Using Benny as a nickname for Benjamin?

[OhComeOnRon]

I don't know what sex my baby is and we are REALLY struggling with a boys name!!

I think Benjamin is ok- but would call them benny (from one of my favourite books 'her benny')- what do you think?

Any other suggestions? I LOVE
Joseph but my BIL beat me to it.

Benny is fine for a younger child but Ben is nicer for when he's older.

I have a Benjamin-he is a Ben/bunny/bubbles but NEVER a Benny-he hates it for some reason.

Benny just makes me think of Crossroads. But then that’s just my age

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Haha this is what my dad said! But I've never heard of it

I also thought of Benny in Crossroads, as well as Benny Hill!

I have a Benjamin. He is in reception and is Ben at school, because he is learning to write his name and Ben is easier. He is often called Ben-d (bendy), as his middle name is Daniel. When he was a baby his big brother called him benjibob, no idea why but it stuck for a while, and sometimes he likes Benji.

I think Benji goes with Benjamin and Benny more with Benedict.

Are you a Benny tied to a tree?... playground game
Benny from crossroads
Having a Benny means having a tantrum

Ben or Benj or Benji but never Benny!

Benny is great if you have a child called Frank?

I much prefer benji to benny.

Or Bjorn...

I have a baby Benjamin and his nickname is Benjy . Or it was for a few weeks, we actually call him something completely unrelated 🤣

If you want to call him Benny, call him Benny! Those saying ‘never Benny’ why not? He may decide to go by Ben when he is older but when he’s a baby it’s your call.

It made me think of Kelly Severide's father on Chicago Fire. I'm married to a Benjamin and just ask him if he's ever been called Benny, "no I don't think so" and when ask what he would think if someone did said "hmm, I think I'd be okay with it providing it wasn't every time..."

My Benjamin is Ben or Benji, Benny is fine, it's never occurred to me though

I used to go to college with a Benny. Some people called him Ben. Some Benny. He didn't mind as long as it wasn't Benjamin as that meant he was in trouble!
No other references spring to mind.

Benny is worse than Sailor
Every parent will think Benny Hill or Benny from Crossroads
Why?

I have a brand new baby Benjamin! He's Benji to me, Ben to his older sisters and Dad.

I can't imagine using Benny as I'm just not a massive fan of the name, but if he wants to be called Benny as he grows up I may just have to grit my teeth and bear it

Benjamin is lovely!

I prefer Ben or at a push Benji to benny personally. But Benny is quite cute for a young child. Using the full name Benjamin means he has options when he grows out of cutesy nicknames

Only if he wears a knitted hat.

It sounds like a perv's name to me. But I assume that's the Benny Hill connection I'm making. It's weird that Ben sounds great to me but Benny is a 'ugh, no'.

Benji was that shaggy dog in the 1980s.

Don't like Benny or Ben but love Benji and Benjamin.

Gorgeous name, and we must have very similar taste as I have a Joseph, Benjamin and Reuben.

I think all of the shortenings are lovely. I think it's the name of someone who will achieve great things. Benjamin Franklin!