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Is this a weird jump for a nickname?

KateAggieKateAggie
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DH is Jeff (Jeffrey).  We've played with the idea of naming a son after him (with different middle names--DH is Matthew, we'd use Stephen for a baby boy).  We (ok, me) don't want to call him Jeff (too confusing) and Jeffrey is too formal for my taste.  I like Jay.  Is that too weird as a nn for Jeffrey?
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  • userdeleteduserdeleted member
    I think that works, and it's a good idea to come up with a different nick name :)
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  • borah22borah22
    you could do JJ for jeff junior. I like that nickname.
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  • btrrcupbridebtrrcupbride
    My son's nn is Jay and I love it.  I don't think it is a stretch for Jeffrey at all. 
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  • mlf625mlf625

    I definitely think it works. ?If Margaret can go by Peggy and Richard can go by ***....Jeffrey can be Jay. ?:)

    Edit: ?Stupid Nest. ?*** = Diiick?

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  • KateAggieKateAggie
    mlf,  I adore your sig.  Makes me smile every time.
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  • libbyannlibbyann member
    I don't think it's a stretch at all. I think it's cute!
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  • FeistyFilleFeistyFille
    My name's Larisa & some people refer to me as 'L' for the first letter of my name.  So 'J' for Jeffrey seems perfectly normal to me.  :)
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  • AustinMimiAustinMimi member
    I don't think it's too big of a stretch.?
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  • TayteeTaytee

    I know you're probably set on using Jeffrey - But DH has the same first name as his father with different middle names and it still causes lots of problems. His family calls him by his middle name and then once out in the "real world" he started going by his (and his dad's name) Mark. It's terribly confusing just to hear stories in his family because I have to remind myself that mark=FIL in front of them. He's had credit issues and traffic ticket problems, you name it.

    I feel like if you want to call him Jay, name him Jay. I know that comes from an Abigail/Abby mommy but I think of Abby as a childish nickname and she can go by her full name when she's older.

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  • TayteeTaytee

    imageborah22:
    you could do JJ for jeff junior. I like that nickname.

    I actually do like that idea =)

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