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Calling children by their initials

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SunnyFun · 07/08/2026 19:25

I don't know how common it is, but I know a few children (all boys) that are almost exclusively called by their first and middle initial (JC, JP, JJ, AJ, KD, etc.). I've always thought it was cute and said I'd do that if I ever had a boy. Our daughter's initials are going to be DJ, and I'm now thinking that I'd like to call her that mostly. Just wondering what others think of this idea. Does it work for a girl?

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WearyAuldWumman · 19/08/2026 20:27

NoLifeguardOnDuty · 08/08/2026 21:53

Its not something I've done but my childrens initials don't read well as a stand alone name, although I've just realised my middle child would be BJ so definitely not lol.

I know a boy called RJ, but only recently found out it's spelt Arjay as an amalgamation of his mum and dad's names.

We actually had a Billie Jean at a school where I worked.

There was no hyphen, so we got a complaint that some members of staff had called the kid "Billie" at the beginning of term. (They'd mistakenly thought that "Jean" was only a middle name.)

Yes, the girl happily answered to "B.J."

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