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nikkisam14
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nicknames are LAME!
nikkisam14
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I don't understand why people name their kid something then NEVER call them by that name!!!!
ex: Jackson.....yet the parents NEVER call him Jackson-only Jack.
ex: Gabrielle...yet the parents NEVER call her Gabrielle-only Gabby.
If you like the name Jack so much, name your kid Jack!!!
I don't agree with it in the least. It's one thing if their friends have nicknames-my friends have nicknames for me....but my parents/family call me the name they named me--as they should.
I'm making a solid promise to 1) never name my kids a name that can be shortened ("Ben" "Jack" "Jen" etc) and 2) never call my kids anything BUT the name I named them.
...AND if you teach your kids that their name is, for example, Michael and ONLY call them Michael, they won't like being called Mike by friends....as I've seen with several of my friends: Michael, Jacob, Jennifer.
(you shouldn't have a " formal name" and a "nickname for kids---END OF STORY!) Plus, the best nicknames, as I know from being an athlete my whole life & in college, come from fun experiences or tendencies an aren't actually a variation of their name.
BOOM! :-))))
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Re: nicknames are LAME!
I agree with this!!! Give them a real name and call them that. :-)
You are entitled to you opinion, as is everyone else, including parents that call their children by a nn. We personally love nn's, so I'm with Joy, I 100% disagree with you.
ETA: Your pregnancy ticker says your name is Nikki. Is it Nikki or Nicole, just curious?
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I don't understand why people like nicknames so much. Thanks for the link. :-)
no no no...this is TOTALLY different!! I'm all about those kind of nicknames.
I think that's cute.
Nicknames may be lame to you but many people like them.
For instance growing up I was C, CT, Cinderella, Magdaline(my grandfather for some reason he had a dozen different names and would often greet me with a different one each time I came over) among the family
Outside the family I heard, Rapunzel, Lady Elvis, Cindy Lou, and Squirrelly among a select group of friends
All of this in addition to being regularly called by my first name. Most of the nicknames didn't bother some of them obviously grated a little at first but they were the outsider nicknames. The one combo I didn't want to hear was my full name first and middle it meant I was in trouble.
If I have a kid I will probably have a nickname for them as well as a form of affection while never forgetting the name I gave them originally and using it as well
Out of Curiosity did you have a bad experience with nicknames growing up?
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Not really...
My middle name is Nikki, I didn't want to use my first name on a public posting board.
Nikki sounds like a nn to me, rather it's your first or middle name. Just sayin.
I think this whole thread is obnoxious. Many people love nicknames, so quite frankly, while you're entitled to your opinion, you sound ridiculous.
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Say...whaaaatt?
Glad you're all passionate about this but jeez.
My kid's name is Ruby...she has like 16 nicknames...for a name I thought was pretty nn proofed..it happens.
It drives me nuts when people pick names based on a certain nickname...I think that's something that happens naturally and shouldn't be forced..but otherwise I think it's fun!
I have a name that comes with about 4 nnames and a few my friends threw in. I think it's a more comfortable warm and fuzzy feeling. Ang over Angela is just more casual/fun and cozy feeling. I like that people are comfortable enough to use it, kwim?
But I also like it at work when I have to be all tough girl and professional I have a full name that does the job.
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I agree with a lot of this but people can do what ever they want. My dad's name is Michael and that's what everyone calls him. I even have a family member named Jenny, Jenny is on her birth Certificate.
I recently had a son we named Clifton and he really doesn't look like his name so we're calling him Cliff. I dislike NN's and only intended to call him Clifton.
I don't see the reason to get so upset about it though...
I don't care if the rest of the world likes nicknames...
but what I guess I SHOULD HAVE said was I don't like when people ask me what names I'm considering and then they say "so what are you going to call him/her?" it's like uhhh I just told you his/her name, THAT'S what I'm going to call him/her! haha
Yeah, you really sound ridiculous. I hope it didn't take you very long to write all of that...because it really was a waste of time.
Agree 100%. My daughter's name is Lillian. We call her Lilly. I do not think her name or NN is lame. I am proud of our decision and I know she will be too.
Yes, MJ, this was posted very recently. I know because I just barely returned to this board since BFP and have already answered this nonsense once.
I never understood the point of naming your child something & then purposefully calling them something else. I can understand if your child is named Michael & it gradually turns into Mike or something. But, why name your child a name you're never going to use anyway? Doesn't make sense to me. But, this is my opinion of course.
It's none of my business what other parents do.
Oh, FFS.
I managed the switch from Jessie as a little girl to Jessica as an adult just fine, and am certainly glad that I have a formal name I can fall back on formal occasions or in professional settings. I also am glad that I have a nickname that is used by the people nearest and dearest to me, who have been in my life since I was a teeny little girl.
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Ok. I guess I fall into your pet peeve because my daughter is called Kate 90% of the time but her full name is Katherine.
I have always loved both Kate and Katherine. I wanted to give her options because, contrary to what I think many people comprehend, it is HER name. Not mine. So she has a very versatile name with a number of great nicknames (Kate, Kat, Katie, etc). Her name can grow and change with her.
Our children will inevitably decide what they want to be call. You could have a nick-name proof name and then they might decide to go by a nickname of their middle name when they get older. Who knows. All I know was that "Kate" as a stand alone name (or Abby or Gabbi or Emmy) are incomplete and very childish. You are naming a human who will spend most of their life as an adult - not a 3 year old. Nicknames help to bridge the gap between babyhood and adulthood.
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I felt similarly (though I wasn't nearly as "passionate" about it...) until I wanted to name my daughter Nora but DH felt strongly about giving her the given name Elinor after his grandmother. We knew we were going to call her Nora, but he really wanted to honor his grandmother, so I compromised.
I don't see why your knickers are in a knot over other people's names.
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While I'm not a huge fan of nn's either, you're blowing it way out of proportion.
Relax a little...okay, relax a lot.
Okay then.
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I hate nicknames, too (well, mainly posters who INSIST on finding a nickname for a name that doesn't even have one: "ZOMG! What will we call her?! Are there any nicknames for Claire?!"). I love full names and prefer them by far. When I worked in college admissions, it was a real PITA entering data fields and never knowing if Libby was really Libby, or Elizabeth (even more confusing if they, say, used their nickname on an information card, but their full name in an online questionnaire. Suddenly there's two of them in the system).
But dude, who the hell cares what other people call their kids? As long as it's a sensible name, what impact does it have on you personally?
Besides, as much as I like the "name 'em what you'll call 'em" philosphy, even I have to admit that some nicknames just aren't suitable as full names. Jack and Kate work fine as full names, but Gigi and Trixie? FFS, name the kid Genevieve and Beatrix so she doesn't end up on a pole.