a toddler.

If you like Tommy but not Thomas (fair enough. I'm not a Thomas fan either) I'd use Tom on the birth certificate.
I know a Tommy (his family all call him this although I suspect Thomas is on his BC) who started secondary school as Tommy but quickly became Tom.
At 19 he is now mortified if he's called Tommy in public.
It does feel a bit infantilising to me...

"This is the new CEO of our company...Tommy Smith" (just no)

I wouldn't even think twice if I heard this. He could shorten it to Tom.

@inheritancetrack

"This is the new CEO of our company...Tommy Smith" (just no)

He wil grow up eventually.

Sounds fine to me.

I wonder what the OP went with. Tom/ Tommy not Thomas will be about 6 by now.

I don't understand Mumsnet's utter obsession with requiring a "full" name on a birth certificate!

Amennnnn to this @DropYourSword
Finally someone with sense ha x

It's #22 in Rngland & Wales!

OK but only if Thomas on BC

@AnnabelleZippy

I'm asking like everyone else does I'm asking about Tommy (not Thomas) like people ask about other names. I didn't say you couldn't like it! We aren't set on it either, that's why I'm asking. I was just saying I'm not using Thomas.

It’s not only about you, though is it? You can choose to never call him Thomas. But what if he at some point prefers not to have a nickname as his only name? What if he would like to have something with a bit more gravitas. My mum gave me a name which I always abbreviate; she only ever calls me my full name. We’re both happy. My older child only goes by their nickname. But If in time they prefer something a bit more “adult”, then that option will be available to them.