The nickname Auggie?

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For August? What do you think?

I don't get this thing on MN for prescribed 'nicknames'. Surely a true nickname is one that evolves over time, not one assigned at birth? Consider shortened versions that might be used yes, although they usually evolve too in my experience, but this earnest assigning of nicknames to a baby who hasn't even got a name yet is, all a bit try-hard for me.

Gus is cuter, surely? Augie is too close to 'orgy' for my liking.

Just no

He wont thank you. August isn’t a great name anyway _ unless you are upper eschelons of the Royal family; and even then you’d go with Gus (quite cool)

Awful, but then so is naming a child a month.

Katypp · Yesterday 23:48
I don't get this thing on MN for prescribed 'nicknames'. Surely a true nickname is one that evolves over time, not one assigned at birth? Consider shortened versions that might be used yes, although they usually evolve too in my experience, but this earnest assigning of nicknames to a baby who hasn't even got a name yet is, all a bit try-hard for me.

Absolutely this.

Kite22 · Today 00:35
Awful, but then so is naming a child a month.

April, May & June are well established names. There maybe a reason why the others aren’t commonly used.

Eewwww

@Katypp it's parents trying to be controlling.

August is named after Augustus.

Also are you saying the common girls names of April, May and June are awful?

I like August as-is. If it was my kid they’d end up as Aug, not saying I like that but that’s what I’d end up calling them 😄

Auggie I think - Wonder - The Fault In Our Stars - this YouTuber I watch - Princess Eugenie - Orgy.

I like the name August but I know LOTS (proportionally of course. It’s no Oliver but for an ‘unusual’ name, I know 4 under 2.)

This comes up time and time again on MN. It’s quite clear the OP means a shortened version of the name. A nickname is something like Bean, Chubs, Stokesy, Pudding. Obviously they evolve naturally.

May was traditionally a diminutive of Mary

Not keen on April and June, and definitely not keen on August.

IRL I only know one April, one May and one June, so I wouldn't say they were common. The figures on darkgreener suggest they are not much used as first names

August doesn't have a nice nick name IMO sorry

Sounds awful IMO. Like a mix of "ugly" and "soggy".

You can't control what nicknames other people give your child anyway.

Auggie is horrific

Gus is much nicer

I really don't like Auggie. It doesn't even sound right coming out of my mouth. It's really awkward and unnatural sounding. Gus is cool.

Exactly

Oi oi oi.

I like August as it is. It's easy to say, just 2 syllables.

Awful.

Whats wrong with Gus, if you need a nn

This is MN. Home if the incessant need for nicknames.
Absolutely.
Its absolutely bat shit crazy that people pick nicknames, usually not even close to the name that it is supposed to a shortened version of.
Clearly many do it for a reaction.

I tend to agree with the poster upthread who said it was the parents being controlling.
There seems to be a need to micromanage every aspect of your child's life and show who's in charge even before they are born!

Yes, why the need to pre plan potential nicknames?

If you like the name August, then use it! It's a great easy to say name.

The boy in Wonder.

I think Aug is much nicer.