Love Victoria but hate Vicky

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Is there anyway around to not letting a full name turn into a nickname. I absolutely adore Victoria and has always been on my top 5 yet I can't stand the nickname Vicky.

Could we possibly avoid Victoria turning into Vicky or is it bound to happen no matter what?

I know a Victoria who is a Tor.

I went to school with lots of vickys but the 3 Victoria's that I'm close to all go by Vic

It’s hard not to feel insulted by all the hatred of my name
But it’s important to think of all the possible nn’s and how you’d feel about them.

I go by Tori or Victoria. Except dh and mil forget how much I detest Vicky and occasionally call me it.

I know a Victoria that goes by Toria which I think sounds lovely 😊

Vita

@Chocolatecake12

Why feel insulted? I'm Victoria and feel no way about the fact that some MN users don't like the name. The still popularity of the name being used to this day proves otherwise, and it being a historical name its really quite impressive it is still used.

It might be that i actually think its abit of a rubbish name why im none offended, but really, the fact that some users don't like the name is hardly and insult to take to heart! X

Vix and vicki

Anyone with any sense will call her Victoria if that's what SHE wants. You have no way of knowing if she will want Vicky eventually.

I know a vicky who wishes she was Victoria.
And a Victoria who is tora. Which I love.
And when I was growing up, my friend had twin sisters rebecca and Victoria

Becky and vicky.
Tora came from a sibling trying to say Victoria and stuck

Also, if it's one of your top five, why not choose one of the others instead.

Hate to break this to you, but I'm a Victoria, called Vicky.
I felt actual rage whenever my parents called me Victoria. My sister had a shortened name they called her by, but always insisted on calling me by my full name and I felt so hard done by 🤣
To this day, I refuse to answer to the name Victoria

I'm a Victoria. My family/friends have never called me anything but Victoria. My mum wouldn't dream of anything but my proper name. Work wise I'm Vix (to simplify things because there's two Victoria's). But at school, yes I got Vicky. Which both me and my parents also hated. Vicky was never mentioned again as I have no friends from school who I am in touch with so it hasnt been a problem anyone calling me Vicky. I occasionally get Vic which I don't mind. But to confuse things further, I married a Victor!

My mother has a long name similar to Victoria. Her own mother never, ever shortened it, but even so she has been called the equivalent of Vick by everyone else since forever.

I think Vicky or Tory are inevitable unfortunately

If you dislike Vicky that much don't use Victoria.

I'm a Victoria and from about 11 I went by Vicky. I also tried every single spelling for a few months at a time, Vicki, Vickie etc. I was only ever called Victoria at home and when my friends called and asked for Vicky my dad used to say sorry she doesn't live here. He hated the nn that much. It still stuck as I didn't want Victoria and once your dd is older you'll have no say apart from with close family.

I do know a Victoria who refuses to answer anything apart from her full name. But you don't know what your child will prefer.

FWIW i'd love to go by Victoria now and only really get vic now but I feel it's too hard to get everybody to change after all these years!

I know a Tor, a Vicky, a Vixen and even a Plum!

I like Vita.

I know I'm a year late but had to comment.. I have the opposite problem lol. my name is Vicki and throughout my life some people including teachers have called me Victoria which I really hated. i don't mind Vic but hate it spelt Vicky :( :)

I know a Victoria who was always Vic then as an adult is Vicky. Victoria could be Vita.

Madness to use Victoria if you hate Vicky.

I'm a Vicky. My brother called me Toria, my dad Victoria Plum, but yeah, basically always Vicky. I would definitely avoid the name Victoria if you really don't care for any of the shortened versions!

How about another V name? Violet is pretty, or Verity?

Or if you like the 'oria' sound, maybe 'Aurora'.

My sister is called Victoria. She has never ever been called Vicky. She is Victoria professionally and tends to be called Vick by close friends and family.

I'm Elizabeth and my family always called me my full name. I also tried to insist on my full name throughout primary school but people insisted on calling me Liz or Lizzie anyway. In the end Liz stuck and that's what I'm pretty exclusively known as now!