How can we shorten Braydon to Brady?

chandlersgirl · April 2009

We really like the name Braydon for a boy, or Breyden, but we know we'll end up shortening his name to Brady? How can we spell Brady in a way that will fit w/ the name Braydon or Breydon?

maltwin1 · April 2009

It seems like it would be easier to spell the name Braden, then Brady would look like a natural idea for a nn. Not to mention you'd get rid of some of those extra "y"s.

kegallagh · April 2009

Umm I think you should just spell it Brady. I'm not sure why you wouldn't. (?)

AllThatGlitters101 · April 2009

Brayden is such an overused name. Why not just name him Brady?

tct1219 · April 2009

i hope you take into account that the -aden -ayden trend is dying and in a few years will be extremely dated.

purplebluered · April 2009

I like the name Brady

LMS05 · April 2009

I like Braden more than Brady. I just can't think of anything other than "Here's a story, of a lovely lady.."

pinktulips · April 2009

Just to point out that there are lots of nn's that aren't an exact spelling of the first name...

Elisabeth has several, but Betsy is an example

Thomas - Tom

Richard - *** (nms, but still a nn)

Lucas - Luke

So Brayden - Brady really isn't that much of a stretch.

bunnybean · April 2009

Just don't name your child either. -aden names are so tacky sounding. Brady if you must.

leah1615 · April 2009

bunnybean:
Just don't name your child either. -aden names are so tacky sounding. Brady if you must.

true that!

tct1219 · April 2009

bunnybean:
Just don't name your child either. -aden names are so tacky sounding. Brady if you must.

exactly what i was getting at.

star678 · April 2009

bunnybean:
Just don't name your child either. -aden names are so tacky sounding. Brady if you must.

Soooo this. I happen to really love Brady though.

Aligator28 · April 2009

bunnybean:
Just don't name your child either. ?-aden names are so tacky sounding. ?Brady if you must.

Agreed?

MaudGonne · April 2009

bunnybean:
Just don't name your child either. ?-aden names are so tacky sounding. ?Brady if you must.

Another vote for this option.?

brightning · April 2009

maltwin1:
It seems like it would be easier to spell the name Braden, then Brady would look like a natural idea for a nn. Not to mention you'd get rid of some of those extra "y"s.

Ditto this, except I'm not sure how to spell it - Bradon or Braden. I've never really seen either one. I think Brady is fine as a stand-alone name, too.

Todd&Laura · April 2009

Sure...but I agree re: the spelling change to Braden.

nybor1975 · April 2009

pinktulips:

Just to point out that there are lots of nn's that aren't an exact spelling of the first name...

Elisabeth has several, but Betsy is an example

Thomas - Tom

Richard - *** (nms, but still a nn)

Lucas - Luke

So Brayden - Brady really isn't that much of a stretch.

This.

cabana1 · April 2009

If you like Brady so much name him Brady. This is a perfectly fine stand alone name!

DarcyLongfellow · April 2009

bunnybean:
Just don't name your child either. -aden names are so tacky sounding. Brady if you must.

I also so, so agree with this.

BrideBuddies · April 2009

To me, they are two separate names... Brady is not a nickname for Braydon. If you're calling him Brady, name him that.

This from someone who grew up at a Suzie who would have much rather been called Suzanne. Making the switch later in life is difficult.

Temp950106187509203 · April 2009

Things like this are where the "formal name" thing goes too far. I'm 100% against naming a child a nickname instead of a given name (Tim instead of Timothy, for instance, even if you never ever ever plan on calling him Timothy), but Brady isn't even a nickname, traditionally. You don't need a "more formal" version of it! It's a surname. If you're into using surnames as given names, it's a perfectly valid option all on its own. There is absolutely no need to retrofit it into a fake longer version.

Ditto pps who said Braydon/Breydon/Braden/whatever sounds tacky and trendy and dated.

cjilla · April 2009

rosenjoe:
Things like this are where the "formal name" thing goes too far. I'm 100% against naming a child a nickname instead of a given name (Tim instead of Timothy, for instance, even if you never ever ever plan on calling him Timothy), but Brady isn't even a nickname, traditionally. You don't need a "more formal" version of it! It's a surname. If you're into using surnames as given names, it's a perfectly valid option all on its own. There is absolutely no need to retrofit it into a fake longer version.

Ditto pps who said Braydon/Breydon/Braden/whatever sounds tacky and trendy and dated.

Wow. Impressive. I totally agree. When I opened this post I was wondering what the heck the op meant by shortening it...(?)